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Lisa Villalon, a math teacher at O’Connor HS, was recognized as one of the nation’s most innovative educators in the 2004 ING Unsung Heroes awards program. She was one of 100 chosen nationwide to receive the award. She now will vie with other winners for one of three top monetary awards.
Patience Lea McGuire, librarian at Glenn ES, had an article published in KQWeb, an online version of the American Association of School Librarians’ journal Knowledge Quest. The article is titled “Electronic Data-Blocks for our Youngest Learners.”
The Transportation Department’s newsletter, “Northside Bus Chatter,” received the School Transportation News (STN) EXPO 2004 Best Online Newsletter award. Ray Turner, Special Education Transportation Coordinator, serves as newsletter editor.
Lydia Martinez, director of Adult and Community Education, was named Texas Association of Secondary School Principals (TASSP) Region 20 Principal of the Year. Martinez is the former principal of Jones MS. She will now compete for the state title.
Southwest Mental Health Center has been chosen for a Nonny Award, an award given by the United Way to non-profit groups, for the most unusual fund-raising activity by any non-profit organization in the state. Alice Wise, attendance secretary, came in first last year and 2nd this year in the stick horse race. She and her “horses” were honored at an award ceremony in Austin .
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Customized speed zones for schools. Taft HS principal Tommy Garcia says that the City's new customized school speed zones are a good thing. Previously, the zones were 7 am to 9 am and 2 pm to 4 pm. "Those times really did not work for us," he says. The City of San Antonio held a Press Conference in front of Taft HS to announce the new technology that allows the City to match up the flashing school zone signs with the actual times that schools start and end. The new times will be 45 minutes before school starts to 30 minutes after the bell rings and vice versa after school. Other schools will be phased in over the next few months.
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