After hearing about a similar program in a district near Houston, Nurse Heather Siebert, RN, BSN, NBCSN knew she had to bring something similar to Southside Independent School District and the young Cardinals at Menchaca Early Childhood Center. She applied for an innovation grant to have a teddy bear clinic. This teddy bear clinic will help our littlest Cardinals learn more about their bodies, how to keep their bodies safe and healthy, and what to do in case they (or a friend or family member) gets hurt. Remaining calm is key to responding to potential emergencies and the best way to keep calm is to have the knowledge and tools needed to respond.
Nurse Siebert says, “Emergency response in the Southside area can take precious minutes and anyone at any age can do something to help in those situations. Just because our students are young does not mean that they should be discounted to help themself or someone else. Age appropriate first aid can be the difference for our families.”
Superintendent Rolando Ramirez and Director of Communications and SISD Educational Foundation Executive Director Sylvia Rincon, presented Nurse Siebert with the check for $1,837! We are immensely proud of Nurse Siebert and all she does for MECC!
District rankings released by the Texas Education Agency show Southside ISD is now among the region’s best performing traditional public school districts in the San Antonio Region. Southside ISD has an official score of 88 or a B-rating on the TEA’s A through F ratings system. Southside ISD now ranks among the area’s top five school districts.
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The TEA also reported that Southside ISD’s Heritage Elementary is one of just two campuses in the entire state of Texas to soar from an F-rated campus to an A-rated school. “It’s just incredible to have a 36-point gain from a 59 to a 95 is unheard of. There are only two campuses in the state of Texas to do that; Heritage Elementary being one of them,” said Southside ISD Superintendent Mr. Rolando Ramirez. “They’ve just done an amazing job. They’ve taken it a step further and have shown our other campuses that anything is possible. Students were held to those high expectations and because of that, they were able to attain that A-rating.” All of Southside ISD’s other campuses taking the state assessment tests were elevated to B-ratings including Southside High School, Matthey Middle School, Losoya Middle School, Freedom Elementary, Pearce Elementary, and Gallardo Elementary.
Southside ISD is hosting its annual Back-to-School Bash on Wednesday, August 3, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Southside High School Cafeteria and Gym at 19190 US-281 . The event brings the community together for an evening of family fun to kick off the 2022-2023 school year. In addition to a wide variety of activities and games, there will be school supplies, student health services, and more – provided free of charge to the Southside ISD students. Following the Back to School Bash be sure to stay for Summer Movie Nights Featuring Disney’s Encanto beginning at 8:00 p.m. Stay until the end of the movie for a chance to win a $500 gift card from HEB along with other fun prizes. Popcorn is donated from CityBase Cinema Entertainment, and the event is hosted by SISD and the SISD Education Foundation and sponsored by Amerigroup and HEB.
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*FREE items are limited while supplies last.
