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News from North East & Northside ISDs
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North East ISD will meet May 9 at 5:30 p.m. 8961 Tesoro Drive, San Antonio 210-407-0000 • www.neisd.net Northside ISD will meet April 26 at 6 p.m. 5900 Evers Road, San Antonio 210-397-8500 • www.nisd.net MEETINGSWE COVER may have come into close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19 or if they are experiencing symptoms. Rapid tests are available by appointment only, according to the district. DISTRICT HIGHLIGHTS NORTHEAST ISD NEISD’s wrestlers, swimmers and divers who quali ed for their respective University Interscholastic League state events in February were recognized at the March 14 NEISD school board meeting. Those recognized include Johnson High School junior Jada Scott, who won the gold medal in the girls’ 100-meter freestyle race, making her the top swimmer in the state. Scott also placed second in the girls’ 200-meter individual medley. Scott and her teammates Michelle Parsons, Elsa Musselman and Michaela Moore all placed third in the girls’ 200-meter medley relay and the girls’ 200-meter freestyle. NORTHEAST ISD NEISD ceased conducting COVID-19 testing at its North East Sports Park on March 28 due to a steep decline in COVID-19 cases and a drop in demand, the district announced in an email sent to parents. The district reported o ering nearly 6,000 rapid tests to employees and their families who used the drive-up service. Testing will continue to be o ered at school clinics for students and employees who NUMBER TOKNOW Northside ISD received a $26,340 grant to support Project A.C.O.R.N (Area Children Organized to Replant Natives): Birding Adventures. Project A.C.O.R.N works to improve environmental literacy through inquiry-based science explorations. The grant was awarded through the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department’s Community Outdoor Outreach Program, according to a TPWD news release. $26K
North East ISD shares results of controversial library book review
BY EDMOND ORTIZ
BY THE NUMBERS North East ISD reviewed more than 400 library books. 311 library books remain unchanged
NORTH EAST ISD O cials at the March 14 North East ISD school board meeting released results of a districtwide library book review that has sparked some controversy among community members. NEISD o cials said they had checked more than 400 library books to determine whether the content was age-appropriate for campuses and whether books were outdated. State Rep. Matt Krause, R Fort Worth, chair of the Texas House Committee on General Investigating, told the Texas Education Agency last October that he was starting an inquiry into school library books containing “material that might make students feel discomfort.” Residents, students and educators in many Texas public school districts have since criticized the inquiry, arguing it was a politically motivated e ort to censor certain subjects, according to discussion at the school board meeting.
110 titles replaced with books of similar topics 11 books relocated to another school level
SOURCE: NORTH EAST ISD COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
NEISD o cials said their review resulted in relocating 11 books to another level such as middle school to high school, replacing 110 titles with books of similar topics, and leaving another 311 books unmoved. The school district said the “review was consistent with existing board policy regarding the selection and maintenance of instructional materi- als, such as library books.” Review results can be viewed at www.neisd.net/libraryservices.
Northside ISD named three rst-year and three veteran teachers District Educators of the Year.
COURTESY NORTHSIDE ISD
NISD recognizes educators of the year
BY EDMOND ORTIZ
Clark High School. Veteran elementary school educa- tors of the year from the area include: Monica Sanchez, Blattman; Ashley Hann, Colonies North; and Lindsey Lopez, Locke Hill. Veteran middle school educators of the year from the area include: Jaime Liendo, Hobby; and Hannah Narvaez, Rawlinson. The veteran high school educator of the year is Clark High School’s Heather Draker. NISD o cials said the district’s nominee for the 2022 Trinity Prize for Excellence in Teaching is Judy Hudson, a music teacher at Boone Elementary School.
NORTHSIDE ISD The school district held events March 29 and 30 to recognize rst-year and veteran educators of the year for the 2021-22 academic year at each NISD campus. First-year educators of the year from north San Antonio area elemen- tary schools include: Rachel Webber, Blattman; Naomi Marko, Colonies North; and Britney Ramos, Locke Hill. First-year educators of the year from north San Antonio area middle schools include: Sterling Gardner, Hobby; and Isabel Pisano, Rawlinson. The rst-year high school educator of the year is Rebecca Berringer at
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