Northwest ISD’s Post

Good afternoon DCSD families, The inclement weather and cancellation of school today have necessitated a schedule change for next week. The school day that was canceled today, Friday, January 12th, marked the end of the second quarter with a scheduled two-hour early dismissal. As a result of today’s cancellation, we will be moving the end of the second quarter to Tuesday, January 16th. This means that the two-hour early dismissal that was scheduled for Friday, January 12th will now be scheduled for Tuesday, January 16th. This adjustment will allow our high school students the opportunity to complete their end-of-term finals and will provide our teachers time to complete grading requirements for the term. Please see below for an updated schedule: Friday, January 12th: School cancellation due to inclement weather Monday, January 15th: No School due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day Tuesday, January 16th: End of second quarter, two-hour early dismissal #growingexcellence #davenportschool #davenporteducation

As 50,000 SF students return to our public schools, let’s make sure our education leaders get it right and plan for success. Each and every SF public school student can thrive. Let’s get at it, SFUSD! Read my perspective on the six things we can / need to do this year: https://lnkd.in/g47PFva6

Not what I planned on posting about today but... 4 years after changing the school names that honored Confederate leaders, the Shenandoah County school board voted to change them back. Mountain View High School and Honey Run Elementary School will return to be known as - Stonewall Jackson High School and Ashby-Lee Elementary School.  3 men who fought to protect the institution of slavery in the United States. And it will cost the school district approximately $300,000 to make the changes. In 1860-61 South Carolina, Mississippi, Georgia, and Texas all presented "declaration of causes" for their secession from the United States and formation of the Confederacy. All included statements regarding slavery, including this one from Mississippi: "Our position is thoroughly identified with the institution of slavery—the greatest material interest of the world." The State of Texas complained against the northern states: "They have encouraged and assisted thousands of our slaves to leave their homes; and those who remain, have been incited by emissaries, books, and pictures to servile insurrection." This is only one county, in one state - we shouldn't generalize this as being a representation of the entire country - BUT, we shouldn't underestimate it's representation either. Open your eyes. #humanity #challengethestatusquo #ethicalleadership #slavery

Got big goals? Tennesseans know all about this. Believing that ALL students should be on a path to success, the TNDOE created the "Best for All" strategic plan. This sets forth a vision and intention that success for all is achievable. With resources to support families, students, educators, districts, and elected officials, Tennessee is making plans to make that big success goal for all, a reality. https://lnkd.in/emvEmr3u #Tennessee #Goals #TNReads

Local school boards establish policies and practices that have an incredible effect on student outcomes and student experience. So, what characteristics ensure they make a positive impact? Effective trustees understand their role boundaries, have a clear student focus, take a data-driven approach, hold the administration and themselves accountable, and exhibit strong community leadership. Great school board trustees reimagine policy, practice, and resources to ensure that every child has the support they need to achieve their boldest dreams. Learn more → https://lnkd.in/gyVuceiH

Why does #ChristianHigherEd matter? In this #CCCUAdvance feature between Shirley Hoogstra, David Brooks & Anne Snyder, the three discuss the value Christian higher education provides broadly to the national landscape & individually for students, faculty & communities.

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On September 21, 2023, I testified at the Round Rock ISD Board of Trustees Meeting about the action items on receiving a building for my Early College High School. This has been a work in progress in my life for 8 YEARS as I am part of the first graduating class. I remember canvassing with classmates during high school, rained on as we refused to give up and knocked on door to door, all day, asking people for just 2 minutes of their time to vote for the 2018 bond that would allocate funding for my school. For me, helping ECHS isn't a choice: I knew things had to change, and long after I graduated, things finally have. The action items regarding the ECHS building passed late last night. Thank you, RRISD Board of Trustees; thank you ECHS PTSA, to the current students who came and testified, and to every community member out there who acted. My testimony can be accessed in the link below: I start speaking at 1:22:24, and below are the words I chose to share with the board: Good evening Round Rock ISD board of trustees, My name is Lilli Xiang. I am here to speak in support for approval of action items i2 and i3 on tonight’s agenda. I am a member of the first graduating class of Early College High School, the class of 2020. I came from a group of students that had a very unique experience. As we navigated the numerous challenges of being the first students to ever attend ECHS, all we had to keep us going were promises of the adults who were supposed to take care of us, prioritize our safety and well being, and advocate for us. Since the beginning of my freshman year, in 2016, we were told that by my junior year, we would get a building. We were promised a place to gather, a space of permanence we would feel comfortable in. That was 5 years ago (the time the building was supposed to be ready), and none of these promises have been kept. Today, the need of a building for ECHS students is greater than ever. The world has become an increasingly violent and unpredictable place, and for students across the country, including Round Rock ISD, each day in school could be their last. Why are we not doing more to protect students? The broken promises surrounding a building has also taken a long term mental and emotional toll on ECHS alumni. In college, it took me years to believe that when someone in educational administration would say something was going to change for the better, that it would actually happen. As the eldest alumni, I have had to guide many of the more recent alumni through this as well to help them transition into an educational environment that they feel actually sees and hears their concerns/cares about them. How many more years will I have to do this for? I am now the first ever Alumni Representative on the ECHS PTSA executive board, and I am here to tell you what I have been saying the past 8 years: do something. #RRISD #alumni #rrechs #rrechsptsa #boardmeeting #testify #speakup #studentvoices #studentadvocacy