Around 106,000 students and 7,000 teachers headed back to the classroom when 119 schools re-opened on Monday. Joining the District are two new schools, John M. Harlan High School and Nathan Kallison Elementary School.

Northside will be moving to a new gradebook at the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year and along with this comes a new parent/guardian portal called the Home Access Center (HAC).  The HAC will be replacing the existing gradebook found on Parent Connection.

Northside ISD will open for the first day of school as planned on Monday, August. 28. District leaders, in collaboration with other school districts and city officials, made the decision that it is safe to hold school.

Northside Independent School District (NISD) announced its policy today for providing free and reduced-price meals for children served under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) income eligibility guidelines. Each school/site or the central office has a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by anyone on request.

Before 106,000 students arrive for the first day of school on Aug. 28, a brigade of new teachers first have to be schooled. 

Frank Erazo, an instructional technologist in Organizational and Staff Development (OSD), was busy making sure that everyone received credit for attending the opening session of Leadership Institute and getting ready for the next session when it dawned on him that his name was being announced and people were applauding for him. 

The start of the next school year will be here soon, so now’s the time to start planning on what you might need to be ready. To find out the answer to such questions as what school supplies to get, when bus schedules are announced, or where to register your child for school, visit Northside ISD’s Back to School website.

For students who have yet to update their immunizations, University Health System will have its mobile clinic available at Gustafson Stadium, located at Loop 410 and Culebra. The "shots bus" will be there from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 28 through Wednesday, Aug. 30. 

Last night, Trustees discussed and took action on several items: appointed several campus administrators; approved renewal of UnitedHealthcare as the District’s medical insurance provider for 2018; and received the annual report from the School Health Advisory Council (SHAC).

For the last 21 years, the San Antonio Deaf Dance Company has provided deaf and hard of hearing students from the San Antonio area with an outlet to express themselves through dance. The Company is will hold a public performance Friday, July 28 at 7 p.m. in the Marshall High School Auditorium, 8000 Lobo Lane. Admission is free but donations are accepted.

Northside ISD is holding an Auxiliary Job Fair to fill almost 300 positions for bus drivers, food service workers, food service manager trainees, police officers, custodians, and maintenance workers. The Job Fair will be held from 8:30-11:30 a.m. Friday, July 14 at the Northside Activity Center, 7001 Culebra Road.

The Rising Stars Theatre Camp is presenting The Wizard of Oz in a free public performance on Tuesday, June 27 at 2 p.m. in the Stevens High School auditorium, 600 N Ellison Drive.