The Uvalde Dual Language Academy may house seventh-and-eighth-graders and implement an advanced math track down the road, according to a May 2 letter to families. Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District did not specify when these plans will take effect nor whether they had been formalized. The letter to families detailed plans to change the now pre-K-through-sixth-grade campus from a charter... READ MORE >
Superintendent Ashley Chohlis addressed the district’s recent release of the Texas Police Chiefs Association’s 2022 findings report during her April 15 security update. Other items of discussion included reducing but maintaining DPS presence on campus, ongoing staff training, and establishing a Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program. Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District last month complied with an open records request filed... READ MORE >
Uvalde High School students participating in the Just Keep Livin’ program traveled to Washington, D.C., last month to advocate for after-school programs and mental health services in schools nationwide. Students Javier Ramirez Rangel, a senior, Luciana Gonzalez, a junior, and Lucio Ortiz, a sophomore, met with politicians at the nation’s capitol alongside foundation representatives, Program Coordinator Samantha Silva and Antoinette... READ MORE >
False rumors that the district planned to initiate a districtwide lockdown amid a security threat to schools had been circulating on the morning of May 6, Chohlis said. ... READ MORE >
Uvalde and Batesville residents overwhelmingly favored newcomers Jaclyn Gonzales and Jesus “Jesse” Rizo and incumbent Cal Lambert in the May 4 school board election. The trio ousted incumbent Luis Fernandez, who had been on the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District’s board of trustees since 2016. Winners also beat out newcomers Paul “Wayne” Moss Jr. and Erika Ayala Muñoz and former... READ MORE >
Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District’s board recognized eight school teachers of the year and Sylvia Uriegas as Bus Driver of the Year during their April 15 meeting. Uriegas, who has worked for the district for eight years and drives Bus 10 for the district, was honored with the Bus Driver of the Year title at the district, regional and state... READ MORE >
Teachers and parents of children at Robb Elementary are seeking to overturn an April 5 ruling that states they lack jurisdiction to sue Uvalde County, Texas DPS, the Texas Rangers and Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District. The 38th Judicial District Court will hear a motion to reconsider the ruling at 8 a.m. on May 29 in Uvalde’s district courtroom. Visiting... READ MORE >
School Specialty, a national pre-K-12 supply, environment and furniture group, is recognizing Uvalde Elementary teacher Mercedes Salas with their 2024 Crystal Apple Award winner. School Specialty presents the Crystal Apple Award to teachers who embody “inspiration, leadership, and passion in teaching,” according to an April 30 news release. Salas and her fellow award winners will receive a trophy and a... READ MORE >
Uvalde and Batesville residents decided on May 4 whether two trustees would stay on or be ousted from Uvalde’s school board during UCISD’s first election since before May 24, 2022. Seven people, including the two incumbents, a former board member and three newcomers, were vying for three opening seats on Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District’s board. The four-year, at-large terms... READ MORE >
[caption id="attachment_34687" align="alignnone" width="1922"] Sofi Zeman|Leader-NewsFirst responders address a wreck at the intersections of North Camp and East Leona streets on the afternoon of May 1. Rubi Amber Rios, 34, was transported to Uvalde Memorial Hospital for treatment after she, driving a Dodge Journey, failed to stop at the intersection and collided with another vehicle...... READ MORE >
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