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Alice ISD gives presentation at 2022 Summer Leadership Institute

Alice ISD presented, “Closing the Gap: Promoting Mental Health and Academic Success in the Classroom” at the 2022 Summer Leadership Institute in San Antonio Thursday, June 16. The presentation centered on how the district has addressed mental health challenges and additional stressors in the classroom, and alternative learning styles over the past two years. Presenting for Alice ISD were Gracie Garcia, Executive Director for Teaching and Learning; Tracy Johnson, Director of Special Program and Student Support Services; Nadia Moreno, Director of School Climate Transformation; and Erika Vasquez, Executive Director of Leadership and School Improvement.

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Constitutional Minute

What if the NFL did not hire referees? Presently, the NFL makes the rules for professional football. They train and hire the referees to keep the players within those established rules and the rules are uniform throughout the country.

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Spiders of Our Area

This past week, I taught Summer Bird Camp at Gulf Coast Bird Observatory. But honestly, with all of the spider-loving kids in the group, it should’ve been called Summer Spider Camp. Even the children who started out as arachnophobes were asking to hold spiders by the end of the week. Every time we went outside, we found tons of awesome spiders to look at. It got me thinking about all of the arachnids in our area.

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