San Antonio Independent School District

San Antonio Independent School District is a school district based in Downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States.[1]

San Antonio Independent School District
Address
141 Lavaca Street
San Antonio, Bexar County
, Texas
United States
District information
GradesPre-K - 12th grade
EstablishedMay 2, 1899
SuperintendentPedro Martinez
Governing agencyTexas Education Agency
Other information
Websitewww.saisd.net

San Antonio ISD ranks is the 13th largest of Texas' 1,057 school districts. [2] The District encompasses 79 square miles with a total population of 306,943 (2010 U.S. Census). San Antonio ISD serves the Downtown, Midtown, and inner city areas of the city of San Antonio and a small portion of the city of Balcones Heights. With over 48,720 students (as of 2018),[3] the district is the third largest school district in the Bexar County area.[4]

Superintendents

1875-????, C. Plagge

1919-1923, Annie Webb Blanton

1946-1963, Thomas B. Portwood

1994-1998, Dr. Diana Lam

1998-1999, Dr. David F. Splitek (Interim)

1999-2006, Dr. Rubén D. Olivárez

2006-2012, Dr. Robert Duron

2012-2015, Dr. Sylvester Perez (Interim/Permanent)

2015-Present, Pedro Martinez

Board of Trustees

2010-11 President, James Howard Vice-President, Carlos Villarreal Secretary, Thomas C. Lopez Asst. Secretary, Olga Hernandez Member, Ruben D. Cuero Member, Adela R. Segovia Member, Ed Garza

2011-12 President, James Howard Vice-President, Carlos Villarreal Secretary, Adela R. Segovia Asst. Secretary, Olga Hernandez Member, Ruben D. Cuero Member, Ed Garza Member, Patti Radle

2012-13 President, Ed Garza Vice-President, Ruben D. Cuero Secretary, Olga Hernandez Asst. Secretary, Adela R. Segovia Member, Debra Guerrero Member, James Howard Member, Patti Radle

2013-14 President, Ed Garza Vice-President, Olga Hernandez Secretary, Arthur V. Valdez Asst. Secretary, James Howard Member, Debra Guerrero Member, Steve Lecholop Member, Patti Radle

2019-20 President, Patti Radle Vice-President, Arthur V. Valdez Secretary, Debra Guerrero Asst. Secretary, Steve Lecholop Member, Alicia M. Perry Member, Christina Martinez Member, Ed Garza

Next Elections 2021 Districts 1,3,4,7 2023 Districts 2,5,6

History

While San Antonio public schools were established by the City Council in 1854, it wasn't until May 2, 1899 that the school system became an independent district with the formation of its own Board of Trustees. San Antonio ISD received its first charter from the state of Texas in 1903.[5]

One of San Antonio's most outstanding assets is the preservation of its historic sites and neighborhoods, most of which are found within SAISD. All have strong, active neighborhood associations.

SAISD is the tenth-largest public employer in San Antonio, with more than 7,000 employees serving about 49,000 students. The District’s resources consist of local, state, and federal revenue.[6]

Local revenue consists primarily of property taxes and also includes local grant donations. State revenue accounts for the District’s largest share of revenue and is mainly driven by Average Daily Attendance (ADA) and the District’s total property value. Federal revenue is a minor component of the operating budget but the major source of revenue for the Food Service Fund and is driven by the number of meals served and the number of students who qualify for the free- and reduced-price lunch program.[7]

In January 2016, Superintendent Pedro Martinez unveiled the SAISD Blueprint for Excellence: Target 2020, a five-year plan with 10 academic goals. The plan is supported by five pillars: Academic Excellence, Talent Management, Culture Shift, Stakeholder Engagement and Fiscal Management. The blueprint was developed with a long-term perspective and inclusive of the input of external institutions and organizations, as well as internal feedback.

The District set in motion the strategies outlined in the plan, and began to see a continued upward trajectory with strong gains in academic achievement. SAISD received an overall grade of a "B" rating through the accountability ratings from the Texas Education Agency for the 2018-2019 school year. This rating measures how well the District prepared students for success, both in school and after high school in college, a career, or the military.[8]

The District was involved directly in the San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez Supreme Court case and indirectly in the United States v. Lopez Supreme Court case.

In the 2016-2017 school year, about 5,050 students went from SAISD to charter schools, and in the last part of the 2017-2018 school year that number increased to about 10,100, while about 200 students living in SAISD were in other school districts. For the 2018-2019 school year the district ended the employment of 132 teachers over budget cuts, and budget was reduced by 6%, totaling $31 million. By 2018, in a response to a decline in enrollment, the district repurposed several campuses as magnet schools or specialty schools to attract parents who would otherwise put their children in private school.[9]

Demographics

As of 2018 91% of the students are considered low income. As of that year, people transferring from other school districts to SAISD tended to live in more upscale communities.[9]

School uniforms

All San Antonio ISD students are required to wear school uniforms. Students are required to wear white collared shirts and khaki bottoms. They are also permitted to wear polo shirts with their schools' colors.[10] The Texas Education Agency specifies that the parents and/or guardians of students zoned to a school with uniforms may apply for a waiver to opt out of the uniform policy so their children do not have to wear the uniform; parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.[11]

Schools

High schools
Thomas Jefferson High School

Middle schools
  • S.J. Davis Middle School
  • Joel C. Harris Middle School
  • Washington Irving Middle School
  • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Middle School
  • James Russell Lowell Middle School
  • Thomas Nelson Page Middle School
  • Edgar Allan Poe Middle School
  • Jerimiah Rhodes Middle School
  • Harry H. Rogers Middle School
  • Fidel L. Tafolla Middle School
  • John Greenleaf Whittier Middle School

Academies
  • Advanced Learning Academy at Fox Tech (PK-12)
  • Charles Clyde Ball Academy (PK-7)
  • Beacon Hill Academy (PK-7)
  • James Bonham Academy (K-8)
  • Bowden Academy - As per a 2016 bond it is scheduled to get a $11.1 million refurbishment. Brian Sparks, in 2018, served as principal at both Bowden and Lamar Elementary, and he was making efforts to improve Bowden's performance levels to that of Lamar's. As of 2018 a significant number of parents zoned to Bowden instead send their children to other schools, public and private. Most people residing in the area are of a lower socioeconomic strata although by 2018 gentrification of the area began. Aliyya Swaby and Alexa Ura of Texas Tribune, in 2018, described it as "drab and dimly lit" and that it "is still struggling".[9]
  • Agnes Cotton Academy (PK-8)
  • David Crockett Academy (PK-7)
  • Frederick Douglass Academy (PK-7)
  • Marin B. Fenwick Academy (PK-7)
  • Muriel Vance Forbes Academy (PK-7)
  • Inez Foster Academy (PK-7)
  • Robert B. Green Academy (K-8)
  • Nathaniel Hawthorne Academy (K-8)
  • Ferdinand Herff Academy (PK-7)
  • Irving Dual Language Academy (PK-2)
  • Eloise Japhet Academy (PK-7)
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Academy (K-8)
  • Antonio Margil Academy (PK-7)
  • Mission Academy (PK-8)
  • Ira C. Ogden Academy (PK-7)
  • Laura Steele Montessori Academy (PK-1)
  • Mark Twain Dual Language Academy (PK-3)
  • Riverside Park Academy (PK-7)
  • Will Rogers Academy (PK-7)
  • Woodlawn Academy (K-8)
  • Young Men's Leadership Academy (4-9)
  • Young Women's Leadership Academy (6-12)
    • YWLA was ranked #1 in Texas (2012-2013)[14]
    • The school, as of December 2016 also ranked as exemplary by the Texas Education Agency, has a college readiness focus with an emphasis on science, technology, engineering and math.

Elementary schools
  • Charles August Arnold Elementary School
  • Barkley-Ruiz Elementary School
  • Mildred Baskin Elementary School
  • J.T. Brackenridge Elementary School
  • Andrew Briscoe Elementary School
  • Bella Cameron Elementary School
  • Collins Garden Elementary School
  • Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School
  • Frederick Douglass Elementary School
  • Marin B. Fenwick Elementary School
  • Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
  • Samuel Houston Gates Elementary School
  • Charles Graebner Elementary School
  • Highland Hills Elementary School
  • Highland Park Elementary School
  • Hillcrest Elementary School
  • Herman Hirsch Elementary School
  • Mary Huppertz Elementary School
  • George E. Kelly Elementary School
  • Sarah King Elementary School
  • Mirabeau B. Lamar Elementary School - As of 2018 the student body was majority Hispanic but the school's attendance area was experiencing gentrification. The school has a dual English-Spanish program. Sparks, also principal at Bowden Academy, served as principal of Lamar since circa 2013 That year Swaby and Ura stated that "Over the last five years, Sparks has made Lamar a winner with the help of an engaged corps of parents".[9]
  • James Madison Elementary School
  • Samuel A. Maverick Elementary School
  • Dorie Miller Elementary School
  • Elma A. Neal Elementary School
  • John J. Pershing Elementary School
  • Cleto L. Rodriguez Elementary School
  • Kate Schenck Elementary School
  • Smith Elementary School
  • P.F. Stewart Elementary School
  • Ollie Perry Storm Elementary School
  • Booker T. Washington Elementary School
  • Woodrow Wilson Elementary School
  • Woodlawn Hills Elementary School

Early childhood education centers
  • Henry Carroll Early Childhood Education Center
  • Esther Perez Carvajal Early Childhood Education Center
  • Rafael Gonzales Early Childhood Education Center
  • Wilbur J. Knox Early Childhood Education Center
  • Pauline Nelson Early Childhood Education Center
  • Elizabeth Tynan Early Childhood Education Center

Special campuses
  • Cooper Academy at Navarro (9-12)
  • Estrada Alternative Center (7-12)
  • Brewer Academy (6-12)

See also

References
  1. "Contact Us". San Antonio Independent School District. Retrieved on March 28, 2010.
  2. "History and Community - SAISD". www.saisd.net. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  3. "San Antonio ISD". Texas Public Schools. 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  4. "San Antonio ISD - I Am SAISD". San Antonio ISD. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12.
  5. "History and Community - SAISD". www.saisd.net. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  6. "District Financials - SAISD". www.saisd.net. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  7. "District Financials - SAISD". www.saisd.net. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  8. "TEA Ratings" (PDF).
  9. Swaby, Aliyya; Alexa Ura (2018-12-06). "In San Antonio, school integration may not lift all boats". The Hechinger Report. Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2019-10-30. - Also at KABB (Fox San Antonio) as "SAISD is innovating to integrate its schools. Is it leaving some behind in the process" (December 4, 2018)
  10. "School Uniform Shopping Guide" Archived 2006-07-09 at the Wayback Machine. San Antonio Independent School District. Retrieved on May 4, 2009.
  11. "DOCKET NO. 008-R5-901" Archived 2006-10-11 at the Wayback Machine. Texas Education Agency. Accessed October 13, 2008.
  12. Dave Campbell's Texas Football, 2008 edition, page 362
  13. McNeel, Bekah (2018-07-16). "Supply and demand: Getting low-income kids into better jobs by getting them into better schools". The Hechinger Report. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2013-06-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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