Subject Experts: SAISD Bond 2020 opportunities for small businesses
Experts:
Edward Romero, Director, Operations Business Services
April Alcorta, Assistant Director, Business Diversity Program
These experts can provide tips and guidance to assist Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs) or Small, Minority, Women-Owned, Disabled Veteran Businesses (SMWBEs) develop and recover their business post-COVID-19, prepare them to do business with local agencies and state entities, improve their skills, and gain insights on best practices. They can answer questions such as these:
• What opportunities does the 2020 Bond bring to small businesses and the community?
• How does a small business do business with SAISD?
• What upcoming opportunities does SAISD have for small businesses?
• How does a small business get certified as a Small, Minority-Owned, Woman-Owned Small Business Enterprise (SMWBE)?
• Tell me about SAISD’s upcoming workshops for business owners on these topics.
Telephone and Zoom interviews available.
Calendar items
Jan. 15-17 (Sat-Mon) – SAISD COVID-19 mobile testing unit
10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Alamo Convocation Center, 110 Tuleta Drive, 78212
San Antonio ISD launched a COVID-19 mobile testing unit with AccuReference for the spring semester. Holiday weekend hours are only available this first weekend of its launch. SAISD staff, students, and families may participate in drive-up COVID-19 testing. Staff and students receive free PCR or rapid tests; family members receive free PCR or $30 rapid tests.
Jan. 17 (Mon) – SAISD schools and offices closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
All campuses and district offices will be closed in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. SAISD will reopen Tuesday, Jan. 18.
Jan. 18 (Tues) – SAISD Public Hearing and Board Meeting B
5:30 p.m., SAISD Board Room, 514 W. Quincy St., 78212
A public hearing on the 2020-2021 Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) will be held prior to the regularly scheduled Board Meeting. Masks are required to enter.
Jan. 18-21 (Tues-Fri) – SAISD COVID-19 mobile testing unit
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Alamo Convocation Center, 110 Tuleta Drive, 78212
San Antonio ISD, in partnership with AccuReference, is providing COVID-19 mobile testing for the spring semester on weekdays. SAISD staff, students, and families may participate in drive-up COVID-19 testing. Staff and students receive free PCR or rapid tests; family members receive free PCR or $30 rapid tests.
Jan. 18-20 (Tues-Thurs) – SAISD enrollment information sessions for transitioning grades
6 p.m., sessions held virtually; grade-level options below
Zoom links: https://www.saisd.net/page/infosessions
Parents of students who are transitioning into either kindergarten, sixth grade, or ninth grade are invited to learn what these transitioning years are like for their children. Topics will include important dates, program options, and key next steps. Students also will benefit from joining their grade-level session.
• Jan. 18 (Tues) – Welcome to kinder!
• Jan. 19 (Wed) – Welcome to 6th grade!
• Jan. 20 (Thurs) – Welcome to 9th grade!
Jan 18, 20 (Tues/Thurs) – SAISD Family Power Hour workshops
6 p.m., sessions held virtually; topic options below
Zoom links: https://www.saisd.net/page/parenttraining
The SAISD Family and Community Engagement Office holds free, one-hour parent training workshops on various topics of interest.
• Jan. 18 (Tues) – Talking about Illness and Death
• Jan. 20 (Thurs) – Setting Financial Goals for the New Year
Jan. 19 (Wed) – SAISD business diversity workshop
10 a.m., via Zoom
Registration: aalcorta2@saisd.net
Small business owners are invited to a workshop designed to provide Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs) or Small, Minority, Women-Owned, Disabled Veteran Businesses (SMWBEs) information on how to develop and recover their business post-COVID-19, prepare them to do business with local agencies and state entities, improve their skills, and gain insights on best practices.
Jan. 20-21 (Thurs/Fri) – Vaccination and booster clinics
2-6 p.m., various locations, as shown below.
Registration: www.saisd.net/vaccines
SAISD in collaboration with the Center of Advanced Wellness will provide full-service vaccinations for COVID-19 – including first and second doses, pediatric doses, and boosters – for eligible SAISD staff, students and family members.
• Jan. 20 (Thu) – Woodlawn Hills Elementary, 110 W. Quill Dr., 78228
• Jan. 21 (Fri) – Collins Garden Elementary, 167 Harriman Pl., 78204
Jan. 20-22 (Thurs-Sat) – High school production of the musical Grease
7 p.m., Edison High School, 701 Santa Monica Drive, 78212
The acting talents of Edison High School theater students will be on display during the first musical performance in the school’s newly renovated theater, completed under Bond 2016. Tickets for the Grease musical are $8 for students and $12 for adults.