Aldine ISD Partners With Local Health Care Providers to Offer Employees COVID-19 Vaccine

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On Monday, April 5, more than 500 Aldine ISD employees had an opportunity to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

Aldine ISD has partnered with Custom Care Pharmacy, Texas Patient Care Services, and Community Health Choice to provide COVID-19 vaccines for Aldine ISD staff. The district has been working with community partners to provide various opportunities for district employees to register for a COVID-19 vaccination since February. 

Joseph Marbley, Eisenhower Senior High School substitute teacher and his mother, Winifred Marbley, Lane School substitute teacher, check-in for the COVID-19 vaccine.

Now that more vaccines are available to different healthcare providers and all Texans 16 and older can receive the vaccine, Aldine wanted to ensure staff had an opportunity to take the vaccine.

Joseph Marbley, Eisenhower Senior High School substitute teacher and his mother, Winifred Marbley, Lane School substitute teacher, were happy to receive an opportunity to get the vaccine at a district facility. 

“Knowing that I am getting the vaccine takes a load off me mentally, J. Marbley explained. “We live in a multigenerational home and I would prefer to be safe for my family, students and other people.”

Odom Elementary School special education teacher, Mashala Williams, echoed the Marbley’s. 

“I lost my grandmother to COVID in December,” Williams said. “I want to do all that I can to prevent others from experiencing that.” 

Williams recalled the quick transition to online learning last spring and expressed that it was a rough time for educators, but the resources and various professional development opportunities provided by the District have allowed her to continue to be effective in the classroom for her students. 

“As we are thinking about the fall school opening, we want to ensure all of our staff has the opportunity to get a vaccine and we also want our parents to feel safe to send their children to school daily,” Dr. Charlotte Davis, assistant superintendent for student support services said. “With COVID still prevalent, it is important that we also continue to offer rapid COVID testing to students and staff. We will continue to work with community partners to offer the vaccine until all Aldine employees who want the vaccine can be vaccinated.” 

Tonya Porter-Brisker, Principal of Griggs Primary, recieving the COVID-19 vaccine.

Working with community partners has allowed the District to meet their employees and students right where they are in the Aldine community.

“I have noticed that when we bring the vaccines into schools and neighborhoods, people are more willing to take it,” Jacquelyn Mathews, Texas Patient Care Services director of business development said. “When we go into different communities we provide opportunities to those who might otherwise not have access to the vaccines. We are happy to partner with Aldine ISD.”

Aldine ISD plans to continue the partnership to provide vaccines to all district staff who want it.