Intercom Oct. 2 Edition

Corpus Christi Independent School District OCT. 2, 2023

EVENTS Oct. 4

Hamlin Middle School Groundbreaking Ceremony

Oct. 5

Menger Elementary School Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

In the Board Room: World Teachers’ Day

QUESTIONS Our “Let’s Talk!” customer service platform helps you get the answers you need. Visit us at ccisd.us and click the “Contact us” tab, or text your question to 361-600-3691.

SPOTLIGHT Superintendent Dr. Roland Hernandez invites you to join him in a variety of celebrations across CCISD. Watch on our YouTube Channel.

#CCISDCARES CCISD’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Family Counseling Services: 361-852-7415.

More information.

SCHOOL MESSENGER Our district has a text option for receiving information via School Messenger. Employees who have not previously indicated agreement to receive information via text may opt in by texting 67587 with the message “Yes”.

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During the Sept. 25 Board of Trustees Meeting, the board recognized #TeamCCISD for various accomplishments.

The following were recognized: • August Above the Line winners.

• Newly designated Purple Star campuses: ECDC, Mireles Elementary School, Webb Elementary and Kaffie Middle School. Veterans Memorial High School was also recognized for Purple Star renewal.

The board also passed a resolution recognizing Oct. 5 as Corpus Christi ISD Teachers’ Day. The board encourages the community to show appreciation by displaying a light blue ribbon outside homes or businesses the week of Oct. 5.

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CCISD promotes one campus, one district leader

Mental Health Minute

Take a Mental Health Minute with the Mental Health Services Department.

This Mental Health Minute shares the grounding technique to cope with anxiety. Watch on the district’s YouTube Channel.

Submit your Above the Line nominations!

Our Above the Line employee of the month winners include a new category! This year, we are also honoring our substitutes who go Above the Line!

Submit your nominations now!

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As CCISD begins the second six weeks of the school year, the district has promoted two leaders to new assignments.

Stevie Swanson has been selected as the new principal of Harold C. Kaffie Middle School. She replaces Werner “Bucky” Hartman, who accepted a position outside the district. Swanson, whose experience includes service as an assistant principal at Marvin Baker Middle School and principal at London Middle School, was most recently an assistant principal at Mary Carroll High School.

Swanson holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Texas A&M University as well as a master’s in education from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. She has been an educator since 2010.

“The committee valued Ms. Swanson’s experience as an administrator as well as her strong ties in CCISD,” said Superintendent Dr. Roland Hernandez. “We look forward to her leadership of the Dolphins community.”

Recent promotions also include Thomas Molina, who is now the district’s Chief Technology and Information Security Officer. Molina, who previously served as the district’s information security officer, takes over from Sean Babcock, who accepted a position outside the Coastal Bend.

Molina holds a bachelor’s in business administration from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, as well as a variety of industry certifications. Prior to his most recent roles with CCISD, Molina’s experience includes 12 years with AT&T as well as extensive prior experience in CCISD, including director of technology support services.

“We appreciate Mr. Molina’s experience and advocacy in an area that is vital to school district business,” Hernandez said. “We are grateful for a smooth transition under his leadership.”

CCISD will have a student holiday and teacher prep day on Friday, Oct. 6, followed by an intersession week Oct. 9-13.

District leaders are Getting to the Core with podcast Check out Instructional Technology’s new podcast, “Getting to the Core.”

The podcast can be viewed on YouTube and can be listened to on Podbean.

In this first two episodes, Cary Perales, Director of Instructional Technology, and Dr. Kimberley James, Deputy Superintendent, discuss the Math Framework.

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