PSJA Super Chats Podcast

From assisting with the COVID-19 Hotline, helping their campuses, and serving our community by helping provide thousands of vaccines at our clinics, hear from some of our amazing PSJA ISD nurses about their experiences this year. How do they feel being part of history and giving back in this way?
Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts about our PSJA Super Chats Podcast series to help us plan for the 2021-2022 school year! https://bit.ly/2PlRdwa

On this Super Chats episode, hear from our amazing 2021 District Elementary and Secondary Teachers of the Year as they speak with Superintendent Dr. Jorge L. Arredondo about their experiences rising to the challenge this 2020-2021 school year. 

Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts about our PSJA Super Chats Podcast series to help us plan for the 2021-2022 school year! https://bit.ly/2PlRdwa

The Spring marks an important and exciting time for seniors as they approach graduating and they receive dozens of acceptance letters from colleges and universities all over the state and nation!
On this Super Chats episode, Superintendent Dr. Jorge L. Arredondo speaks with the PSJA College Readiness Department Executive Officer Linda Uribe and the PSJA College Transition Department Director Carlos Garcia regarding PSJA College Month & Decision Day celebrations and the latest and important resources available for PSJA graduates.
In addition, hear tips from PSJA Alumna & Cornell University student on choosing the right university and having a successful transition from high school to college.
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Research shows that a Pre-Kinder education gives children a chance to develop and grow while also learning skills needed to be successful for the rest of their lives.
On this Super Chats episode, learn how the PSJA Early Childhood Program provides a solid foundation for lifelong learning and prepares children for success in kinder and beyond. Additionally, hear about how parents can get exclusive content to do at home through the district's new PSJA Infants & Toddlers Learning Series.

On this podcast episode, PSJA Superintendent Dr. Arredondo chats with PSJA College Readiness Department Executive Officer Linda Uribe about the various career-advancing opportunities available through the PSJA Academies!

In celebration of National Middle Level Education Month, learn about the various opportunities available to all PSJA middle school students!
On this episode, Superintendent Dr. Jorge L. Arredondo speaks to Executive Officers for Middle Schools Nora Rivas-Garza and Iris Guajardo about the efforts made to ensure middle schools prepare students for high school and beyond.
Additionally, hear from Alamo Middle School Principal Cristina Esparza and 8th grade student Madison Cano about their experiences at the campus level!
Listen to this and more episodes at
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Learn about the many FREE opportunities offered through the PSJA Early Childhood Program! 
Topics discussed include: 

Buckner Early Head Start 
Partnerships with 50+ Day Cares 
Lifelong benefits of enrolling your child in Half-Day Pre-K 3 and Full-Day Pre-K 4 at PSJA Schools

Learn more a www.psjaisd.us/earlychildhood

In celebration of Athletic Trainers Month, PSJA Superintendent Dr. Jorge L. Arredondo chats with Coordinator for Athletic Trainers Jeffery Darr about the role athletic trainers play in schools and how they’ve been assisting with the PSJA COVID-19 Taskforce during the pandemic. Additionally, hear from PSJA North Class of 2014 Alum & Former Student Athlete Sammy Lopez who is currently pursuing a Master's Degree from UT-Arlington in Athletic Training. Sammy has an internship lined up with the Dallas Cowboys this May!

On this episode, PSJA Superintendent Dr. Jorge L. Arredondo chats with PSJA Career & Technical Education Director Adriana Garcia about the different career-advancing opportunities available for students through the program. Additionally, hear from PSJA Early College High School 11th grade student Josue Domingo Trigo currently participating in the Culinary Arts Program about his experiences and the impact it's had on his life and future.

On this podcast episode, hear from the nonprofit's President Jesse Vela as he chats with PSJA Superintendent Dr. Jorge L. Arredondo about the 2021 Scholarships opportunities now open for all students, application requirements, and ways businesses or individuals can give via namesake scholarships honoring causes or individuals or donate. Additionally Vanessa Diaz, a PSJA Alumna and $16,000 Scholarship Recipient, will share her story and how the scholarship helped make her educational dreams come true.