Announcements
Budget Briefs: Task Force Moves Toward Finalizing Recommendations
The Budget Stabilization Task Force continued its work toward finalizing recommendations at its Nov. 14 meeting. The 11th meeting of the task force was largely focused on approving language for each recommendation option to solidify a member poll. Here are…
Dispatching the Competition: Bowie High School Newspaper Wins Pacemaker Award
(Story written by Rachel Baschnagel, Bowie High School journalism student.)
Bowie Girls Basketball Hosts Be-YOU-tiful Tournament
Bowie High School Coach Vickie Benson recently hosted the sixth annual Bowie Girls Be-YOU-tiful Basketball Classic. The tournament aims to empower young women, and each year it’s driven by a different theme or message that focuses on issues affecting…
Budget Briefs: Task Force Continues Discussion on Recommendations, Presentation to Board Nov. 12
The Budget Stabilization Task Force continued its discussion of potential recommendations and reviewed a preliminary survey at the Nov. 7 meeting. The 10th meeting of the task force also included a continued presentation from the staffing and compensation…
ϱ Bond 2017 One-Year Anniversary Update
ϱ ISD Friends: One year ago, voters approved ϱ's largest bond: a $1 billion investment to embark on the first phase of a long-term plan to modernize schools and address overcrowding and critical deficiencies. Since then, our ϱ bond team and…
ϱ ISD Board of Trustees Election Results
The ϱ ISD Board of Trustees will see a few new faces after Tuesday's election. Five seats were on the ballot before voters: single-member districts 1, 4, 6 and 7, and the at-large position in District 9 that was left empty after former board president…
Celebrating the ϱ ISD 2017 Bond Anniversary
To celebrate the one-year anniversary of the 2017 ϱ ISD Bond approval, ϱ held an event to thank the community and bring everyone up-to-date on the progress of the 2017 Bond projects. Superintendent Paul Cruz thanked attendees for their…
Budget Briefs: Task Force Subcommittees Present Work, Agree to Additional Meeting
The three Budget Stabilization Task Force subcommittees presented their preliminary recommendations and supporting information for consideration by the group as a whole at the Oct. 24 meeting. The ninth meeting of the task force provided an opportunity for…
ϱ Alumni Spotlight: Miriam Reyes Juarez
When Miriam Reyes Juarez says William B. Travis Early College High School feels like home, she means it. “I kind of never left this place,” said Reyes Juarez, who was a drum major her senior year and ranked third in her class when she graduated in 2012…
ϱ Water Utility Cancels Boil Water Notice/ϱ Water Cancela Aviso de Hervir Agua
Updated 10/28/18 at 5:15 p.m. ϱ Water has lifted boil water notice issued Monday, Oct. 22. Customers no longer need to boil water before consuming. Residential customers are not required to flush their pipes. Call 3-1-1 or visit…
#ϱCares During ϱ Boil Water Notice
#ϱCares, and it is more evident than ever! We're sharing our stories of people going above and beyond, and we invite you to do the same on social media with the hashtag #ϱCares. Throughout the past week, our ϱ families have helped immensely by…
Human Sexuality and Responsibility Curricula Revision Meetings
ϱ ISD Office of Academics and Social and Emotional Learning will host three meetings for families, staff and the community to address the revision of the Human Sexuality and Responsibility Curricula for elementary and middle schools. The meetings will…