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The district also announced that a planned food distribution was postponed and rescheduled to Friday, Jan. 17; staff asked the board for reminders on the new date. In other announcements, the board recognized Leah Edmonds, a special education teacher, who the presenter said was the first teacher from Southwest ISD and, to the presenter's knowledge, the first in San Antonio to win the VFW District 20 Teacher of the Year and to be a finalist for the Texas VFW Teacher of the Year; the transcript indicates an official ceremony is scheduled for Jan. 8.

Finally, the board publicly announced it would go into a closed session \"pursuant to section 551.074\" to conduct a superintendent performance evaluation. The transcript does not include the closed session discussion or any final action taken as a result of that session within the provided excerpt.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Special Board Meeting - January 7, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","District leaders told the board they are monitoring winter weather and may close schools, rescheduled a food distribution to Jan. 17, recognized a teacher for a VFW award, and announced a closed session under section 551.074 for a superintendent performance evaluation.","taxTitle","SOUTHWEST ISD, School Districts, Texas","taxId",14334,"location","Texas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6376409,"Board approves overnight high-school trips for 2024–25, including Pensacola itinerary",72,607000,679000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2140218-581219239ecd1d9e6b553e5837bee6e6&start=607&end=679","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2140218-581219239ecd1d9e6b553e5837bee6e6/thumbnail_607000.jpg","/articles/6376409/Texas/Board-approves-overnight-high-school-trips-for-202425-including-Pensacola-itinerary","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6376409-84726fa6c74977bd083b72b29663fb08/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136191&Signature=YLqbSHcIdhExPQ327DnqGQSjiQOAvZj8uZtFPuYTJ2Tr0MJ~djSRaYgrQhz-efdJ0WUEpddoXhFlWaskTmSH5mv6CbnLkxsoKaxfdyDm7W5-vWabjfJcN9iVUZuCuenOseTHZdzkq5sW55QchXp5zgEh98kG97S2BklOYtU8pp7hqIepltdH0uqa9TPZZbodiDFyicOMi1I-OUa55n0tRGPgdPfBWyjXG0sTilYlkUTjRW3fj4FlR5u9edkN8T-POsspOl-IcUYuvEbgRshCTYoaNnOHvUOG-68h6DllOuxUsKpoUPCidcp~wbDTnCpVkkv4TFKQPz7Mbo1Erpxevw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Southwest Independent School District board approved overnight field trips for the 2024–25 school year, including a trip to Pensacola, during its public meeting. Board members conducted voice votes on the items and each motion passed by voice vote as recorded in the transcript.

At one point a board member made the motion to approve \"the 2024–2025 overnight trip to Pensacola\" for a district high school; the board president called for votes and members said \"aye,\" and the motion passed. The transcript records a second, similar motion for a different school with the same outcome: \"Hearing no questions, all in favor, please say aye... All opposed? Motion passes.\" The provided excerpt does not include the full official school names for both items nor a roll-call tally listing vote-by-name.

The motions were presented as standard agenda approvals for extracurricular travel; no additional conditions or funding details were discussed in the provided excerpt.","Board voice votes approved district high-school overnight trips for the 2024–25 school year, including a trip to Pensacola; the transcript records voice approval but does not provide a roll-call tally or full school names for both items.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6376414,"Southwest ISD named to $2 million GEAR UP partnership with IPSE and University of Texas",534,652000,1186000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2140218-581219239ecd1d9e6b553e5837bee6e6&start=652&end=1186","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2140218-581219239ecd1d9e6b553e5837bee6e6/thumbnail_652000.jpg","/articles/6376414/Texas/Southwest-ISD-named-to-2-million-GEAR-UP-partnership-with-IPSE-and-University-of-Texas","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6376414-869d8eeb9c35c45ae398ccc3979030af/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136191&Signature=oxzrmm-bIRQcc5BCit00RxFZ3HjdHktxgfM0sZQlusm1KA~A4Y~2PolT8ne5z0BlYWwVmKluMDjjzanzNDOPs0~d3O2IuimC5Nph9nqxoIGyF~ieOt9BQT~XH3eWwK-PyTDOh-M4Epdhm9UJw46TBlWqqtiMTOGYiuTuzFSz3QGiNnb0bwHDg7fyMTaGLg2uQJkiDm7kcuIn4l4sFDHuNyBvHMKO3Zglzvrmo1GTa6C5XYJliWF~EDKYcMJxg8HTpqJ1vSh1PMWibYQzSSm4QQDk5riP5cLVquYPdcu8v8fjhmDiVcFhzqzOXgu-txX70o7Bexc9nm9DeobjPHBkxg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Southwest Independent School District staff told the board the district will participate in a seven-year GEAR UP grant partnership managed by the Institute For Public School Initiatives (IPSE) at the University of Texas. The district's portion of the partnership award is $2,000,000, beginning Sept. 1 and running through Aug. 31 of the grant year, staff said.

\"We partnered with the Institute For Public, School Initiatives, which we call IPSE for short,\" a district presenter identified as Zalina said during the briefing. She said IPSE asked the district to apply and that IPSE will handle recruitment and hiring for three grant-funded coordinator positions; those coordinators will be paid through the grant and IPSE will send finalists to the district for input. \"They are actually doing the hiring, the interviewing, and then they will send the finalists to our district to be the 3 coordinators,\" Zalina said.

The GEAR UP program is a U.S. Department of Education grant that follows a cohort for multiple years; the presentation said this award targets the current 7th-grade cohort and follows them through high school into their first year of college. The grant's objectives flagged in the presentation include raising end-of-course (EOC) passing rates, increasing students who complete Algebra I by ninth grade, growing advanced-placement and dual-credit participation, and improving postsecondary enrollment and readiness measures (SAT/ACT, TSI, military readiness). The grant requires partner districts to have at least 50% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Staff summarized the grant budget and implementation plan: roughly 59% of funds are allocated for district support to meet GEAR UP objectives (camp programming, supplies, district interventions), and about 16% is for personnel; staff emphasized the grant cannot be used to replace existing district funding. IPSE will recruit and hire three coordinators for Southwest ISD; the district may provide interview panel input and could see a fourth coordinator added if enrollment increases.

Summer program partnerships mentioned include STEM-focused GeoFORCE camps and career-technical (CTE) experiences such as carpentry pathways; IPSE will cover costs and provide transportation for students to partner-hosted camps. The district will report to IPSE using a data-collection system called YouthConnection and submit monthly, quarterly, and annual reports as part of grant compliance.

Questions from the board focused on program specifics, coordinator employment status and selection, and whether the district would host camps. Zalina said IPSE-paid coordinators will be assigned to the district but remain grant positions and that IPSE will work with campus and district leadership on supervision and program rollout.

No formal board action on the grant award is recorded in the provided transcript excerpt; the item was presented as an information item and planning update.","District staff briefed the board that Southwest ISD is part of a GEAR UP partnership awarded to the Institute for Public School Initiatives (IPSE) at the University of Texas, bringing $2,000,000 aimed at a seven-year program to follow current 7th graders through college readiness supports.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6376419,"Southwest ISD committee recommends easing eligibility for district scholarships",433,120000,553000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2140218-581219239ecd1d9e6b553e5837bee6e6&start=120&end=553","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2140218-581219239ecd1d9e6b553e5837bee6e6/thumbnail_120000.jpg","/articles/6376419/Texas/Southwest-ISD-committee-recommends-easing-eligibility-for-district-scholarships","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6376419-708550498a9c4a165997242d86cdb9b4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136191&Signature=W7tR~y0Ac-3zeu3cik73SfiNcvcVh1r66X2UrijveNfMQh7QKsEuxFnGHHEpLtCSlrH7f-BSDHmvSZh4eEzzNaYDWnVC7ldZOXzH-XiShKHMtlag4WQnaZoOX21LNkQPT1MkNboQAA0vPEDW~zLWe5dM5GqJJS3eW2y-g5OcOJihkccgeiub3~kZbpRIPiHF74NZC12KGJg974LFNvV3OpELDSFD5YeIpyrC~zetGntsSBTEvN7aXiWt3sKU8wge0hkAoLbMlvDBhXlSSSRw-u5NbBxRmCrItqBl7P15kNEaRMu7BgwxSr8GzCDdn9872S1rMRobTrigfwCzpcjaMg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Southwest Independent School District Scholarship Committee presented recommended changes to the district's scholarship bylaws, proposing to remove a residency requirement, base attendance calculations on the senior year only, and reduce the minimum postsecondary enrollment from 12 semester hours to nine.

The committee submitted the recommendations during the board meeting and asked the board to approve updates to the scholarship application and distribution guidelines for the 2024–25 school year. \"So right now, we have actually 4 bullets that, under the eligibility... that third one... the committee recommended that we do remove that,\" a committee member said, referring to the residency clause. The committee member added that the attendance standard would be changed to a 95% attendance rate for the senior year and that the college-enrollment minimum would be lowered to nine hours to accommodate students working or with family responsibilities.

According to the presentation, existing criteria that remain unchanged include the requirement that applicants be graduating seniors and hold at least a 2.5 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale. Other application components identifying the district's three high schools were not altered by the committee's suggested amendments.

Board members asked procedural questions during the discussion, including whether partial residency or out-of-district employee status would be retained; the committee member said that the committee debated those points and could bring the item back for further refinement if the board requested it. The transcript does not record a formal motion or vote to adopt the committee's recommendations in the excerpt provided.

If approved, the amendments would change which students qualify for district scholarship awards and the method for calculating attendance and initial college enrollment, with the stated goal of increasing student participation in the scholarship program.

The district's scholarship committee said it will reconvene to set timeline steps after any board direction.","The Southwest ISD Scholarship Committee proposed removing a residency requirement, limiting attendance verification to senior year, and lowering minimum college-enrollment hours from 12 to 9 for scholarship recipients; the board heard the proposal but no formal vote appears in the provided transcript.","actionData","errors"]

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