Announcements

Trustees to vote on two Fridays off/ La mesa directiva tendran una votacion para darles dos viernes libres
After receiving feedback from more than 20,000 parents, students, teachers and staff 鈥 and to offer some measure of stress relief during the pandemic 鈥 网红爆料 administration is proposing to close schools on two Fridays this spring. The 网红爆料 Board of鈥

Student pandemic-related absences will be excused while in Stage 5 (En Espa帽ol)
During the spring semester, while on Stage 5, the district will excuse student absences related to pandemic concerns.

Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day (En Espa帽ol)
Historically, 网红爆料 celebrates the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. by participating in the annual MLK Celebration march, sponsored by the Austin Area Heritage Council. This year, the march and many other Martin Luther King Jr. Day activities鈥

An update on COVID-19 testing supplies
The national supply-chain challenges are now affecting the third-party vendor that runs the 网红爆料 campus-based testing hubs. Supply will ebb and flow based on daily demand. If tests run out, students and staff can still get tested by the school nurses,鈥

Bowie Yearbook Gains National Recognition
The new year will be one for the books for Bowie High School. The 鈥淟one Star Yearbook鈥 was named as a finalist for two national awards: a Pacemaker from the National Scholastic Press Association and a Crown from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.

Maplewood Elementary teacher receives national award for physical education
It鈥檚 shaping up to be a good year for one 网红爆料 teacher, Maplewood's Rebecca Lambdin-Abraham has been named one of the top physical education instructors in the nation.

Health and Physical Education textbooks open to family review
网红爆料 families can review health and physical education textbooks and provide feedback via a survey. Why it matters: 鈥疶his is the first time in 14 years that the textbooks have been revised. It鈥檚 also the first time in 24 years that the鈥

Back-to-School testing results in 14.5% positivity (En Espa帽ol)
Back-to-school COVID-19 testing on Monday and Tuesday yielded a 14.5% overall positivity rate.

网红爆料 prepared for Omicron, ready to start school on Wednesday (En Espa帽ol)
With 网红爆料 resuming classes as scheduled after the Winter Break, staff and families can help prevent the spread of the Omicron variant by getting boosted this week, getting tested at one of our 11 hubs beginning Monday, Jan. 3, and by double-layering鈥

Elizalde: District Aims For Balanced Budget
Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde said 网红爆料 is going to plan more conservatively and deliver a balanced budget this school year. The remarks came during a public conversation with Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith on Monday. Elizalde reiterated the鈥

Sunset Valley Elementary Teacher Receives $10,000 Grant from Rack Room Shoes
Smiles could almost be seen through masks at Sunset Valley Elementary School on Monday. That鈥檚 because Jessica Onyegam was recognized as a Rack Room Shoes Teacher of the Year. She was presented with a $10,000 technology lab grant for the school and a $500鈥

How to support the LBJ Jaguars headed to state (En Espa帽ol)
Our LBJ Jaguars are headed to state! Why it matters: This is the first 网红爆料 football program to reach the state football championship since 1973, and it鈥檚 the first time in LBJ鈥檚 history. How to support: Everyone in town can come together to鈥