City Year San Antonio
San Antonio is home to a close-knit and welcoming community known for its rich cultural heritage. City Year San Antonio works alongside teachers and community partners to support students across the city.
Serving in San Antonio
While San Antonio is widely known for being a vibrant center for academia, business, tech and medicine, some students in San Antonio face significant challenges every day. The San Antonio School District serves more than 15,000 students across 125 schools.
Your corps experience
City Year is a key partner to the San Antonio Independent School District in creating equitable learning opportunities for all students and developing the city’s future leaders. AmeriCorps members support teachers and staff in delivering instruction that serves the development of the whole child and is responsive to the diverse racial, cultural and linguistic needs of San Antonio youth.
With more than 76% of students tutored by AmeriCorps members last year improving their test scores, AmeriCorps members are truly making an impact. A close-knit community with ample opportunities to develop meaningful personal and professional relationships, San Antonio is an ideal place to serve.
Work with a committed and diverse group of 8–15 City Year AmeriCorps members who share your passion for service and personal growth.
Professional development
Each City Year school team is led by an Impact Manager who is fully invested in your City Year experience and professional development, so you graduate your City Year prepared for another year of service or your future aspirations.
City Year AmeriCorps members receive more than 340 hours of training to develop their skills in the classroom and beyond. Training takes place in a variety of ways including instructor-led sessions, e-learning, practical exercises, instruction and events.
Throughout the year, you will receive training in several formats:
- Basic Training Academy (BTA)
- Learning and Development Days (LDDs)
- Community leader panels
- Community and professional networking events
- Leadership and reflecting
Example training topics and areas of support include:
- Using data to inform social-emotional and academic instruction
- Strategies to enhance school-wide culture and conditions for learning
- Using a strength-based approach with students that respects and responds to their developmental needs
- Building reflective practitioners of cultural competency in a diverse setting
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, and Belonging strategies
- Behavior management strategies
- Continual coaching and feedback from site staff
Become part of our community
Over the years, we have built a robust relationship with San Antonio Public Schools, teachers, families and the community at large. We can’t wait to welcome you.
Our stories
At the beginning of the school year, I was finding it hard to connect with a fourth-grade student I was...
Read more about One-on-One Time Can Make All The DifferenceCity Year San Antonio and the Rotary Club of San Antonio hosted the Kingdom for Kids Playground Build this past weekend, on Saturday, November 20th....
Read more about Kingdom For Kids Playground BuildCity Year San Antonio hosted our Breakfast for Champions Event presented by Valero on Thursday, November 11th. The event was the...
Read more about Breakfast for Champions Event RecapThe CYSA Food Pantry needs to be replenished for our incoming AmeriCorps members. Consider donating any item(s) on CYSA’s Amazon...
Read more about Donate to CYSA's AmeriCorps Member Food PantryConnect with us to learn more or apply today!
Over the last few years we have built robust relationships with our partner schools, teachers, families and the community at large. We can’t wait to welcome you.
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This year, 90 City Year AmeriCorps members will support over 6,500 students in 8 San Antonio schools.
Every year we hold events to celebrate our corps, students and the community at large.
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Our amazing education and corporate partners help make our work in San Antonio possible.
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Introducing CYSA Voks!
“Who rocks the house?”
“The Voks rock the house.”
“I said, who rocks the house?”
“I said the Voks rock the house, and they rock it all the way down.”
Follow them at @cysa_voks
We will be highlighting our final team next week. Be sure to follow all 8 school teams so that you never miss their updates.
MOVE Texas is seeking an Executive Director to lead their organization.
The Executive Director will inspire, collaborate with, and manage a talented team and work deeply with their Board of Directors to execute and deliver the organization’s operational priorities.
This is a great opportunity for CYSA Alums. If you are a good fit for this role or know someone who would be, please share or visit the link in our bio to apply.
@move_texas
”After coming back from a restful and well-deserved Thanksgiving break, it quickly became clear to my partner teacher and I that the time in between holiday breaks would be extra challenging in terms of student engagement. To help keep our students motivated and ensure we finish the year strong, my partner teacher and I introduced the 12 Days of Christmas. This initiative consists of highlighting students who are going above and beyond in their participation and performance, for the 12 school days before winter break. Students of the Day earn small prizes such as fun pencils, erasers, stickers, etc. for their hard work. Additionally, whoever gets chosen to be Student of the Day, helps the teachers in recommending their peers for the following day.”
Check out our latest blog, 12 Days of Christmas, by Denisse Aimar, to learn more about the creative initiatives Denisse and her partner teacher set up to increase student engagement. Link is in the bio! #blog #servingstudents #studentengagement #creativelearning
Congratulations to CYSA’s Chief of Staff, Stephanie Gargiulo!
Stephanie was one of 18 individuals selected as a 2021 NLC Fellow in San Antonio and one of 866 leaders around the country for this program.
The New Leaders Council @nlc_satx is a professional development program for progressive leaders who are committed to building a country centered on equity, progress, and justice.
We are so proud of Stephanie for her leadership at CYSA and in the San Antonio community. Please join us in congratulating her for this accomplishment and wish her continued success throughout the program.
We are thrilled to welcome Barbara Williams to our board!
Barbara is a wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and aunt to an amazing family. In her 35 years as an educator, Barbara taught fourth grade through high school, was Associate Headmaster and teacher at San Antonio Academy, and was principal of Buckner Fanning School at Mission Springs while also teaching classes. Many of her former students keep in touch with her, which has brought great joy to Barbara and her husband George through the years.
For many years, Barbara has directed her spare time toward those ill-equipped to live unassisted. In 2019, Barbara chaired the Power of Women Luncheon for City Year San Antonio, helping to raise more than $150,000 in funding to support the work of City Year AmeriCorps members in San Antonio schools. In addition to her dedication to City Year and the special needs community, Barbara is committed to Impact San Antonio, where she served on the Board from 2017-2019. Barbara also holds a leadership position on the Blessed Sacrament Academy Council, and she is involved in a number of ministries and leads a Sunday school class at First Baptist Church. Barbara and George are native San Antonians and have lived in this community for 82 years.
We are so thankful for Barbara’s commitment to CYSA and we could not be more excited to have her as one of our newest board members!
Join CYSA in welcoming Courtney Wai to our board!
Courtney Wai is a lifelong educator and learner. She currently teaches middle school English as a Second Language (ESL) at Ball Academy in San Antonio ISD and is an adjunct professor for Relay Graduate School of Education. Previously, she worked as the Learning & Development Director for City Year San Antonio. She was also the Special Projects Manager for the City of San Antonio’s Office of Equity, where she worked with City departments to advance racial equity and partnered with other community organizations to advance the goals of the Office.
We are thrilled to have Courtney back with us!
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