District Elementary Science Coordinator Gelyn Cornell was awarded the Distinguished Leadership in Science Award by the Science Teachers Association of Texas. This is a prestigious award for outstanding achievers in science. Alief ISD Education Foundation recently kicked off the Pay It Forward campaign with assistance from Superintendent HD Chambers. The campuses with the highest percentage [...]
Alief ISD students Amanda Ho (Elsik) and Tristan Lee (Taylor) are the Alief ISD Scholar Athletes for the month of September. Amanda Ho is currently ranked number two out of her graduating class. She is a member of the Elsik tennis program, where she is a four-year varsity letterman. Ho, who is the Senior Class [...]
Alief ISD was awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA). The award was based on Alief ISD's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2013. Alief ISD also received GFOA's Distinguished Budget Presentation Award. District [...]
It is sometimes argued that school districts are charged with the responsibility of taking care of a community's two most prized possessions: their children and their money. Every opportunity I have, I enjoy talking about all the meaningful things we do for our students to protect and educate them. However, I wanted to brag on [...]
Alief ISD was awarded the Certificate of Excellence from the Association of School Business Officials International. The award signifies that the district meets the highest standards of school financial reporting. To qualify, the district must satisfy specific guidelines for effective and high-quality financial reporting recognized by school business officials. Youngblood Intermediate student Chris Henriquez, O'Donnell [...]
The beginning of the 2014-15 school year starts a new era for public education students in Texas. Incoming freshmen will now begin their journey toward college and career readiness by pursuing their chosen endorsement path throughout their high school years. This is all made possible through the House Bill 5 Legislation that was passed and [...]
Dear Key Communicators: Today is the day that school districts in Texas release their community and student engagement ratings. We want you to know that Alief ISD earned an Exemplary or Recognized rating in each one of the eight categories in the district's first release of community and student engagement ratings. The district earned an [...]
We would like to share an interview with Superintendent HD Chambers that is currently featured on the Texas Tribune site. The question and answer session contains discussion on House Bill 5 as well as other challenges facing public education today. Feel free to share with your co-workers and friends. Texas Tribune
Alief ISD Superintendent HD Chambers has been selected as the Region 4 Superintendent of the Year. Region 4 serves a seven-county area composed of 50 school districts and 50 charter schools, representing more than 1.1 million students, 84,000 educators, and 1,600 campuses. Chambers has served as Alief ISD's superintendent since 2011. All 6,200 district employees [...]
The 2014 Alief ISD Teachers of the Year were recently named in an exciting ceremony at Taylor High School. Trustees honored each building Teacher of the Year, and the seven finalists were presented to the audience. Carlos Pierson, a physical education teacher at Boone Elementary, was named the Elementary Teacher of the Year. Mr. Pierson [...]
