United Independent School District

United Independent School District
Type and location
Type Public
Grades PK-12
Established 1961[1]
Country USA
Location 201 Lindenwood Dr
Laredo, Texas
District Info
Superintendent Roberto J. Santos[2]
Schools 42[3]
Budget $367,034,000[3]
NCES District ID 4843650[3]
Students and staff
Students 40,885 as of 2010[3]
Teachers 2,538.01 (on an FTE basis)[3]
Student-teacher ratio 16.11[3]
Other information
Website www.uisd.net

United Independent School District is a school district headquartered in Laredo, Texas, United States.

UISD serves portions of the city of Laredo, the cities of El Cenizo and Rio Bravo, and several unincorporated areas in Webb County. The unincorporated areas include Botines, La Presa, Larga Vista, Ranchitos Las Lomas, and Ranchos Penitas West.

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" under the accountability ratings system used by the Texas Education Agency.[4]

Contents

History

The district was created in 1961 via the consolidation of the former Cactus, Johnson, and Nye school districts. The "Big Three" involved in the establishment of UISD were rancher Joe B. Finley, Amparo Gutierrez, and John W. Arndt, all of whom have schools named in their honor.

By the 2000s, United ISD had a rapidly-growing student population due to the burgeoning populations of many colonias along the Texas-Mexico border. As of the 2000s, United ISD gains about 1,500 students per year.[5]

Standardized dress

Students in pre-Kindergarten through 8th grades are required to follow standardized dress code provided by the district; the dress code began during the 2006-2007 school year. Starting the 2007-2008 school year, high school students will also be required to follow the same standardized dress code procedures as approved by the Board of Trustees.

The Texas Education Agency specified that the parents and/or guardians of students zoned to a school with uniforms may apply for a waiver to opt out of the uniform policy so their children do not have to wear the uniform; parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.

Schools

High schools

Middle schools

Elementary schools

  • John W. Arndt Elementary School
  • Colonel Santos Benavides Elementary School
  • Charles R. Borchers Elementary School
  • Centeno Elementary School
  • Clark Elementary School
  • Henry Cuellar Elementary School
  • De Llano Elementary School
  • Barbara Fasken Elementary School
  • Finley Elementary School
National Blue Ribbon School 1998-99
  • Bonnie L. Garcia Elementary School
  • Amparo Gutierrez Elementary School
  • United D.D. Hachar Elementary School
  • Juarez-Lincoln Elementary School
  • Kazen Elementary School
  • John F. Kennedy-Emiliano Zapata Elementary School
  • Killam Elementary School
  • Malakoff Elementary School
  • Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary School
  • Newman Elementary School
  • Nye Elementary School
  • Perez Elementary School
  • Prada Elementary School
  • Roosevelt Elementary School
  • Ruiz Elementary School
  • Salinas Elementary School
  • Trautmann Elementary School
  • Senator Judith Zaffirini Elementary School

References

  1. ^ "About United ISD". United I.S.D. http://www.uisd.net/about-united-isd. Retrieved August 15, 2011. "The 1961-1962 school year was the first for UISD, serving about 340 students from first through ninth grades." 
  2. ^ "Office of the Superintendent". United I.S.D. http://www.uisd.net/departments/office-of-the-superintendent. Retrieved August 15 2011. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts - District Detail for United Isd". National Center for Education Statistics. http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&ID2=4843650. Retrieved August 15 2011. 
  4. ^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2009/index.html. 
  5. ^ "Texas Colonias - A Thumbnail Sketch of the Conditions, Issues, Challenges and Opportunities". Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. http://www.dallasfed.org/ca/pubs/colonias.pdf. Retrieved June 16 2009. 

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