| San Antonio Independent School District | |
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| Address | |
514 W. Quincy St. United States | |
| Coordinates | 29°25′2.4″N98°29′15.1″W / 29.417333°N 98.487528°W |
| District information | |
| Grades | PreK–12th grade |
| Established | May 2, 1899 |
| Superintendent | Jaime Aquino |
| Governing agency | Texas Education Agency |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 44,710 (2021–22) [1] |
| Teachers | 3,134.79 (FTE) (2021–22) [1] |
| Staff | 3,702.35 (FTE) (2021–22) [1] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 14.26 (2021–22) [1] |
| Other information | |
| Website | saisd |
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]
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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
2010-11 President, James Howard Vice-president, Carlos Villarreal Secretary, Thomas C. Lopez Asst. Secretary, Olga Hernandez Member, Ruben D. Cuero Member, Adela R. Segovia Member, Ed Garza
2011-12 President, James Howard Vice-president, Carlos Villarreal Secretary, Adela R. Segovia Asst. Secretary, Olga Hernandez Member, Ruben D. Cuero Member, Ed Garza Member, Patti Radle
2012-13 President, Ed Garza Vice-president, Ruben D. Cuero Secretary, Olga Hernandez Asst. Secretary, Adela R. Segovia Member, Debra Guerrero Member, James Howard Member, Patti Radle
2013-14 President, Ed Garza Vice-president, Olga Hernandez Secretary, Arthur V. Valdez Asst. Secretary, James Howard Member, Debra Guerrero Member, Steve Lecholop Member, Patti Radle
2019-20 President, Patti Radle Vice-president, Arthur V. Valdez Secretary, Debra Guerrero Asst. Secretary, Steve Lecholop Member, Alicia M. Perry Member, Christina Martinez Member, Ed Garza
2021-22 President, Christina Martinez Vice-president, Alicia Sebastian Secretary, Arthur V. Valdez Member, Sarah Sorensen Member, Leticia Ozuna Member, Patti Radle Member, Ed Garza
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]
In 2023 there was a proposal to close 19 schools. [8]
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As of 2018 [update] 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]
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. [9] 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. [10]
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