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Southwest ISD honors students, teachers and community programs; highlights scholarship awards and mentorship initiative
Summary
The board recognized dozens of students, teachers and teams for academic, arts and athletic achievements, reported $250,000 in foundation scholarship funds (about $234,000 available for distribution) and heard an update on the Success Bound Brotherhood mentoring program.
Trustees opened the meeting with an extended recognitions block honoring student and teacher achievements across the district.
Students and teams recognized included students of the month, rising stars, Destination Imagination teams, UIL sweepstakes band directors (14 bands earning sweepstakes), the Southwest High School Dragonfire dance team (national title), district tennis champions and several individual athletes who had signed with collegiate programs. Staff called forward students and their families for photos and certificates.
Teacher recognition under the Texas Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) program was extensive: staff said recognized teachers generated more than $2,000,000 in incentive funding and read names of recognized, exemplary and master‑level teachers from numerous campuses. The district thanked principals and program leaders for supporting the initiative.
Staff also recognized clinic clerk Chloe Guerrero for performing the Heimlich maneuver and helping a choking student at Scobey Middle School.
Scholarship committee update: staff reported the foundation supplied $250,000 to start the scholarship pool; after set‑asides the amount available for distribution was cited as $234,000. Qualifications and campus allocations were noted, with CAST, Legacy and Southeast High School nominees included; staff said qualifying students received approximately $1,426 each.
Success Bound Brotherhood: Luis presented the mentoring and leadership program for male students, describing voluntary selection of third/fourth quartile ninth graders from the district's three high schools, college visits, partnerships (3 60 Athletics, San Antonio College, UT Austin Project MALES), skill‑building sessions ("Suit Up for Success" tie drive and workshops) and grant support from the Southwest Education Foundation and other partners. Staff said they will follow the cohort in future years and seek additional funding to sustain the program.
The recognitions segment concluded with a brief break and then routine consent and business items.
