Hopefully everyone was able to enjoy family, and a bowl of snacks around television, during this past weekend’s superbowl competition. Preparation for the superbowl takes a lot of hard work, countless hours of study and running drills to be able to execute with perfection on game day. The coaches maintain high expectations and players give [...]
Over the last few years, we have maintained a laser focus on improving the number of students who are college, career, or military ready. We have watched our success with our students improve significantly from 44% being prepared for college and career to more than 80% being prepared for what awaits them once they graduate [...]
I hope that you all were able to stay safe and warm during our weather day. I want to thank our maintenance and operations team for always going above and beyond to make sure that our Alief team is taken care of. Even during our challenging times like yesterday, they are checking the roads, parking [...]
Public education can be a powerful force in changing our students' lives. This weekend, I was proud to watch our Miller Mavericks & our Mata Eagles celebrating and participating in the MLK Parade. While Martin Luther King was certainly an advocate for civil rights, he also understood the importance of education, sharing “Education must enable [...]
Rita Pierson says, “Every child deserves a champion” and I 100% agree. From the top of the Alief ISD organization to the bottom, we must all be student-centered and willing to be that champion. I want to continue to express gratitude to everyone going above and beyond to meet our students' needs. The main thing [...]
Welcome back, everyone. I hope that the winter break was fun, filled with lots of food, family, and friends! I personally enjoyed spending time with Belinda and the kids. These precious moments with family come and go swiftly, so I encourage everyone to make the most of them whenever they come around. The new semester [...]
This weekend, our Fine Arts and Enrollment Office hosted our first Holiday in the Park at Camden Park. Our principals from the Visual and Performing Arts and STEAM Campuses shared with our community why they are the absolute best choice for students and families in the Alief community. Our students sang and shared their talents, [...]
The holiday season offers an opportunity to show more kindness and consideration for others than we often do for ourselves. After all, the season is about giving, and the satisfaction that comes from helping others can often be greater than the joy of receiving! Especially when you are helping fulfill a genuine need of someone [...]
Welcome back, Team Alief. I hope everyone enjoyed reconnecting with family and friends. I was glad to see members of Team Alief throughout the community completing their errands at the local post office, grocery store, or simply relaxing and dining in Alief. I also appreciated the downtime with family and friends from across Texas who [...]
I am happy to share that our partnership with our local Salvation Army is still going strong, and they remain committed to supporting Alief ISD students through our Adopt an Alief Angel initiative. Kerr High School has already stopped by my office to adopt 40 angels! Thank you to our Kerr High School students for [...]
