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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 [1], 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 [2]. The Alief ISD area is a part of the Houston Community College System tax base.
Alief ISD was rated "Recognized" by the Texas Education Agency back to back in 2010 and 2011.[1]
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History
LeRoy Crump StadiumIn 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.
In 2011 the Brays Oaks district expanded.[2] A small portion of Alief ISD became a part of the district.[3]
School uniforms
Students in elementary, intermediate, and middle schools are required to wear school uniforms.[4]
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.[5] High school students may apply to attend Alief Kerr High School, a magnet school. Also opening for the 2009-2010 school year, is a new campus (Alief Early College High School) in which students may also apply.
Secondary schools
High schools
There are 2 high schools in Houston and 2 in unincorporated Harris County. Regular
- Alief Elsik High School and Alief Elsik Ninth Grade Center (Houston)
- Alief Hastings High School and Alief Hastings Ninth Grade Center (Houston) (formerly Alief Junior-Senior High School)
- Alief Taylor High School (unincorporated area)
Magnet
- Alief Early College High School (Houston, Opened fall 2009)[6][7]
- Alief Kerr High School (unincorporated area)
- National Blue Ribbon School in 2010-2011
Middle schools
Alief Middle SchoolThere are 4 middle schools in Houston and 2 in unincorporated Harris County.
- Jack Albright Middle School (unincorporated area)
- 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.
- Alief Middle School (Houston)
- James Holub Middle School (Houston)
- National Blue Ribbon School in 1999-2000[8]
- Killough Middle School (Houston)
- O'Donnell Middle School (unincorporated area)
- E. A. Olle Middle School (Houston)
- National Blue Ribbon School in 1990-91[8]
Primary schools
Intermediate schools
Budweig Intermediate SchoolThere are 6 intermediate schools in Houston and 1 in unincorporated Harris County (Houston).
- Gary P. Budewig Intermediate School (Houston)
- Ivena C. Klentzman Intermediate School (Houston)
- Helen Mata Intermediate School [3] (Houston)
- Judith G. Miller Intermediate School (Houston)
- L. C. Owens Intermediate School (Houston)
- J. W. Youngblood Intermediate School (Houston)
Elementary schools
Outley Elementary School
Youens Elementary SchoolThere are 20 elementary schools in Houston and 5 in unincorporated Harris County.
- Deborah Brown Alexander Elementary School (Houston) (Opened 1984)
- Betty Roberts Best Elementary School (Houston) (Opened 1991)
- Sylvester B. Boone Elementary School (Houston)
- Audrey Judy Bush Elementary School (Houston) (Opened 1997)
- Velma G. Chambers Elementary School (Houston)
- Chancellor Elementary School (Houston, bilingual students zoned to Chancellor go to Youens ES)
- Margaret Collins Elementary School (Houston) (Opened 1998)
- Cummings Elementary School (Houston, bilingual students zoned to Cummings go to Kennedy ES)
- Charlette Taylor Hearne Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
- Talmadge Heflin Elementary School (Houston, bilingual students zoned to Heflin go to Hearne ES)
- Howard J. Hicks Elementary School (Unincorporated area) (Opened 1996)
- David Kent Holmquist Elementary School (Unincorporated area, Opened Fall 2007 [4])
- Gladys Birdwell Horn Elementary School (Houston) (Opened 2005)
- Michael Kennedy Elementary School (Houston)
- National Blue Ribbon School in 1996-97 [8]
- Mildred Rickard Landis Elementary School (Houston) (Opened 1989)
- Liestman Elementary School (Houston)
- Viola Mahanay Elementary School (Houston, bilingual students zoned to Mahanay go to Hearne ES)
- A. J. Martin Elementary School (Houston)
- David Outley, Sr. Elementary School (Houston, bilingual students zoned to Outley go to Youens ES) (Opened 1993)
- Willard L. Petrosky Elementary School (Unincorporated, bilingual students zoned to Petrosky go to Rees ES)
- Flem Rees Elementary School (Unincorporated)
- Douglas Smith Elementary School (Houston)
- Ruth Conner Sneed Elementary School (Houston) (Opened 1990)
- Cynthia Youens Elementary School (Houston, formerly Alief Elementary School)
Alternative schools
There is one alternative school in Houston.
- Alief Learning Center (Houston)
See also
References
- ^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2009/index.html.
- ^ "Parks & Recreation." Brays Oaks. Retrieved on October 23, 2011.
- ^ "Enroll_Expansion.pdf." Brays Oaks Management District. Retrieved on October 23, 2011.
- ^ http://www.alief.isd.tenet.edu/csr/UNIFORM%20REQUIREMENTS%20BY%20CAMPUS%202008.pdf
- ^ "2010-2011 Alief ISD Registration Times, Dates, & Requirements." 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"
- ^ Foster, Robin. "Deadline to apply to Alief Early College High School is April 15." Houston Chronicle. April 2, 2009. Retrieved on April 8, 2009.
- ^ "Alief Early College High School." Alief Independent School District. Retrieved on April 8, 2009.
- ^ a b c Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)
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