San Felipe Del Rio CISD’s reform of the Bilingual Program provides new opportunities for teachers to routinely implement purposeful linguistic accommodations through tiered classroom instruction for ELL students throughout the course of the school year.

San Felipe Del Rio CISD is proud to offer Bilingual Academies for recent immigrants and students who demonstrate limited beginning or intermediate level of English language proficiency at four elementary campuses across the district. Located at Buena Vista Elementary, Dr. Lonnie Green Elementary, Garfield Elementary and Ruben Chavira Elementary, academy students are provided specialized and intensive support until they have reached an advanced level of English proficiency, or have participated in the program for two consecutive academic years of study.

English learners who demonstrate an advanced or an advanced-high level of proficiency are also provided intensive linguistic support at their home-based campuses while they continue to make progress and master proficiency of the English language.

The state's goal for G/T students is to ensure that those students who participate in G/T services demonstrate skills in self-directed learning, thinking, research, and communication. By the 2017-2018 school year, San Felipe Del Rio CISD will initiate a redesigned plan to establish a protocol for services that leads 1^st-12^th grade G/T students to a pathway of depth and complexity beyond the general curriculum. San Felipe Del Rio CISD currently offers G/T and advanced level students multiple opportunities to develop innovative products and sophisticated performances that reflect individuality and creativity and are targeted to audiences outside the typical classroom.

A gifted/talented student is a child or youth who performs at or shows the potential for performing at a remarkably high level of accomplishment when compared to others of the same age, experience, or environment and who

• exhibits high performance capability in an intellectual, creative, or artistic area;
• possesses an unusual capacity for leadership; or
• excels in a specific academic field.

The Leader in Me is Franklin Covey’s whole school transformation process. It teaches 21st century leadership and life skills to students and creates a culture of student empowerment based on the idea that every child can be a leader. In an effort to develop and support the 7 Habits, San Felipe Del Rio CISD proudly implements this leadership model in each of our elementary schools.

Content from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is a key component of The Leader in Me. The 7 Habits is a combination of universal, timeless principles of personal and interpersonal effectiveness, such as responsibility, vision, integrity, teamwork, collaboration and renewal, which are secular in nature and common to all people and cultures. Here’s how the 7 Habits are taught to students in an age-appropriate format within The Leader in Me process:

• Habit 1 — Be Proactive - You're in Charge: I am a responsible person. I take initiative. I choose my actions, attitudes, and moods. I do not blame others for my wrong actions. I do the right thing without being asked, even when no one is looking.

• Habit 2 — Begin with the End in Mind - Have a Plan: I plan ahead and set goals. I do things that have meaning and make a difference. I am an important part of my classroom and contribute to my school’s mission and vision. I look for ways to be a good citizen.

• Habit 3 — Put First Things First - Work First, Then Play: I spend my time on things that are most important. This means I say no to things I know I should not do. I set priorities, make a schedule, and follow my plan. I am disciplined and organized.

• Habit 4 — Think Win-Win - Everyone Can Win:  I balance courage for getting what I want with consideration for what others want. I make deposits in others’ Emotional Bank Accounts. When conflicts arise, I look for third alternatives.

• Habit 5 — Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood - Listen Before You Talk: I listen to other people’s ideas and feelings. I try to see things from their viewpoints. I listen to others without interrupting. I am confident in voicing my ideas. I look people in the eyes when talking.

• Habit 6 — Synergize - Together Is Better: I value other people’s strengths and learn from them. I get along well with others, even people who are different than me. I work well in groups. I seek out other people’s ideas to solve problems because I know that by teaming with others we can create better solutions than anyone of us can alone. I am humble.

• Habit 7 — Sharpen The Saw - Balance Feels Best: I take care of my body by eating right, exercising and getting sleep. I spend time with family and friends. I learn in lots of ways and lots of places, not just at school. I find meaningful ways to help others.

Power Hour provides all K-12 students with the support, resources and guidance necessary to guide students to achieve academic success in reading skills and comprehension. The program operates on the belief that a child’s progress depends upon open communication, routine support and progress monitoring between students, staff and parents. Many of the children attending the program consistently achieve grade level improvements as seen through their formal school assessments – test scores and report cards.

San Felipe Del Rio CISD’s Athletic Program takes pride in providing opportunities for athletes, teams and coaches to reach their highest potential both on and off the playing field. Our educational commitment is academics first and then athletics. We strive to model and instill in our athletes accountability, responsibility, respect, dedication, commitment to a cause, and the belief that there are no short cuts to success. The team concept in competitive sports provides many opportunities to learn and apply to life skills such as trust, working together, communication, and reaching our physical and mental limitations and abilities.

San Felipe Del Rio CISD offers a variety of sports activities for young athletes at the Middle School level such as football, volleyball, basketball, tennis, cross-country and track. 

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San Felipe Del Rio CISD’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs offer a sequence of foundation courses at the middle school level that provides students with an opportunity to receive coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare them in their education or career pathway. Career and Technical Education (CTE) instruction aims at developing foundational skills, core workplace competencies and specific skill competencies in various occupational areas. San Felipe Del Rio CISD proudly offers many options and sequential course offerings within the following CTE clusters:

• College and Career Readiness
• Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) Courses

Admission to these programs is based on interest, aptitude, age appropriateness, and class space availability. It is the policy of SFDRCISD not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or handicap. (Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended)

The San Felipe CISD and the Fine Arts Department believe that a Fine Arts education is essential for the development of the whole child. The arts provide students with unique experiences that allow them to explore their passions, maximize their creativity and critical thinking skills, and learn valuable lessons about self-motivation, dedication, team work, and communication.

SFDRCISD is dedicated to providing an arts-rich education for every student. Fine Arts education is available at all 12 schools serving all of the district's 10,500 students.

Middle and High School students in grades 6-12 are offered many different fine arts strands to pursue:

Band

Choir

Orchestra

Jazz

Mariachi

Dance

Theatre

Visual Arts

Each of these sequential courses, all of which feature a meaningful and rigorous curriculum taught by expert staff, provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary for cognitive, creative, emotional and social growth. By enrolling in these fine arts courses, students are also eligible to participate in clinics and contests such as UIL Concert and Sight Reading, One Act Play, Dance Spectacular (Recitals) and Visual Art Scholastic Event (VASE) as well as various concerts, events, and art exhibits throughout the community. Fine Arts students from SFDRCISD have won numerous district, regional and state awards and scholarships, and many have gone on to pursue the arts in higher education and beyond.

San Felipe Del Rio CISD takes pride in supporting UIL Academics for middle school students. The district offers elementary, middle school and high school comprehensive literary and academic competitive program activities at every campus. 

These activities, which exist to complement the academic curriculum, are designed to motivate students as they acquire higher levels of knowledge, to challenge students to confront issues of importance, and to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate mastery of specific skills.

Middle School UIL competitions include:

Ready Writing

Spelling

Dictionary Skills

Oral Reading

Modern Oratory

Poetry

Number Sense

Calculator Applications

Calculator

Science

Music

Students participate and excel in various invitational meets in the San Antonio area.

San Felipe Del Rio CISD’s Athletic Program takes pride in providing opportunities for athletes, teams and coaches to reach their highest potential both on and off the playing field. Our educational commitment is academics first and then athletics. We strive to model and instill in our athletes accountability, responsibility, respect, dedication, commitment to a cause, and the belief that there are no short cuts to success. The team concept in competitive sports provides many opportunities to learn and apply to life skills such as trust, working together, communication, and reaching our physical and mental limitations and abilities. 

As the Athletic Director, I believe the ultimate athletic program responsibility is to be a major contributor in the positive development of knowledgeable, honest, hardworking, and morally strong young women and young men.

The athletic program is an extension of the classroom and our educational process. As teachers first and coaches second, we must conduct ourselves in a manner that will instill and teach our athletes accountability, responsibility, respect, dedication, commitment to a cause, and that there are no short cuts to success.

We will promote great sportsmanship in practice and game day competitions at all times. We will stress team accomplishments over individualism, but the individual effort will always be recognized. The team concept in competitive sports provide many opportunities to learn and apply to life skills such as trust, working together, communication, and reaching our physical and mental limitations and abilities. As an athletic program we will win with poise, humility, and respect for our opponents. We will learn from losing such as self-control, renewed work ethic, improved focus, better communication, recognize our weaknesses, and strengths. Our athletes will always be expected to give 100% positive effort in all they do.

Our coaching staff has the responsibility of modeling great character traits and values at all times. As a coaching staff, the behavior we display during preparation, practices, competition, and in passing will be reflected and modeled by our athletes.

San Felipe Del Rio CISD offers a variety of sports activities for young athletes at the JV and Varsity levels such as football, volleyball, basketball, tennis, golf, baseball, softball, soccer, cross-country, cheer, athletic training, track, powerlifting and swimming.  

San Felipe Del Rio CISD’s Blended Academy targets Del Rio’s at-risk middle and high school students by implementing a customized and personalized standards-based instructional environment using multiple models of blended learning. In order to help decrease the failure rate, teachers transform their traditional teaching styles to innovative 21st century and personalized blended instructional models with the smart use of technology where customized, individualized and innovative pathways to learning are offered. Our goal is to increase the graduation rate among our at-risk students. Supported by district leadership, school board and community, the District has initiated the first steps in a reformed approach to provide a personalized blended learning system for our students by providing a dedicated brick and mortar location at the Blended Academy.

San Felipe Del Rio CISD’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs offer a sequence of courses that provides students with coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare them for further education and careers in current or emerging professions. Career and Technical Education (CTE) instruction aims at developing foundational skills, core workplace competencies, and specific skill competencies in various occupational areas. Internships, practicums, cooperative education, school-based enterprises, dual enrollment programs, and apprenticeships are a few venues that deliver career and technical education by providing meaningful opportunities for learners to apply their academic and technical skills. San Felipe Del Rio CISD proudly offers many options and sequential course offerings within the following CTE clusters:

• Architecture & Construction Technology
• Arts, Audio Visual Technology & Communications
• Business Management & Administration
• Education & Training
• Finance
• Health Science
• Hospitality & Tourism
• Human Services
• Information Technology
• Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
• Manufacturing
• Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) and;
• Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

It is the policy of SFDRCISD not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap, or age in its Career and Technical Education programs, services or activities as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended; and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.

Es la política de SFDRCISD de no discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo, impedimento o edad en los programas, servicios o actividades ofrecidos bajo este programa, tal como lo requieren el Titulo VI de la Ley de los Derechos Civiles de 1964, según enmienda; el Titulo IX de las Enmiendas en la Educación, de 1972, la ley de Discriminación por Edad, de 1975, según enmienda, y la Sección 504 de la Ley de Rehabilitación de 1973, según enmienda.

San Felipe Del Rio CISD’s Early College High School is a college preparatory dual enrollment high school program strategically designed to fulfill and exceed college and university admission requirements. It is an academic program intended to enable students to pursue post-secondary education at a community college, four-year college, or university. ECHS is the creation of a strong and influential college bound culture with high expectations for all students

The program is structured to provide successful, challenging, and meaningful experiences for students. Students are offered not only the opportunity to earn a high school diploma and meet university entrance requirements, but they also take college courses though Southwest Texas Junior College (SWTJC) and Angelo State University (ASU) for which they receive college units through dual enrollment.

ECHS has a maximum population of one hundred students per grade level, allowing for smaller class sizes, frequent opportunities for individual participation, and personalized attention from faculty and staff.

By changing the structure of the high school years and compressing the number of years to a college degree, Early College High School improves graduation rates and better prepares students for entry into high-skill careers.

The San Felipe CISD and the Fine Arts Department believe that a Fine Arts education is essential for the development of the whole child. The arts provide students with unique experiences that allow them to explore their passions, maximize their creativity and critical thinking skills, and learn valuable lessons about self-motivation, dedication, team work, and communication.

SFDRCISD is dedicated to providing an arts-rich education for every student. Fine Arts education is available at all 12 schools serving all of the district's 10,500 students. 

Every elementary student in the district receives a high quality education in:

• Elementary Art
• Elementary Music

and secondary schools throughout SFDRCISD offer many different fine arts strands for students to pursue:

• Band
• Choir
• Orchestra
• Jazz
• Mariachi
• Dance
• Theatre
• Visual Arts

Each of these sequential courses, all of which feature a meaningful and rigorous curriculum taught by expert staff, provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary for cognitive, creative, emotional and social growth. By enrolling in these fine arts courses, students are also eligible to participate in clinics and contests such as UIL Concert and Sight Reading, One Act Play, Dance Spectacular (Recitals) and Visual Art Scholastic Event (VASE) as well as various concerts, events, and art exhibits throughout the community. Fine Arts students from SFDRCISD have won numerous district, regional and state awards and scholarships, and many have gone on to pursue the arts in higher education and beyond.

San Felipe Del Rio CISD takes pride in supporting UIL Academics. The district offers elementary, middle school and high school comprehensive literary and academic competitive program activities at every campus. These activities, which exist to complement the academic curriculum, are designed to motivate students as they acquire higher levels of knowledge, to challenge students to confront issues of importance, and to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate mastery of specific skills.

Elementary UIL competitions include:

• Ready Writing
• Spelling
• Oral Reading
• Dictionary Skills
• Number Sense
• Mathematics
• Science
• Maps, Graphs & Charts
• Music Memory

District level Competitions are held annually in December.

Middle School UIL competitions include:

• Ready Writing
• Spelling
• Dictionary Skills
• Oral Reading
• Modern Oratory
• Poetry
• Number Sense
• Calculator Applications
• Calculator
• Science
• Music

Students participate and excel in various invitational meets in the San Antonio area.