OWNED BY THE AUNT OF 9 YEAR-OLD ELLIANA OR NOTICE. ELLIE GARCIA, ONE OF THOSE VICTIMS
THAT WAS KILLED INSIDE ROBB
ELEMENTARY.
>> WELL, EDUCATION IS SO
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.
OBVIOUSLY, THE LAST FEW YEARS
DURING THIS PANDEMIC, IT’S NOT
BEEN EASY FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS
AROUND THE COUNTRY AND AROUND
TAXES. BUT A LOCAL DISTRICT
SOUTHSIDE ISD. THEY’VE GONE
FROM ONE OF THE LOWEST
PERFORMING SCHOOL DISTRICTS
TO NOW ONE OF THE
HIGHEST-RANKED.
>> SO JOINING US IN TODAY’S
LEADING SA SEGMENT IS REAL
RAMIREZ SOUTHSIDE ISD
SUPERINTENDENT, THANK YOU SO
MUCH, SIR, FOR JOINING US.
AND HAPPY FATHER’S DAY.
>> WELL, GOOD MORNING AND WE
HAVEN’T OUT BY THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> SO BREAK IT ALL DOWN FOR
US. YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THESE
METRICS THAT SHOW THIS HUGE
IMPROVEMENT? YOU GUYS SEEN?
>> YOU KNOW, WE’RE VERY PROUD
OF WHAT OUR STUDENTS STAFF ARE
ABLE
TO ACCOMPLISH. ALL THAT
STRAIGHT FOR VALLEY BY THE TO
READ THEM A STUDENT, A TEAM AND
AS SCHOOL PROGRESS IN CLOSING
THE GAPS.
>> SO OUR DIFFERENT WAS ABLE TO
DO VERY WELL ON SCHOOL WEEKS
LED TO A 30 POINT GAME. AND OUR
FOR 88 CAMPUSES WITH 87 BEING
OUR LOW IS A CAMPUS RE WITH
THOSE AT A RATE OF CAMPUSES.
AND OUR DISAGREE BEING IN 87.
SO WE GET AN AMAZING SHOT.
>> SO YOU JOINED THE DISTRICT
IN 2020 AT THE TIME. YOU SAY
YOU BELIEVE SOUTHSIDE ISD COULD
BECOME AN A RATED DISTRICT.
SO WHAT HAS THAT PROGRESS ARE
JOINING? LOOK LIKE.
>> SO I WAS SCHOOL STUDENT
PROGRESS. IN THE BEST OF TIMES.
IT’S VERY DIFFICULT. BUT THESE
LAST FEW YEARS, IT’S BEEN VERY
LAST YEAR WITH THE COVID
PANDEMIC WAS 60% OF OUR
STUDENTS JOINING REMOTELY 40%
IN PERSON THE ONE 20 REMOTELY
WE STRUGGLED WITH INTERNET
CONNECTIVITY BECAUSE YOU GET
OUTSIDE AND YOU DON’T HAVE THE
INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE WITH
THE STUDENTS THAT WERE
ATTENDING IN-PERSON. WELL, YOU
KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY, SOMEONE
GETS STAFF AS WELL. SOME HAVE
COVID EXPOSURES. SO THEY’D BE
SORT. AND IT WAS VERY LOW.
BUT OUR STUDENTS IS THAT RICH,
YOU KNOW, MET THE CHALLENGE,
OVERCAME EVERY OBSTACLE THAT
THEY COME FROM. IT AND HE NEVER
MADE EXCUSES. SO THEY HAVE THAT
MINDSET. AND YOU KNOW, THANK
GOD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO
OUT.
>> YOU TALKED ABOUT KIND OF
DIGITAL DIVIDE. WHAT IS THIS
PROGRESS MEAN? YOU KNOW,
ACTUALLY SEEN THE RESULT OF
WORKING HARD OR WHAT HAVE YOU
SEEN FROM THE STUDENTS FROM
THESE FAMILIES? WHAT IMPACT YOU
THINK IT COULD HAVE NOT ONLY
IN SCHOOL BUT IT HOME FOR THESE
FUTURES.
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, I SAW A
FOUNDATION HAVE BEEN SAT.
SO I THINK THAT WE ONLY GROW
FROM HERE. YOU WE HOUSE, I WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS
ARE CAREER AND COLLEGE READY.
AND I THINK YOU KNOW, EVERY
YEAR FROM NOW ON, YOU KNOW,
SHOOTING FOR RATING AND HAVING
THAT IMPROVEMENT.
>> AND ENSURING THAT THE FUTURE
OF OUR STUDENTS AFTER THEY BEAT
SOUTH SIDE IS BRIGHTER THAN THE
FUTURE THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE
RIGHT NOW. SO WE’RE VERY
EXCITED OF THE GREAT THINGS
THAT ARE HAPPENING HERE AT
THIS.
>> NOW, GOING INTO THE NEXT
SCHOOL YEAR, HAS THE COMMUNITY
OR PARENTS REACHED OUT? I KNOW
SCHOOL SECURITY IS KIND OF IN
THE FRONT OF EVERYONE’S MINDS
IN THE WAKE OF THE MASSACRE IN
HAS THERE BEEN ANY STEPS TAKEN
TO IT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU
ALL SECURITY SYSTEM IS STRONG
IN PLACE.
>> YES, YOU IS HASN’T BEEN A
COMPLETE TEAM THE COMMUNITY IS
VERY SUPPORTIVE. WE LIKE A
CANNES ANGELS. MISS KIM ARE
HERE TO READ IN BLENDER.
ADD A DOCTOR, YOLANDA AS
WELL. THAT ARE OUR BOARD OF
TRUSTEES. EVERYBODY WORKING AS
A TEAM TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT
STUDENT PROGRESS IS THERE.
AS FAR AS THE SAFETY AND
SECURITY STUDENTS. THAT’S OUR
OUR BIGGEST PRIORITY. AND, YOU
KNOW, WE ITS SECURITY IN MARCH
ACTS THAT EVERY CAMP IS WE HAVE
A PHONE THAT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE
NEED TO BE BUZZED AND BEFORE
THEY COME IN, WE HAVE THE
RAPTORS SYSTEM. THAT IS THE
BACKGROUND CHECK ON ALL.
ARE THE VISITORS TO THE
DISTRICT. WE HAVE A POLICE
OFFICER AND AN ARMED SECURITY
GUARD AT EVERY SINGLE THERE’S
ONLY ONE ENTRY AND EXIT TO
EVERY CAMPUS. SO, YOU KNOW,
COMING TOGETHER, I KNOW THAT
THE SAFETY AND SECURITY CAN
ALWAYS IMPROVE, BUT WORKING
TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT
OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF ARE
SAFE.
>> ALL RIGHT. MISTER MAYOR,
THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND
CONGRATULATIONS FOR ALL THAT
YOU’VE DONE AND CAN’T WAIT TO
SEE WHAT COMES NEXT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING
ME. HAPPY FATHER’S DAY. THANK