San Antonio Independent School District Explained

San Antonio Independent School District
Address:514 W. Quincy St.
Country:United States
Established:May 2, 1899
Superintendent:Jaime Aquino
Students:44,710 (2021–22)[1]
Teachers:3,134.79 (FTE) (2021–22)
Ratio:14.26 (2021–22)

San Antonio Independent School District is a school district based in San Antonio, Texas, United States.[2]

San Antonio ISD ranks as the 13th largest of Texas' 1,057 school districts.[3] The District encompasses 79 square miles with a total population of 306,943 (2010 U.S. Census). San Antonio ISD serves the Downtown, Midtown, and inner city areas of the city of San Antonio and a small portion of the city of Balcones Heights. With over 48,720 students (as of 2018),[4] the district is the third largest school district in the Bexar County area.[5]

Superintendents

1875-????, C. Plagge

1919–1923, Annie Webb Blanton

1946–1969, Thomas B. Portwood

1994–1998, Dr. Diana Lam

1998–1999, Dr. David F. Splitek (Interim)

1999–2006, Dr. Rubén D. Olivárez

2006–2012, Dr. Robert Duron

2012–2015, Dr. Sylvester Perez (Interim/Permanent)

2015–2021, Pedro Martinez

2021–2022 Dr. Robert A. Jaklich

2022–present Jaime Aquino

Board of trustees

2010-11President, James HowardVice-president, Carlos VillarrealSecretary, Thomas C. LopezAsst. Secretary, Olga HernandezMember, Ruben D. CueroMember, Adela R. SegoviaMember, Ed Garza

2011-12President, James HowardVice-president, Carlos VillarrealSecretary, Adela R. SegoviaAsst. Secretary, Olga HernandezMember, Ruben D. CueroMember, Ed GarzaMember, Patti Radle

2012-13President, Ed GarzaVice-president, Ruben D. CueroSecretary, Olga HernandezAsst. Secretary, Adela R. SegoviaMember, Debra GuerreroMember, James HowardMember, Patti Radle

2013-14President, Ed GarzaVice-president, Olga HernandezSecretary, Arthur V. ValdezAsst. Secretary, James HowardMember, Debra GuerreroMember, Steve LecholopMember, Patti Radle

2019-20President, Patti RadleVice-president, Arthur V. ValdezSecretary, Debra GuerreroAsst. Secretary, Steve LecholopMember, Alicia M. PerryMember, Christina MartinezMember, Ed Garza

2021-22President, Christina MartinezVice-president, Alicia SebastianSecretary, Arthur V. ValdezMember, Sarah SorensenMember, Leticia OzunaMember, Patti RadleMember, Ed Garza

History

While San Antonio public schools were established by the City Council in 1854, it wasn't until May 2, 1899, that the school system became an independent district with the formation of its own board of trustees. San Antonio ISD received its first charter from the state of Texas in 1903.[3]

One of San Antonio's most outstanding assets is the preservation of its historic sites and neighborhoods, most of which are found within SAISD. All have strong, active neighborhood associations.

SAISD is the tenth-largest public employer in San Antonio, with more than 7,000 employees serving about 49,000 students. The District's resources consist of local, state, and federal revenue.[6]

Local revenue consists primarily of property taxes and also includes local grant donations. State revenue accounts for the District's largest share of revenue and is mainly driven by Average Daily Attendance (ADA) and the District's total property value. Federal revenue is a minor component of the operating budget but the major source of revenue for the Food Service Fund and is driven by the number of meals served and the number of students who qualify for the free- and reduced-price lunch program.[6]

The District was involved directly in the San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez Supreme Court case and indirectly in the United States v. Lopez Supreme Court case.

In the 2016–2017 school year, about 5,050 students went from SAISD to charter schools, and in the last part of the 2017–2018 school year that number increased to about 10,100, while about 200 students living in SAISD were in other school districts. For the 2018–2019 school year the district ended the employment of 132 teachers over budget cuts, and budget was reduced by 6%, totaling $31 million. By 2018, in a response to a decline in enrollment, the district repurposed several campuses as magnet schools or specialty schools to attract parents who would otherwise put their children in private school.[7]

Demographics

91% of the students are considered low income. As of that year, people transferring from other school districts to SAISD tended to live in more upscale communities.[7]

School uniforms

All San Antonio ISD students are required to wear school uniforms. Students are required to wear white collared shirts and khaki bottoms. They are also permitted to wear polo shirts with their schools' colors.[8] The Texas Education Agency specifies that the parents and/or guardians of students zoned to a school with uniforms may apply for a waiver to opt out of the uniform policy so their children do not have to wear the uniform; parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.[9]

Schools

High schools

Middle schools

Academies

Elementary schools

Early childhood education centers

Special campuses

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Search for Public School Districts - District Detail for San Antonio ISD . . . March 16, 2023.
  2. http://www.saisd.net/main/index.php?option=com_contact&view=contact&id=1&Itemid=16 "Contact Us"
  3. Web site: History and Community - SAISD . October 7, 2020 . www.saisd.net.
  4. Web site: December 8, 2015 . San Antonio ISD . October 7, 2020 . Texas Public Schools . en.
  5. Web site: San Antonio ISD - I Am SAISD . San Antonio ISD . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110612125800/http://www.saisd.net/main/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28&Itemid=2 . June 12, 2011.
  6. Web site: District Financials - SAISD . October 7, 2020 . www.saisd.net.
  7. Web site: Swaby, Aliyya . Alexa Ura . In San Antonio, school integration may not lift all boats . . . December 6, 2018. October 30, 2019. - Also at KABB (Fox San Antonio) as "SAISD is innovating to integrate its schools. Is it leaving some behind in the process" (December 4, 2018)
  8. Web site: School Uniform Shopping Guide . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060709212257/http://www.saisd.net/parent/uniformguide/index.shtm . July 9, 2006 . San Antonio Independent School District . May 4, 2009.
  9. Web site: Docket No. 008-R5-901 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061011173814/http://www.tea.state.tx.us/commissioner/2001/008901.DOC . October 11, 2006 . . October 13, 2008.
  10. Dave Campbell's Texas Football, 2008 edition, page 362
  11. Web site: McNeel, Bekah . Supply and demand: Getting low-income kids into better jobs by getting them into better schools . . July 16, 2018. October 31, 2019.
  12. Web site: Young Women's Leadership Academy of San Antonio Ranked #1 Middle School in Texas - KXXV-TV News Channel 25 - Central Texas News and Weather for Waco, Temple, Killeen | . June 16, 2013 . dead . https://archive.today/20130619212706/http://www.kxxv.com/story/22415449/young-womens-leadership-academy-of-san-antonio-ranked-1-middle-school-in-texas . June 19, 2013.

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