Alamo Area Alliance Black School Educators


Who: Alamo Area Alliance Black School Educators

What: Dropout Symposium Workshops

When: March 5 (Sat) – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Where: Fox Tech High School, 637 N. Main Ave.

More: This downtown campus’s new Health Professions Magnet Program will be showcased as an example of ways to keep teens engaged in their education when parents, students and representatives from Bexar County-area school districts gather to combat the dropout problem. The symposium will feature guest speakers, discussion panels and activities. Topics will include: facing the issues; successful strategies; parental involvement; mentoring; students taking their futures seriously; and more.

Symposium sponsor is the Alamo Area Alliance of Black School Educators, formed in part to promote and facilitate the education of minority students. President Mae Olison is principal of SAISD’s Washington Elementary School.

About the Fox Tech High School Magnets
Offered in partnership with University Health System, SAISD’s newest Magnet is a college preparatory providing a health science curriculum and real world experience.
This fall it joined the established Law Magnet as college preparatories offered to qualified students from throughout Bexar County as Fox Tech transitions exclusively into a stand-alone magnet high school.


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Mission

To transform SAISD into a national model urban school district where every child graduates and is educated so that he or she is prepared to be a contributing member of the community.

Vision

Our primary purpose of improving lives through a quality education is driven by an unrelenting determination to graduate all of our students and prepare them for success in higher education. Our ideology is reflected in our fundamental beliefs, commitments and core values that guide us in our daily practices.

Core Values

  • Student Centered
  • High Expectations
  • Commitment
  • Passion
  • Integrity
  • Respect
  • Teamwork

Core Beliefs

  • Every student can learn and achieve at high levels.
  • We are responsible for the education and safety of every student.
  • We are responsible for the efficient and effective operation of the school system.
  • Everyone should be treated with respect.
  • People support what they help create.