Pearland Independent School District

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Pearland Independent School District is a school district based in Pearland, Texas, United States.

Pearland ISD serves most of the city of Pearland (including master-planned communities such as Silvercreek) and the city of Brookside Village.

Pearland ISD is operated by a seven-person elected Board of Trustees.

The Superintendent of Schools is Dr. Bonny Cain. She was named superintendent in 2000, when Dr. James Schleider retired.

Each house or residential area in Pearland is zoned to an elementary school (grades PK-4), a middle school (5-6), and a junior high school (7-8). There is only one ninth grade center that feeds into the one high school in Pearland ISD.

On November 7, 2006, a bond presented by the district passed with 69.84% of the votes being for the bond. A total of $115 million dollars has been alotted to construct a second high school, to be named after deceased Texas Representative and former Pearland High School teacher Glenda Dawson, on the west side of Pearland. The bond also calls for converting the facility that houses the Ninth Grade Center and Junior High South into a third high school. Other items on the bond include the construction of two new elementary schools, technology upgrades, and improvements to current campuses.

Currently the school district is rated "Recognized" by the Texas Education Agency (TEA).

1 Administration
2 Controversies
- 2.1 Standardized dress
3 List of schools
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Administration

Dr. Bonny Cain, Superintendent of Schools
Don Marshall, Assistant Superintendent of Business
Cary Partin, Assistant Superintendent of Support Services
Dr. Brenda Waters, Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Education
Sonia Serrano, Assistant Superintendent of Intermediate Education
Nanette Weimer, Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Education
Dr. Nyla Watson, Executive Director of Instructional Programs
Mike Watson, Director of Athletics
Retta Cook, Director of Special Programs
L. Renea Ivy-Sims, Director of Communications
Nancy Mallini, Director of Career and Technology Education
Len DePrang, Director of Fine Arts and Languages Other Than English

[edit] Controversies

Pearland High School has been the subject of several sex scandals involving employees and students, which has reportedly caused unrest in the student body. There have been four PHS employees in three school years, arrested and charged with sexual crimes against minors. Timothy Locklear was found guilty, and is serving six years in prison. Delesondro "Sean" Sims, was found guilty and is serving nine years. Hollis Grizzard was sentenced to 12 years in prison after being convicted. Angelique Evanson was sentenced to 8 years in prison after pleading guilty.

Pearland High School has received several terroristic threats within the past few years. One of these threats involved evacuating the entire campus and moving the evacuees to the football stadium while police searched the school buildings.

[edit] Standardized dress

Since 2001, All Pearland ISD schools are required to enact a "standardized dress" code, which is similar to a school uniform; this is controversial among students and staff.

[edit] List of schools

Pearland High School, 1937 - Michele Staley, Principal
Pearland Ninth Grade Center, 2002 - David Moody, Principal
Pearland Academic Center for Excellence (PACE), 2002 - Cynthia Henry, Principal
Berry Miller Junior High School (scheduled to open in 2008-2009) - TBA, Principal
Pearland Junior High School East Campus, 1972 - Lonnie Leal, Principal
Pearland Junior High School South Campus, 2002 - Brad Brown, Principal
Pearland Junior High School West Campus, 1993 - Pam Wilson, Principal
Sam Jamison Middle School, 1982 - Sharon Bradley, Principal
Middle School #4 (scheduled to open in 2007-2008) - Annette Chambliss, Principal
Rogers Middle School, 2003 - Kim Radous, Principal
Leon H. Sablatura Middle School, 1997 - Annette Chambliss, Principal
Herbert C. Carleston Elementary School, 1979 - Lisa Nixon, Principal
Challenger Elementary School, 1993 - Lisa Nelson, Principal
Elementary School #10 (scheduled to open in 2007-2008) - Gerri Roberts, Principal
Elementary School #11 (scheduled to open in 2007-2008) - Sharon Gifford, Principal
Carroll J. Harris Elementary School, 1945 - Ruth Cornett, Principal
Edgar A. Lawhon Elementary School, 1962 - Sharon Gifford, Principal
Massey Ranch Elementary School, 2006 - Katie Kyle, Principal
Rustic Oak Elementary School, 1993 - Beth West, Principal
Shadycrest Elementary School, 1980 - Angela Blair, Principal
Silvercrest Elementary School, 2002 - Gerri Roberts, Principal
Silverlake Elementary School, 1998 - Molly Helmer, Principal