McAllen ISD’s highly successful meals program is about to become a subject of study for other schools nationwide. Alexandra Molina, McAllen ISD’s executive director of Child Nutrition and Purchasing, will be sharing the district’s model. She is one of just 12 nationwide members, and the only one from Texas, chosen to serve with a leading champion of food insecurity – No Kid Hungry. The group is called the No Kid…
Join McAllen ISD on Aug. 18 for a presentation and discussion on safety and security measures the district has in place for the protection of students and staff at the schools. This event is free at the McAllen High School Auditorium. For more information, call 956-928-8990.
This spring, McAllen ISD won its division for the second year in a row in the statewide contest known as It’s Time Texas Community Challenge. Recently, McAllen ISD staff members who finished in the top 10 among individuals received certificates of their achievement in the health and wellness competition. The honorees included Melissa Leal and Angelica Cazares of Sanchez Elementary; and Erick Morin, Tony Harris and Karen Teverovsky of the…
McAllen ISD begins its annual Summer Feeding Program on June 1 at 21 locations. The participating sites will serve free, nutritious meals to children 18 years of age and under. Some sites will provide two meals per day. There are a mixture of school and community sites. No documents or proof of income are required. Children can simply show up to any one of the participating locations throughout the…
McAllen ISD is receiving recognition for its attention to fitness and health with the recent awarding of a state award from It’s Time Texas Community Challenge. For the second straight year, the district finished first in the Medium School District category across the state in the annual health challenge. McAllen ISD earned nearly 2.4 million points. In addition, the City of McAllen was also recognized after it took first in…
U.S. News & World Report has recognized all five McAllen ISD high schools among its rankings of the “2022 Best Public High Schools.” This is the eighth straight year McAllen ISD has had its high schools recognized by either U.S. News & World Report or The Washington Post. The McAllen ISD schools are Achieve Early College High School, McAllen Memorial High School, James “Nikki” Rowe High, McAllen High School and Lamar Academy. Achieve Early…
Going up against the best of the best, two teams from McAllen ISD earned spots in the top seven for the entire country. Teams from Lamar Academy and Achieve Early College High School took third and seventh, respectively, in the National High School Championship April 8-10 in Memphis, Tenn. They were also the top two teams in Texas. Individually, Cameron Williams (Achieve ECHS) and Jeffrey De Groot (Lamar) finished tied…
Two Rio Grande Valley school districts have recently signed Memorandums of Understanding with UTRGV in support of the development and implementation of Collegiate High Schools. The McAllen Independent School District and the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District made the commitment to provide their students additional opportunities to pursue college credit during high school. “The leaders at the McAllen and Edinburg school districts know how important it is for students to…
McAllen ISD is one of eight school districts that are finalists for H-E-B’s 20th annual Excellence in Education Awards program. It is also one of five public school boards H-E-B is recognizing to highlight the importance of strong leadership at the board level. McAllen ISD is one of five districts in the Large School Districts category; three other districts make up the Small School Districts category. Four early childhood education…
Erica De la Garza Lopez got right to work when she took over as president of Friends of IB for the 2021-2022 school year. The 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization brings awareness about the McAllen ISD International Baccalaureate school at Lamar Academy. It also develops partnerships between IB parents, local businesses and the community. Additionally, members raise money and provide other means of support to the school and its students. McAllen ISD…