Southwest Independent School District

The board meeting primarily focused on the recognition of student achievements across various district schools. This included naming students of the month, honoring valedictorians and salutatorians from Southwest Legacy High School, Southwest High School, and CASTM High School, and recognizing rising stars. Additionally, athletic accomplishments were celebrated, featuring state swimmers, divers, state powerlifters, and district championship wins for the boys and girls water polo teams, as well as the Southwest Legacy High School boys basketball team.

The board meeting included a public hearing covering the district annual report, which discussed the Texas Academic Performance Report, financial standards, district accreditation status, campus performance objectives, violent and criminal incident reports, student performance in post-secondary institutions, and progress toward board-adopted goals. Following the public hearing and adjournment, the regular meeting commenced, featuring student recognitions, including students of the month and rising stars for their academic and athletic achievements.

This document outlines the strategic plan for Southwest ISD, encompassing its mission and vision statements.

This document outlines the Parental & Family Engagement Policy for Indian Creek Elementary School, which aims to provide a structured and nurturing environment for student academic and personal success. Key strategies include offering diverse parent meetings, explaining curriculum and academic progress, detailing the Title I program, involving parents in policy development, providing parenting resources, enhancing communication, organizing school events, collecting parent feedback, and facilitating volunteer opportunities. The policy emphasizes social-emotional learning and open communication channels for parent suggestions and concerns, with the goal of fostering a high-quality curriculum and ensuring students achieve at Meets and Masters levels on state assessments.

The meeting commenced with invocations and pledges, followed by the official call to order and a roll call confirming the presence of seven board members. Key discussions included recognitions celebrating the board of trustees for Board Appreciation Month, involving testimonials and a video. The swearing-in ceremony for the new Southwest ISD Police Chief, Chief Albert Alvarez, took place, detailing his extensive career background. Student recognitions followed, honoring several Students of the Month (Bryce Bearfield, Hiel AOA, Lillian Ishmael, Athena Nucas) and Rising Stars (Madison Garza, Ricardo Garcia, Alen Sanchez) for their growth and achievements. The board also reviewed construction updates for the Legacy project, noting 39% completion, interior work such as metal stud installation and sheetrock progression, exterior waterproofing completion, and slight deviations in the yellow brick masonry samples requiring replacement. A separate construction update was provided for Alvarado Elementary, showing progress on waterproofing, masonry, and stone work.