National School Bus Safety Week highlighted with student-produced video

On Monday, Oct. 18, San Antonio ISD will launch a school bus safety video as part of a public education initiative to inform parents and students about bus safety in a fun, creative way. The video is a collaboration between the Transportation Department and the students of Jefferson High School. High school students acted, filmed and edited this year’s video to the theme of “The Name Game.” 

National School Bus Safety Week is held during the third week of October each year, and this is the second year that the Transportation Department collaborated with students to produce a video. Last year, three elementary schools helped create a video to the theme of “Monster Mash.”

Calendar items 

Oct. 16 (Sat) – Teacher Job Fair
9 a.m. – Noon, SAISD Central Office, 514 W. Quincy, 78212
Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1VrrRFFpHih1gg5jKbJZKSvQNdN8ASaTrWyvre4Odv_Y/viewform?edit_requested=true 
San Antonio ISD is seeking qualified elementary and secondary teachers in the areas of math, science, bilingual, special education, and English, language, arts, and reading (ELAR) for the 2021-22 school year. This is an in-person, face-to-face event, and face masks are required. Registration is requested in order to connect potential employees with campus leaders. Applicants are asked to bring multiple copies of their resumes.

Oct. 18 (Mon) – School Board Meeting B
5:30 p.m., SAISD Central Office, 514 W. Quincy St., 78212
The regular SAISD Board meeting will take place inside the Central Office Board Room and also livestreamed.

Oct. 20 (Wed) – Food distribution event
9 a.m., Alamo Stadium, 110 Tuleta Drive, 78212
Registration link: http://www.saisd.net/fooddistribution
In partnership with the San Antonio Food Bank, SAISD is hosting a monthly food distribution event. All SAISD families are welcome. Distribution will take place on a first come, first served basis, while supplies last. Pre-registration is available through Oct. 18. 

Oct. 20 (Wed) – Signing of MOU making Lanier High School inaugural member of JROTC Cyber Pilot flagship program
10:30 a.m., Lanier High School, 1514 W. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd., 78207
U.S. Army representatives will conduct a site visit and sign a Memorandum of Understanding with SAISD’s Lanier High School to mark the school’s selection in its JROTC Cyber Pilot flagship program. Lanier joins the inaugural cohort of the competitive program, making it one of only two schools in Texas and among 20 in the nation to be invited. The four-year, honors-level cyber curriculum will launch in the 2022-2023 school year with support for real-life experiences such as mentoring sessions, shadowing, internships, and participation in extracurricular programs. Additional schools across the country will be invited to join the program in following years.

Oct. 21 (Thurs) – SAISD Bond 2020 community design “charrette” public meeting
6-8:30 p.m., Burbank High School, 1002 Edwards St., 78204
Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9Ic8urTo94tg2ahdgX1vPWcLM7Ix2kcjdHwnoLyShRQbzgg/viewform
A series of community design “charrette” meetings (a French word meaning an intense period of design or planning) is scheduled throughout October and November 2021. The meetings 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. This second meeting in the series will cover the campuses of Burbank High School, as well as Collins Garden, Graebner and Highland Park elementary schools. It will begin with a general session and then break out by school for more in-depth conversations about each of the campuses.