Thanking Dr. John Hansen for his service Dear Key Communicators, I would like to take this opportunity to thank one of our Trustees, Dr. John P. Hansen, for his service to Alief ISD. As many of you know, Dr. Hansen, who lives in Royal Oaks, will fill the District VI position on the Houston [...]
Alief ISD Points of Pride Alief ISD’s Accountability and Assessment Department was recognized as Data All-Stars in SunGard K-12 Education’s Lead Without Limits Awards program. The department, which was nominated for this award by Management Information Systems Director Doug Brown, was selected for its best use of data to positively affect student achievement. Superintendent HD [...]
2015-16 School Year Begins Smoothly Dear Key Communicators, Today starts our second week of school and I sure hope this week is as successful as our first week was. I have been in public education for 29 years and I cannot recall an opening as smooth as last week here in Alief ISD. Students (at [...]
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Congratulations to our Building Teacher of the Year finalists. The Elementary Teacher of the Year finalists are Darilynn Scifo (Boone), Tina M. St. Clair (Hicks), Michelle Lopez (Martin) and Braulio Melendez (Owens). The Secondary Teacher of the Year finalists are Roderick Graves (Holub), Jeanette Kirsten Statt (Hastings) and Patricia Greenleaf (ALC). The winners will be [...]
Alief ISD is proud of the positive relationships we have formed with partners from all areas of our community. These partnerships with parents and families, policy makers and the business community are vital to the success of our school district. The Alief ISD Board of Trustees and I sincerely value and appreciate these relationships. Communication [...]
Alief ISD administrators Rosalind Burroughs (Budewig Intermediate principal), Noe Galindo (Liestman Elementary principal), Andree Osagie (Taylor High School associate principal), Hilda Rodriguez (Elsik High School principal) and Lisa Saarie (Chancellor Elementary principal) were accepted into the Rice University Education Entrepreneurship Program (REEP) Business Fellowship for School Leaders Program. This acceptance recognizes these administrators for their academic and professional achievements, along [...]
Alief ISD received the Meritorious Budget Award (MBA) for excellence in budget presentation during the 2014-15 budget year by the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO) International. The program promotes and recognizes excellence in school budget presentation and enhances school business officials’ skills in developing, analyzing and presenting a school system budget. Alief ISD obtained [...]
Alief ISD schools made the 2014 Texas Honors Circle based on their high Financial Allocation Study for Texas (FAST) rating. Holmquist, Sneed, Budewig, Mata, Miller, Youngblood and Alief Early College were honored. Awarded by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, the award recognizes campuses that have achieved significant student academic growth while keeping spending relatively [...]
Alief ISD After School Program (ASP) students participated in Kids' Day at Frost Bank, a holiday marketplace that provides entrepreneurship opportunities to elementary students. Cummings, Hearne, Heflin, Landis, Outley and Youens participated. Alief Early College High School student Michelle Garcia was named an Outstanding Volunteer for the Fall 2014 semester by the Partnership for the [...]
