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The Branch

A Monthly Newsletter from RootEd

The BranchA Monthly Newsletter from RootEd

So Impressed

We have noticed a huge difference in schools social medias lately. Sharing your stories is the most important story to tell right now. Being intentional about what you're putting out there is the best way to make your stories pop!


We also wanted to give a huge shout-out to a few schools who have put on Fall Open Houses. It is always hard to put something together that wasn't on the calendar originally and you are putting it on without knowing if anyone would show up. NEISD PreK Academy, Tejeda MS, Oak Meadow Elem, Jackson MS, IKE MS...way to step out of the normal and put yourselves out there. We've already heard of new registrations of families coming from competing schools and attendance of one Fall Open House at 125 families!! Being brave is always worth it!


Blattman Elem for years has been having gatherings for incoming Hobby MS families to ask questions and meet other parents. They have inspired RootEd and many other schools to promote this type of get-together. We feel that having an event in the Fall to compete with the open enrollment of competing schools is super important.


Let's all have a leg up in the popular school choice movement.

Legislative Updates

Legislation Updates

1. Early voting for the primaries begins February 14th and Student Voting Day is the first Friday of early voting, February 18th. Educator Voting Day is going to be Thursday, February 17th, 2022 and we are starting to gear up for it to be even bigger and better than in the past.


2. Register to Vote Here: Voter Registration Application (state.tx.us)

Noteworthy

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Learning Their Civic Duty

Ms. Gloege, a teacher at Northwood Elem in NEISD took her kids with her to vote! What an excellent way to set an example and teach her students about the importance of voting in every election.

#RootEdNorthwood

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Social Emotional Learning

These 1st graders at Media Creek Elem in SWISD were working on SEL with their counselor at school. One of the many reasons our schools are amazing is that counseling is at their fingertips by certified counselors.

#RootEdMCE

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Alumni in action

Floresville South Elem RootEd Rep, Stefanie, posted about this moment in time to brag about the foundation the school is giving these now high school students in Floresville ISD. Love the thought behind this post!


#RootEdFSE

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Alumni are the best!!

You know you are doing something right when you get 2 visitors on the same day! Sweet post from the Journalism teacher at Alamo Heights High School in AHISD. Awesome story!

#RootEdAlamoHeightsHS

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Great Post!!!

What a wonderful Facebook post by the Huebner Elem librarian in NEISD. Love the brag because it shows off the wonderful Huebner students and her awesome programs!

#RootEdHuebner

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Cookies as the Lunar Cycle??!!

RootEd Rep, Ramona, shared a post about the students at Heritage MS in ECISD creatively learning about the lunar cycle of the moon using Oreos!! Who wouldn't want to be in that class!

#RootEdHMS

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Walk to School with Friends!

Blattman Elem in NISD is lucky to be located along the Salado Trail system and many of the neighborhoods meet along the trail. The students, parents, teachers, staff and their dogs walked along the way to school. What a cool opportunity for these students!

#RootEdBlattman

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Giving Back

Southside HS JROTC cadets spent a day cleaning up campus during Thanksgiving break. Really impressive kiddos giving back to a school that gives them so much.

#RootEdSouthsideHS

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Fall Harvest

How cool is this! Adams Elem in Harlandale ISD were able to take home some of the vegetables they harvested from their own school garden to their families!!

#RootEdAdams

RootEd out in the Community

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TEV

Texas Educators Vote invited RootEd to meet with other voting advocates in Austin. We always enjoy our time in Austin, especially meeting with others that are passionate about education and getting constituents to the polls.


to find out more about TEV, go here: Partners – Texas Educators Vote

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Education Advocacy

RootEd was invited to be on a panel of education advocates at the first annual Public Education Advocacy Summit hosted by Friends of Texas Public Schools and Pastors for Texas Children.

RootEd Facebook Groups



Ready to dive into some podcasts that either may get you fired up about public education? Or want to be in the know about our legislative priorities and what's going on in public education in Texas?


Check us out. Click on the graphic below for links.

Go Public! Partnership

We are very lucky to have a partnership with Go Public. Click on their logo to find out more about what all they do for public education!!

RootEd Updates

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How to be RootEd this Month?

Being available for questions and tours this month is a priority. Parents have a tendency to make a change at the beginning of a semester.


Attend a RootEd training or workday event.


Be sure to use your RootEd hashtag!


Host a table at your school community event to chat RootEd.


Make sure you are registered and start gearing up for the primaries in February.

Rep Spotlight of the Month

When we became partners with Floresville ISD, Stefanie Moore was the first to contact us and sign up as a RootEd Rep! She's a wonderful cheerleader for her district and her school. We are lucky that she's chosen to be a part of RootEd!


"I love RootEd because I get to correspond with parents moving into our area and tell them about our school’s great happenings with our children and within our community.

I love Floresville South Elementary because it’s a family. It is a perfectly imperfect community. They all realize no one is perfect, and they adapt to the many changes which come to them daily. Our campus has been through so many ups and downs, losses, and gains, and everyone is treated like family no matter what. Our teachers are flexible and encouraging to the students. Our kiddos are their kiddos.

I love being a RootEd representative because I get to be Angie’s List for public schools. I get to share the stories of service, learning, and compassion FSE does. Also, I have learned how to become an advocate for public education. I’ve been able to learn from other representatives and tweak the suggestions to work on our campus. Everyone is accommodating.

Coming from a rural area in South Texas, Floresville is a small town growing by leaps and bounds. We have one school district, and it is filled with some of the best faculty and staff in South Texas. We have learned that our faculty and staff love all our kiddos as their own. Everyone in those walls is committed to bringing the best out of the kids. RootEd has given me the chance to get a parent perspective of the school in my area.

I am a product of the Floresville ISD and am proud my kids are learning at the same school district. We have been a part of Floresville South Elementary for seven years, and we complete nine years at FSE once our three children are done with Elementary."

Stefanie is mom to Nicolas (7th-grade FMS), Amilia (5th-grade FSE), and Isabella (3rd-grade FSE). Stefanie and Stephen have been married for 16 years. The Moore’s are active in the Floresville community. They are proud supporters of public education.

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About RootEd

RootEd is a parent-led, grassroots organization that promotes neighborhood public schools through storytelling, advocacy, and education. We believe a strong public school system for all children creates a robust economy and well-connected community. RootEd is a 501(c)3 non profit organization.


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