Points of Pride Eleven Alief ISD high school students were welcomed into the Dell Scholars Program Class of 2013. The following students will each receive a $20,000 scholarship to be used over six years, as well as resources and support, including technology, a private scholar networking community, and mentoring to ensure they have the support [...]
Points of Pride Elsik High School's boys soccer team advanced to the regional quarterfinals by defeating Morton Ranch 3-2 last week. Elsik will play Strake Jesuit on Tuesday, April 9, at Cinco Ranch High School at 7 p.m. Taylor High School's student organization Mademoiselles was named the Citywide Chapter of the Year. This is their [...]
April 2, 2013 Points of Pride The Alief Special Olympics basketball teams brought medals home from Area 4's basketball tournament recently. The Superstar Team was awarded a gold medal in their bracket, while the Rookie Team won a bronze medal. Hastings High School student Manuel Tunchez was accepted into the WonderWorks/University of Houston School of [...]
March 26, 2013 Points of Pride Seventy-nine Career & Technical Education students from Elsik, Hastings and Taylor High Schools, who are currently enrolled in coursework from the Architecture & Construction and Manufacturing Clusters, received the nationally recognized industry certification. The certifications were awarded upon successful completion of the WorkKeys curriculum and certification program. Holub Middle [...]
Alief ISD Points of Pride Alief ISD Purchasing Department earned the Texas Association of School Business Officials Award of Merit with Recognized Status for Purchasing Operations. The department was honored for its commitment to professional standards in the acquisition of goods and services. Only 17 districts statewide received the Purchasing Award of Merit with Recognized [...]
March 7, 2013 Dear Alief ISD Key Communicator, We wanted to share some information on some AISD shining stars today. ALIEF SOCCER !! This is a great piece done by Randy McIlvoy on the Elsik Boys Soccer program - undefeated in 18 games so far this season. Elsik is the #1 rated boys soccer team [...]
March 4, 2013 Dear Alief ISD Key Communicator, Considering the importance of our district's financial standard, I want to share some good news regarding our district's financial health with you. As you may know, school districts in Texas are required to hire a firm of licensed certified public accountants to perform an audit of their [...]
Dear Alief ISD Key Communicator, I would like to take this opportunity to share information about an organization in our district that many may not be aware of. We have in our district an organization that provides scholarships for students and innovative classroom grants for teachers. This organization would not be able to survive without [...]
Dear Alief ISD Key Communicator, As we begin the second semester of the 2012-2013 school year, I wanted to bring a couple of issues to your attention as it relates to public education in Alief ISD as well as other districts across our state. The first issue is school finance. As you may or may [...]
Dear Alief ISD Key Communicator, The November elections are over and the next Texas Legislative Session begins in early January 2013. As with every Legislative Session in Texas, the 2013 term will be important to the students, teachers, support staff and parents of Texas schools. In addition to public education, other matters of importance to [...]
