Sept. 2012 - San Elizario Independent School District

September 2012
Salom advances to final round of state TOY
Congratulations to Irene Flores-Salom, a teacher at
Sambrano Elementary School, who is not only the Region 19 Elementary Teacher of the Year but also one
of three finalists for the Texas Elementary Teacher of
the Year!
San Elizario ISD was notified on August 16
that Salom was one of three candidates from a
pool of twenty regional winners whose application was selected to move on to the final round
for the Texas Elementary Teacher of the Year
(TOY) competition. She was surprised with the
news of her selection as a state finalist on August
20 when Principal Marta Alvarez made the announcement at a luncheon for faculty. She will
next travel to Austin to be interviewed by a
panel of judges on September 15 with the winners to be announced at the Texas TOY Awards
Ceremony in October.
Salom received the regional honor on August
13 at the annual Region 19 TOY Awards Gala
held at the El Paso Convention Center. She
was selected for the award from a group of 10
candidates nominated by area school districts and will
represent the Region 19 service area at the Texas TOY
competition to take place this fall. Salom had previously been named the San Elizario ISD Elementary
Teacher of the Year in May.
Salom began her career in San Elizario ISD
five years ago and has served as a teacher for the
4-5 ASC Special Education unit. She earned a
bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Texas at El Paso in 2007.
San Elizario ISD would also like to recognize
CTE teacher Bonita Whittington from San Elizario
High School who represented the district in the secondary Teacher of the Year category in the Region 19
competition. Whittington has been an educator for
over 23 years with 16 of those as a teacher at San Elizario High School. She has also served as a sponsor
for several student organizations including Business
Professionals of America, National Technical Honor
Society, and UIL Academics.
Good luck to Irene Flores-Salom as she prepares to wow the Texas TOY judges this fall!
Welcome new teachers to San Eli ISD
San Elizario ISD welcomes a group of Alarcon Elementary
School
over 20 new teachers to the district for
Diana Canales
the 2012-2013 school year! These educaAlyss Chairez
tors participated in several activities during
Rick Rogelio Garcia
New Teacher Orientation from August 15Rebecca Meraz
17 to finalize their integration as employees of the district. Sessions provided to
Sambrano
teachers included: Policies and Procedures,
Introduction to CSCOPE, TX Beginning Elementary School
Adriana Ramirez
Educators Support System (TxBESS), and
Thinking Maps: A Language for Learning.
Garcia-Enriquez
They also had the opportunity to get
New teachers and administrators enjoyed a tour of San Elizario ISD
aboard one of the district’s newest school buses on August 15.
Middle School
familiar with each campus and the San
Susana Hernandez
Elizario community on a district bus tour.
Thank you to Eloy Mendiola, TransportaSan Elizario High School
Juan S. Aguirre
Brennan Masters
tion Lead Driver, for his service in guiding
David Atilano
Federico Moncloa
the group throughout the district.
James Bilbe
Daniel Pedroza
Teachers new to San Elizario ISD are:
Michelle Campos
Juanita Perez
Jose Del Rio
Sarah Pugh
Borrego Elementary School
Christopher Fernandez
Noe Robles
Lourdes Del Leon
Gilbert Macias
Manuel Villalobos
Crystal Hidalgo
Summer professional development
With everyone refreshed from the
summer, district employees also recharged
their inventory of skills and tools to better
serve students prior to the first day of
school.
The majority of over 600 full-time and
part-time San Elizario ISD employees reported back for duty on August 20. Many
attended training sessions to receive im-
Raul Jacques, Child Nutrition Services Director, leads a
training session for food service staff on Aug. 24.
portant updates and additional resources
during Professional Development Days
August 21-24. Faculty meetings also provided each campus and department the
opportunity to get to know new members
to their teams.
San Elizario ISD welcomes all personnel back and wishes everyone the best for
2012-2013 school year!
Principal Marta Alvarez, Superintendent Sylvia Hopp, and Asst.
Superintendent Ruben Cervantes welcome Sambrano faculty.
We are family
Congratulations to Thalia
Wilson kindergarten teacher at
Loya Primary School who returned
this school year with a new last
name! The former Miss Gallegos
was married last spring on March
15 to Daniel N.Wilson who works
for El Paso ISD.
Share your family news
or other personal milestone
with the San Elizario ISD
community. Please send your
announcements and photos
to [email protected].
Labor Day (District Closed)
Sept. 6
BOY District Campus LPAC
Sept. 7
BOY District Parent LPAC
Sept. 10
Bilingual/ESL PLT
Sept. 12
Sept. 13
•Guided Math at Sambrano
•Board Meeting
Sept. 18
SOS Presentation
Sept. 19
Guided Math at Sambrano
Sept. 21
TELPAS Admin. Meeting
Sept. 27
TELPAS Face to Face PD
Sept. 28
End of 1st Six Weeks
Sept. 29
Basic Will Clinic
•Leadership Meeting
Teachers as Leaders is an
e-newsletter produced by the
Planning & Instruction Department
Ruben Cervantes
Asst. Superintendent
3562
Eliza Simental
3595
Dir. Bilingual Ed./ESL
Thalia & Daniel
United Way online campaign
The United Way of El Paso County
is transitioning into an online pledging
system called PledgeLink as part of their
annual
campaign.
San Elizario ISD is
currently
working
with United Way to
explore options for
employees who would
like to contribute to the agency through
payroll deduction.
PledgeLink is a new electronic giving
Sept. 3
option that allows employees access to a
secure website where they can review their
personal information
and record and submit
a gift. Please stay
tuned for more information on the giving
options proposed as
well as instructions on
how to pledge.
As always participation in the United
Way fundrasing campaign or that of any
other charitable organizaition is voluntary.
Melissa Urenda
PEIMS Director
3566
Adam Starke
At-Risk Director
3594
Beatriz Briones
3592
Instructional Officer
Debbie Cortez
3541
Instructional Officer
Cynthia P. Marentes 3511
Communications Officer
Mary Ramirez
Secretary
3568
Diana Galvan
Secretary
3561
San Elizario Independent School District does not
discriminate on the basis of sex, disability, race, color,
age, or national origin in its educational programs,
activities, or employment.