How to assist gaining resources for classrooms and school staff
Prioritize school safety
Strengthen our relationship with partner agencies like UT Health Science Center in particular and work to advocate for the delivery of vaccines to the entire student body when vaccines are available to students under the age of 16
Build Community Partnerships
Strengthen our relationship with SAISD Foundation and seek out mentors from SAISD alumni to work with our students
Support our district campuses
Strengthen our relationship with partner agencies like UT Health Science Center in particular and work to advocate for the delivery of vaccines to the entire student body when vaccines are available to students under the age of 16
Qualify for E-RATE
Identify opportunities to qualify for E-RATE funding to add additional technology resources to our classrooms and hybrid learning capabilities
Budgetary controls: Work with the district executive leadership to responsibility manage the school district budget including maintaining the base hourly rate of $15/ hour and maintain current staffing levels especially as the Federal Emergency COVID funds have not been released to the District
Getting kids back to school safely and why it important
Impacts to Family
Student families have been profoundly impacted by students staying home, families are having to accommodate students staying home while juggling the demands of work. Continue to refine our processes and standards to get more students back in safe campuses and classrooms.
Emotional Health
Our students need the relationships they build with their classmates, by continuing to isolate kids from the campus we risk their emotional and physical health.
Impacts to the district student body
The projections for the coming school year indicate fewer upper-grade students will be enrolled post-COVID, and we also expect a bounce back of the number of pre-k, kindergarten and first grade students enrolled. For the older students we could lose the ability to assure student well-being, adequate classroom resources and the availability of support staff, including teachers, to support all eligible campus students because of reduced resources. For the younger students we have to adapt to a student body missing a year of instruction and preparation.
Learning Gaps
Data we are collecting shows that many of our kids are missing key learning objectives at all grade levels, prioritizing a plan to make up for this lost time preserves all of the educational aspirations of our students and their families
How to guide the School board supporting Future Ready
Invest wisely
Guide investments in technology for the district prioritizing systems that simplify engagement with staff, families and students
Continue to practice rapid adoption
Remote learning models taught us that students, staff and families can quickly adapt to technology and we should continue to support online outreach.
Digital literacy
Identify technological interventions for all grade levels to support and promote digital literacy.