Alief ISD is filled with greatness. I was proud to see Elsik High School student Bissinatt Abdelasis compete at the 6A Texas State meet. I was happy to see Elsik High School head coach, Shea Rodriguez, who brought along students and other Elsik staff to cheer and support Bissinatt at the state race. On the [...]

This week I did my best imitation of an UberEats driver. We visited campuses and celebrated our principals and all that they do to help our students and teachers to be successful as part of Principal Appreciation Month. Our principals and their leadership are the key to our success. We are appreciative of all that [...]

Lisa McBride, our board attorney, shared a recent update regarding the current status of our lawsuit with TEA. You can view the update in the link below. I hope her summary helps give a greater understanding of our current challenge and advocacy for Alief ISD. TEA Lawsuit Update This week, I had the opportunity to [...]

Food Distribution to families living in Alief School District.

This past weekend our community hosted Alief Proud, and I was so happy to see our community come out and enjoy watching our talented students take the stage. You can view the pictures here. Thanks to all of you who came out and enjoyed yourselves. Our Alief Proud celebration allowed our community to unite and [...]

Dear Alief ISD Community, A special session convened in Austin this week with a focus set on dismantling the public school system through “education savings accounts,” i.e. vouchers, program. School funding is currently being held hostage unless this measure is passed. Quite frankly, or to put it plainly, vouchers will put the final nail in [...]

Alief ISD’s Annual Military Appreciation Night took place at Alief Crump Stadium last Friday. Current and former members of the U.S. military were honored and recognized for their service to our country. We appreciate our veterans and the sacrifices that they have made. Our veterans' willingness to sacrifice makes me think of the term mindset. [...]

Congratulations to two of Alief ISD’s rock stars. Dr. Brotherton and Alief Early College are working hard to meet the needs of students here in the Alief community. Their work was recently recognized by Niche as the #1 standout high school in Texas. The team works tirelessly to challenge our students, and 84% of the [...]

The Alief ISD Board of Trustees voted in favor of participating in the lawsuit against the Texas Education Agency (TEA) during their September 19th Board meeting. This will make the district the second district in the Houston area (Spring Branch ISD) and the first urban district in the Houston area to join the lawsuit. The [...]

The release date for accountability ratings has been pushed back and will be shared by the Texas Education Agency in late October;  possibly early November. You can learn more about the delay here. Despite the delay, we have our student data, we know where our challenges are and will continue to stay focused on quality [...]