Oct. 8, 2021

What:     
SAISD kicks off Bond 2020 community design “charrette” meetings for public input

Who:     
SAISD Board of Trustees (Will host meetings for their Single Member Districts)
Willie Burroughs, Chief Operations Officer, SAISD
Architects for each campus project and SAISD Project Managers
Campus teachers, students, parents, and community stakeholders????  

When:   
Thursday, October 14, 2021 (First meeting in series; see full schedule below) 
6 – 6:45 p.m.   Remarks and Bond 2020 update
6:45 – 9 p.m.?   Breakout sessions for Brackenridge HS, Lamar ES, and Bowden Academy
 
Where:  

Kick-off meeting will be at SAISD Brackenridge High School, 400 Eagleland Dr., San Antonio, TX 78210

A series of community design “charrette” meetings (a French word meaning an intense period of design or planning) for the San Antonio ISD (SAISD) Bond 2020 program is scheduled throughout October and November 2021. The meetings, which run (unless otherwise noted), from 6 – 9 p.m. allow for public input and review of improvement projects planned for more than 30 SAISD schools as part of the 2020 bond proposal approved by voters on Nov. 3, 2020. 

Willie Burroughs, SAISD Chief Operations Officer, called the community design charrette meetings an opportunity to bring everyone together to build a shared vision for the future and the improvement of our schools. The meetings, hosted at SAISD high schools, will highlight plans for improvements at feeder campuses for each single member district. Breakout sessions will provide the latest plans for each individual campus. 

“These community meetings are important, as they serve to build dialogue among all San Antonio ISD stakeholders in our community,” said Christina Martinez, SAISD Board President and Trustee Member for District 6. “We are here to share ideas and a vision for the future of our schools, whether they involve new buildings, major additions or renovations planned in the coming months and years.” 

Parents, teachers, administrators, students, neighborhood businesses, and organizations have been meeting since May 2021 and formed a Project Advisory Team (PAT) for each campus. The charrette meetings share the latest feedback and ideas from PAT members, architects and SAISD project managers to reimagine schools at every level of learning – early childhood, elementary, middle school, and high school. 

“I believe our team and the schools are off to a great start. We’ve had parents, teachers, students, administrators all here providing their input,” said Tim Kunz, VLK Architects principal. “Some people here have over 20 years of experience working on this campus at Kate Schenck Elementary School. They know the area; they know the site very well. They know the dynamics of how this school runs.”  

“As architects, we can design a building, but without this input, we’re really starting with very little,” Kunz added. “It’s fantastic that SAISD has created education specifications to provide the programming pieces, but how those are laid out and function for this school specifically, getting started on the right foot makes it that much better.”

Kate Schenck principal Susan Del Toro’s PAT team named themselves “Tree of Learning” to pay homage to the incredibly old trees on the Schenck property. “One of the most notable features of our campus are the trees,” she said. "They’re over 100 years old. We hope to place the gym, music room and the art room near an outdoor section to incorporate an outdoor learning space with the trees.” 

The SAISD Bond 2020 community design charrettes are open to the public, and community members can attend virtually or in person.  For more information, visit bond.saisd.net or RSVP at https://tinyurl.com/bond2020English.   
 
Note: Refreshments will be served. Face masks are required at all SAISD facilities. 

Schedule of Events 
SAISD Bond 2020 community design “charrette” meetings for public

Single Member District 1 – Sarah Sorensen, SAISD Board Trustee
Thursday, October 14, 2021, from 6 – 9 p.m.
400 Eagleland Dr., San Antonio, TX 78210  
Hosted at Brackenridge HS with breakout sessions for the following schools:
• Brackenridge HS
• Lamar ES
• Bowden Academy

Single Member District 4 – Art Valdez, SAISD Board Trustee
Thursday, October 21, 2021, from 6 – 9 p.m.
1002 Edwards St., San Antonio, TX  78204
Hosted at Luther Burbank HS with breakout sessions for:
• Burbank HS
• Collins Garden ES
• Graebner ES
• Highland Park ES

Single Member District 7 – Ed Garza, SAISD Board Trustee
Monday, October 25, 2021 (5:30 – 8 p.m.)
2123 W. Huisache Ave., San Antonio, TX 78201
Hosted at Young Women’s Leadership Academy  
This is a single campus presentation. 

Single Member District 5 – Patti Radle, SAISD Board Trustee
Tuesday, October 26, 2021, from 6 – 9 p.m.
1514 W. Cesar Chavez Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78207
Hosted at Lanier HS with breakout sessions for:
• Lanier HS
• Carvajal ES
• Rhodes MS
• Storm ES

Single Member District 6 – Christina Martinez, President and SAISD Board Trustee  
Wednesday, October 27, 2021, from 6 – 9 p.m.
701 Santa Monica Dr., San Antonio, TX 78212
Hosted at Edison HS with breakout sessions for:
• Edison HS
• Advanced Learning Academy @ Euclid
• Neal ES

Single Member District 7 – Ed Garza, SAISD Board Trustee
Thursday, October 28, 2021, from 6 – 9 p.m.
1130 E. Sunshine Dr., San Antonio TX  78228
Hosted at Longfellow MS with breakout sessions for:
• Longfellow MS
• Huppertz ES
• Madison ES

Single Member District 3 – Leticia Ozuna, SAISD Board Trustee
Monday, November 1, 2021, 6 – 9 p.m.
3118 Elgin Ave., San Antonio, TX 78210
Hosted at Highlands HS with breakout sessions for:
• Highland Hills ES
• Schenck ES
• Steele Montessori Academy

Single Member District 5 – Patti Radle, SAISD Board Trustee
Tuesday, November 2, 2021, 6 – 9 p.m.
1303 W. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78207
Hosted at Tafolla MS with breakout sessions for:
• Tafolla MS
• J.T. Brackenridge ES
• Washington Irving Dual Language Academy

Single Member District 1 – Sarah Sorensen, SAISD Board Trustee
Thursday, November 3, 2021, 6 – 9 p.m. 
637 N. Main Ave., San Antonio, TX 78205
Hosted at Fox Tech HS with breakout sessions for:
• Fox Tech HS
• Advanced Learning Academy

Single Member District 2 – Alicia Sebastian, SAISD Board Trustee
Thursday, November 4, 2021, 6 – 9 p.m.
Hosted at Sam Houston HS with breakout sessions for:
• Sam Houston HS
• Davis MS
• Martin Luther King Academy 

Single Member District 2 – Alicia Sebastian, SAISD Board Trustee
Wednesday, November 10, 2021, 6 – 9 p.m.
Hosted at Sam Houston HS with breakout sessions for:
• Gates ES 
• Smith ES
• Carroll Early Childhood Education Center