SOUTHSIDE ISD

Several Texas school districts are suing the Texas Education Agency for changing the accountability rating system.

School supplies are not cheap, with the extra costs are eating into a lot of families budgets this summer. For a lot of people, that means turning to our local food pantries and programs.

Don’t miss the fun: 8 local teams will play televised games in the Alamodome on Aug. 25, 26

Don’t miss the fun: 8 local teams will play televised games in the Alamodome on Aug. 25, 26

Registered voters can vote at any polling site during the early voting period from April 24-May 2, or vote at any polling site on Election Day on May 6.

Army Staff Sgt. Lucy Trevino was deployed in Bulgaria since last June

Students in mariachi groups from eight different school districts throughout South Texas took to the stage to compete at Southside ISD's first mariachi festival.

South Side Independent School District will host seven districts at its first Mariachi Festival this March.

A monkeypox case was reported at Menchaca Early Childhood Center, Southside ISD officials told parents.

A Southside High School student was arrested Monday after being found with a gun at school, Southside ISD Superintendent Rolando Ramirez.

Southside ISD has a lot to celebrate as the school has become one of the top 5 districts in the city after previously being one of the lowest in 2019.

The Southside Independent School District started its school year on Thursday, and there is a lot going on with the district.

Comal ISD will be hosting two student immunization clinics on Monday, Aug. 8.

Southside ISD is offering free breakfast, lunch, and supper daily at all eight campuses during the 2022-2023 academic school year.

Rolando Ramirez says Southside ISD has overcome challenges to turn around school performance

He’s a science fair winner who built his own car, and a chief in technical design in “Formula 1 in Schools”.

She is a top scholar, entrepreneur and musician who uses her business as a way to help build culture.

In the aftermath of the horrific shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, San Antonio-area school districts have discussed a myriad of ways to keep their students safe.

It has been a stressful couple years to say the least, but one school district, Southside ISD, has a new program to help their teachers’ mental health and combat burnout.

Schools across the country and in the San Antonio community are facing many obstacles due to the omicron COVID-19 surge.

Major school bonds around the San Antonio area faced different fates on Election night

From an early age, Losoya Middle School eighth-grader Persaihas Ortiz knew she wanted to play football.

New guard shacks add a layer of protection to all schools in Southside ISD.

Monday is the start of the school year for 17 districts in and around San Antonio, one of which is Southside ISD.

The Southside Independent School District received one of the largest donations ever given to a district in the San Antonio area amid an effort to fight food inequality.

Does your student know what to do in the event of an emergency while on a school bus? Southside ISD hosts emergency bus evacuation drills to help students be prepared.

Stephanie Robles-Ng is a social studies teacher at losoya middle school in the Southside Independent School District and she is making a lasting impact on her students.

The Bexar County Fire Marshal's Office investigators arrested a man who is accused of setting multiple fires inside a Southside ISD elementary school.

A fire at a Southside ISD elementary school left two classrooms damaged from the flames, according to the school district.

Learn your passion and stick with it — that’s a message one Southside ISD music director has for others after watching her father play conjunto music growing up.

SAN ANTONIO – Community Labs has partnered with three San Antonio-area school districts to provide free COVID-19 testing this weekend before students and staff return to class after spring break. Students and employees in Southside, Southwest and Judson school districts and their families can be tested at no charge and without proof of insurance. Southside ISD will have two Covid-19 testing sites on Saturday. Southwest ISD will have one testing location on Saturday. Educational Resource Center (ERC) at 8205 Palisades Dr., Live Oak, 78233 will offer testing from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday.

SAN ANTONIO – A Southside ISD school bus with two students on board was clipped by a car Tuesday afternoon in south Bexar County, district officials said. According to school district spokesman Randy Escamilla, a car swerved into the bus and clipped it. Only the bus driver and two students were on board at the time of the collision. Escamilla said the students walked out of the bus on their own. The bus driver was not at fault in the accident, officials said.

San Antonio – The coronavirus pandemic is impacting food deserts in San Antonio, but the Southside Independent School District and the San Antonio Food Bank are playing critical roles and ensuring no one goes hungry. City Council is tackling food deserts by increasing access to fresh fruit, vegetablesSouthside ISD hosts food distributions twice a month and feeds more than 5,000 people a month. Southside ISD receives the food it gives to its community members from the San Antonio Food Bank. The San Antonio Food Bank says one in four children experience hunger in San Antonio. The majority of the food the nonprofit distributes comes from donors such as H-E-B, but the food bank also has farms where it grows produce.

Southside ISD is getting ready to bring in some students back for in-person learning and campuses are making adjustments. At Menchaca Early Childhood Center, 658 students are enrolled, but only 16 are returning on Monday for in-person learning. Students in Southside ISD have been doing virtual learning since Aug. 17. At Losoya Middle School, 684 students are enrolled and 60 are returning to in-person learning next week. Southside ISD provides three free meals daily for all students.

SAN ANTONIO Southside ISD is the latest school district to announce they will be offering remote-only learning for the first three weeks of the upcoming 2020-2021 school year. Texas Education Agency: Schools can teach online-only for up to 8 weeks at beginning of yearAfter the first three weeks, the district is offering parents the choice of remote instruction, hybrid instruction or in-person instruction. Next week, administrators plan on meeting with parents to discuss back-to-school plans, school operations and COVID-19 protocols. Other San Antonio school districts to delay in-person instruction include Northside ISD, Northeast ISD and SAISD. On Friday, the Texas Education Agency issued updated guidance that allows schools more time at the beginning of the school year for online-only instruction.

SAN ANTONIO Southside ISD is lending a helping hand to a grandmother and her nine grandchildren she is raising after they lost their mobile home in a fire. District officials on Friday replaced Chromebooks and WiFi hotspots the children lost in the fire. The devices will help them continue with their virtual learning. The children also got some new clothes, shoes and $200 in gift certificates. The district is also working with a donor in hopes of replacing the familys mobile home.

Lack of grocery stores near Southside ISD remains big concernPublished: December 17, 2019, 10:08 amLast November, KSAT 12 pointed out the lack of grocery stores near the Southside Independent School District. Since that report, the school district has opened its own food pantry, to offset the limited convenient access to fresh fruits and vegetables.