Alief Independent School District

Alief Independent School District
Location
4250 Cook Rd.
Houston, Texas[1]
ESC Region 4[2]
USA
Coordinates 29°42′43″N 95°35′48″W / 29.71194°N 95.59667°W / 29.71194; -95.59667
District information
Type Independent school district
Motto Preparing Students for Tomorrow -- Caring for Them Today
Grades Pre-K through 12
Superintendent H. Chambers[2]
Schools 46 (2009-10)[1]
District ID 4807830[1]
Students and staff
Students 45,768 (2010-11)[2]
Teachers 3,080.77 (2009-10)[1] (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)
Student-teacher ratio 14.8 (2009-10)[1]
Other information
TEA District Accountability Rating for 2011-12 Recognized[3]
Website Alief ISD
Alief Independent School District headquarters

Alief Independent School District is a school district that is based in southwest Houston, Texas, United States.

Alief ISD, which covers 36.6 square miles (94.8 km2) of land, covers a small portion of southwest Houston and parts of unincorporated Harris County. In Houston, Alief ISD serves the Alief community, almost all of the district of Westchase, Keegan's Glen, Leawood, Ashford Park, Bellaire West, and Royal Oaks Country Club. It also serves a small portion of Brays Oaks. In unincorporated Harris County, Alief ISD serves Wingate, portions of the Mission Bend CDP, and Enclave Crescent Park Village . The Alief ISD area is a part of the Houston Community College System tax base.

History

LeRoy Crump Stadium

In 1894, Jacamiah Seaman Daughtery founded the town of Dairy. Until 1906, Addicks, Barker, and Dairy constituted a single School District. From 1906 to 1917, Alief was a Common School District known as Dairy School District #46. In 1917, the district was renamed Alief (since the community was renamed after Alief Ozelda Magee, its postmistress). Alief had only one school until a separate elementary school, Alief Elementary School (now Youens Elementary School), was built in 1964. Bonds passed in the 1960s caused the first modern campuses to open.[4]

In 2011 the Brays Oaks district expanded.[5] A small portion of Alief ISD became a part of the district.[6]

Finances

As of the 2010-2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $10,678,843,000.[2] The maintenance tax rate was $0.113 and the bond tax rate was $0.022 per $100 of appraised valuation.[2]

Academic achievement

In 2011, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.[3] Thirty-five percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating.[7] No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012.[8] A school district in Texas can receive one of four possible rankings from the Texas Education Agency: Exemplary (the highest possible ranking), Recognized, Academically Acceptable, and Academically Unacceptable (the lowest possible ranking).

Historical district TEA accountability ratings[3]

School uniforms

Students in elementary, intermediate, and middle schools are required to wear school uniforms.[9]

List of schools

Grades K through 4 are considered to be elementary school, 5 to 6 intermediate school, 7 through 8 middle school and 9 through 12 high school. Each house in the district is assigned to an elementary school, an intermediate school, and a middle school. Alief ISD has an alternative elementary zoning boundary set for bilingual students, as some Alief ISD elementary schools do not offer bilingual programs.

High school attendance is chosen by a computer lottery, which can result in the student going to Alief Elsik High School, Alief Hastings High School or Alief Taylor High School.[10] High school students may apply to attend Alief Kerr High School, a magnet school, or they can apply to the newest school Alief Early College High School , which in combination with HCC, provides students the chance to get their associate degree at the same time as their diploma.

Secondary schools

High schools

Alief Hastings High School

There are 3 high schools in Houston and 2 in unincorporated Harris County, a total of 5 high schools in the district.

Regular (public)

Magnet (minor)

Middle schools

Alief Middle School
Olle Middle School

There are 4 middle schools in Houston and 2 in unincorporated Harris County, a total of 6 middle schools in the district.

Located on the corner of Winkleman Drive and Alief Clodine, west of Hwy. 6 in Harris County, the school is named for Dr. Jack Albright, a local United Methodist minister, because of his commitment to the community and to education. The school serves students in grades 7 and 8. Its mascot is Warriors, colors are Green, Gold, & Red and its slogan is "Albright Warriors never rest until they are the best." On May 14, 2002 Falcon Construction Group was awarded a contract to add ten classrooms under the design of Dansby & Miller Architects.

Primary schools

Intermediate schools

Budewig Intermediate School

There are 5 intermediate schools in Houston and 1 in unincorporated Harris County, a total of 6 intermediate schools in the district.

Elementary schools

Outley Elementary School
Youens Elementary School

There are 20 elementary schools in Houston and 5 in unincorporated Harris County, a total of 25 elementary schools in the district.

Alternative schools

There is one alternative school in Houston.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Alief ISD". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Texas School Directory 2012" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 "2011 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 28 June 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "District Information." Alief Independent School District. December 3, 2000. Retrieved on April 3, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Parks & Recreation." Brays Oaks. Retrieved on October 23, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Enroll_Expansion.pdf." Brays Oaks Management District. Retrieved on October 23, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Texas Accountability System Summary of Ratings for 2004 through 2011(as of November 2, 2011) District Ratings by Rating Category (including Charter Operators)". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  8. ↑ "Accountability Rating System for Texas Public Schools and Districts". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  9. ↑ http://www.alief.isd.tenet.edu/csr/UNIFORM%20REQUIREMENTS%20BY%20CAMPUS%202008.pdf
  10. ↑ "2010-2011 Alief ISD Registration Times, Dates, & Requirements Archived 2012-04-06 at the Wayback Machine.." Alief Independent School District. Retrieved on October 16, 2011. "Students receive their assignments to Elsik, Hastings, or Taylor High School by means of a computerized random-draw system. Following the draw assignment, those who are interested in attending Kerr High School may apply for admission"
  11. ↑ Foster, Robin. "Deadline to apply to Alief Early College High School is April 15." Houston Chronicle. April 2, 2009. Retrieved on April 8, 2009.
  12. ↑ "Alief Early College High School Archived 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine.." Alief Independent School District. Retrieved on April 8, 2009.
  13. 1 2 3 Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF) Archived 2009-03-26 at the Wayback Machine.
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