by sachartermoms | Jul 24, 2013 | Latest News
Back in May, with the help of unflappable Express-News writer Francisco Vara-Orta, we observed the dysfunction and factionalism on the board of South San Antonio ISD. (Read more in this earlier post.) The question then: When would the South San school board fire...
by sachartermoms | Jul 23, 2013 | Latest News
Last weekend, my family and I traveled to California for a memorial service for my grandfather, who died in April at age 91. He lived a large, full life, and I try to learn from his example. We remembered his gifts of service. In addition to running a busy medical...
by sachartermoms | Jul 18, 2013 | Latest News
Last month, Trinity University Press released Animal Amigos! and Black & Blanco, the final installments of the five-book ArteKids series. These colorful, bilingual board books feature art from the San Antonio Museum of Art. I am looking forward to sharing the new...
by sachartermoms | Jul 17, 2013 | Latest News
The other day I was flipping through a glossy magazine that came in the mail, and—surprise!—found a references to BASIS San Antonio: The Decherds have four daughters: Cally, 16, a junior this fall at AHHS, who is active in Destination Imagination and loves to sing;...
by sachartermoms | Jul 16, 2013 | Latest News
Over the weekend, I drove past Hawthorne Academy, an in-district charter at San Antonio ISD, and snapped a picture of the construction—part of the Bond 2010 program. Here is an earlier post with a pre-construction photo of Hawthorne. Hawthorne is one of 16 campuses in...
by sachartermoms | Jul 15, 2013 | Latest News
In November 2012, the Texas State Board of Education granted Generation 17 charters to eight applicants. (Read more in this earlier post.) Where are they now? BASIS San Antonio is building its first campus in the Medical Center area in Fall 2013 (earlier post) Village...
