Families encouraged to attend Seguin ISD Safety Summit

(Seguin) – Despite the chaos and cancellation of classes this week, the Seguin ISD says an important community presentation is still on schedule for Thursday night. Sean Hoffmann, the chief communications officer for the Seguin ISD, says district families and the Seguin community are encouraged to make plans for its Safety Summit on Thursday evening at Seguin High School.

In continuing that community engagement piece that they started over the summer with the safety task force, Hoffmann says this event will serve as a follow up event.

“This event is for students, families and community members to come out and learn more about safety within schools as well as be able to experience and talk with some of the organizations and businesses that will be there to provide resources to the community,” said Hoffmann.

Hoffmann says the event will be an evening of education and resource sharing. He says in addition to a guest speaker, there will be a pair of presentations for both adults and students.

“The main component of the event will be a guest speaker from the David Legacy Foundation. This I individual will talk about the harmful effects of bullying and cyber bullying and during that time, we will have a separate age-appropriate presentation for students who are in grades k-5 in the Seguin High School library. We will also have presentations on the harmful effects of vaping and like I said, we will have several booths set up where attendees can visit with these organizations to learn more about mental health, suicide, substance abuse, things of that nature. Again, trying to provide that community support for our families and community and asking folks to come out, just learn more and become better educated and we feel like an event like this is going to help anybody who is able to attend,” said Hoffmann.

Hoffmann says the Seguin ISD Safety Summit is designed to ultimately keep all kids and staff safe. He

Seguin ISD Safety Summit

says safety will always remain a top priority.

“Safety has been a priority for public schools for forever and really that focus intensified over the last few years as public schools have seen acts of violence in and around the school and at Seguin ISD, that focus is no different. We feel we have improved safety components at our campuses over the years with technology cameras, safety vestibules, rapid ID systems and building relationships with Seguin, Fire, EMS, Police as well as the Guadalupe County Emergency Management Department and the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office and the safety summit that we had over the summer, we can take that a step further with the community’s focus on safety in our schools as well. With Bond 2022, we saw that pass and $15 million of that is earmarked for safety and security which we will see this spring with perimeter fencing going up around many of our campuses,” said Hoffmann.

The Seguin ISD Safety Summit will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the high school campus. Doors will open at 5:45 p.m. Door prizes and refreshments will be made available.

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(New Braunfels) – Grab your resumes. The Cibolo Economic Development Corporation (CEDC), the Greater New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce (GNBCC), the Schertz Economic Development Corporation (Schertz EDC) and the Seguin Economic Development Corporation (Seguin EDC) are partnering to host the first Regional Job Fair of 2023.

The event is scheduled to take place Thursday at the McKenna Events Center, located at 801 W. San Antonio St., New Braunfels from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

This event is free to the public and will feature over 50 employers who are ready to hire for immediate job openings across multiple industries and skills. This is the first Regional Job Fair to include neighboring community Cibolo.

“A strong and vibrant regional economy depends on the success of its businesses and the employment opportunities they provide. Our regional partnership is committed to supporting economic growth in the region by bringing employers and job seekers together multiple times throughout the year. We are confident that our first regional job fair of the year will help connect

Classes, continued.

Sean Hoffmann, the chief communications officer for the Seguin ISD, says while it might be easier to ignore the intercession invitation because of the cold weather, the district wants to remind families on why it is so important that students attend their respective schools these next two days.

“Seguin ISD campuses will offer intercession on talented individuals with our great local companies, fostering new partnerships and driving economic development in our region.” said Michele Boggs, vice president of economic development at the New Braunfels Chamber.

Job seekers can expect to find hundreds of openings in entry, intermediate and advancedlevel positions in a wide range of industries including manufacturing, government, non-profit administration, tech, entertainment, public education, and more.

“Participating with our economic development partners in a coordinated job fair not only underscores the impressive mixture of employers that contribute to the economic health and opportunities of our cities, but also highlights the talent pool of individuals with diverse experiences and skills that set up our region for long[1]term success.” said Kelsee Jordan Lee, economic development director for the city of Cibolo.

Organizers say this regional effort among Cibolo, New Braunfels, Schertz and Seguin gives job seekers and employers the opportunity to connect and engage as exciting new positions become available in the area.

Business casual attire is recommended for job seekers who plan to attend along with multiple copies of their updated resumes.

Many employers will be conducting on-site interviews and extending employment offers during the event. To follow details of the job fair more closely check out the Facebook pages for the New Braunfels Chamber, Seguin EDC, Schertz EDC and/or Cibolo EDC.

Thursday and Friday, and we encourage those families who have received that invitation for their child to be a part of intercession to come out and attend. Of course, we had a couple of days where our students have been able to stay home and unfortunately, it’s days like those where all of our students miss out and we want to make sure that those students who have been invited to intercession, come, take advantage of that time to be able to maybe catch up, get some focus learning in a fun atmosphere. It’s a good opportunity for them to kind of help make up these days that we are missing now and even looking back at the COVID gaps that we have experienced over the years. So, we certainly encourage those families to send their children to school if they have received that opportunity invitation to attend intercession Thursday and Friday,” said Hoffmann.

District officials say should they again decide to cancel classes, then a decision will be made late today or first thing Thursday morning.