Tech & Digital Literacy at IDEA Public Schools
How Typing Practice Can Help Your Child Succeed on End-of-Year Assessments As the end of the school year approaches, many students are preparing for online assessments that include writing components. These assessments are critical for measuring academic progress and can have a significant impact on future academic opportunities. One way to help your child perform […]
Celebrating National School Social Work Week 2023: Eloisa Bustamante Oviedo from IDEA Rise College Prep
IDEA Public Schools is celebrating National School Social Work Week March 5-11, 2023. Social Workers at IDEA, play a critical role in creating a safe, orderly, and welcoming learning environment for our students in educating and preparing them for college and beyond. Research indicates that access to school-based mental health and counseling services improves students’ […]
Honoring Black History: IDEA Burke Scholar Pays Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.
Shelby Henderson, a ninth grade scholar at IDEA Burke, created an artwork titled “No Matter Race Everyone is Equal” that was selected from record number of submissions to be used as the visual representation of the City of San Antonio’s 36th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. March and Celebration by the City of San Antonio’s […]
What You Should Know About IDEA’s Student Lottery
It’s that time of year again! Families are tasked with making the very important decision of where they would like to send their children to school for the 2023-2024 school year. We realize this decision is crucial to set up your child(ren) for success and our IDEA team is here to help you every step […]
Honoring Black History Month at IDEA Public Schools
This February, IDEA Public Schools is proud to join our nation in honoring Black History Month. The celebratory month, also known as National African American History Month, is an annual celebration of achievements by Black Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of African Americans in the story of the United States of […]
Learning Opportunities During Break: Winter Reading Suggestions
Happy Holidays, Team & Family! IDEA Public Schools will be closed for Winter Break from Monday, December 19 – Monday January 2. Students will return to school on Thursday, January 5, after staff development days. During the break, we encourage all our students to continue reading and engaging in fun learning opportunities! IDEA’s AR Zone […]
IDEA’s 5 Most Memorable Moments of 2022
2022 Recap Blog The holiday season is here and we hope it brings you and your family joy and hope. Through the highs and lows of 2022, our Team & Family continues to evolve, innovate, and work towards ensuring our scholars remain learning and growing on the road to and through college. Our Team & […]
18 IDEA Seniors Selected as QuestBridge National College Match Program Finalists
18 students from IDEA’s Class of 2023 have been selected as finalists for the QuestBridge National College Match Program. Our students are among 5,613 high school seniors nationwide selected this year from over 17,900 applications! This year, QuestBridge’s 48 college partners matched with 1,755 Finalists, who are recognized as Match Scholarship Recipients. This is the […]
IDEA Palmview Scholar Places 5th at Texas FFA State Competition
One of the newest IDEA campuses in the Rio Grande Valley is providing opportunities for college-bound students with interests in agriculture through their Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses in Agribusiness and Animal Science at IDEA Palmview. This year, IDEA Palmview launched its chapter of the Future Farmers Association (FFA) and is making history as […]
IDEA McAllen’s Little Shop of Team & Family
IDEA McAllen’s Fine Arts department sits in a quad of portables on campus. Walking through the campus, past the Academy building, outdoor pavilion, and College Prep building, one could miss the hustle of busy students in the school’s fine arts department, called Group 6. This semester, 92 scholars from grades 6-12 have been investing […]
