Points of Pride (Week of Oct. 22)
Alief ISD News and Recognitions
Congratulations to Alief Early College High School and Youngblood Intermediate School for being selected by AVID to host the bi-annual AVID District Leadership training.
On October 25, approximately 50 educators from all over the country will be visiting the campuses to observe how the two schools are incorporating AVID strategies and methodologies. Attendees will also have the opportunity to submit questions to a student panel at each school and to observe teachers and students in action in the classrooms.
The CITGO Innovation Academy at Olle Middle School was awarded a $10,000 Best Buy Foundation grant.
The Kerr High School National Art Honor Society (NAHS) collected funds to help a local no-kill animal shelter.
NAHS collected $368 to help South Texas Animal Adoption Resource (STAAR) with the generous help of the Kerr staff. STAAR has a generous donor who graciously doubles all donations, making Kerr’s total impact more than $700.
Kerr has supported STAAR for almost 20 years.
Alief ISD CTE students were featured in the October edition of Texas in Bloom Magazine.
CTE Program Manager Jeannie Knierim was selected to participate in the Association for Career and Technical Education's Leadership Exploration and Development Program.
The Alief ISD Counseling Department received the bronze level award for dedication to student behavioral health from the Mental Health America of Greater Houston - Center for School Behavioral Health.
Liestman Elementary teacher Yoliani Saud Rojas presented at the Texas Association for Bilingual Education Conference.
Her presentation was Content and Language Building Strategies in the Dual Language Program with a focus on Social Studies.
Killough Middle School staff member Tracey Spiller was one of 90 educators chosen to win the Fueling Education Sweepstakes First Prize.
Congratulations to the following Alief ISD staff members, whose DonorsChoose.org projects were funded!
Bianca Carr
Alief Learning Center will receive Osmos Genuis kits and a tablet to help grow the literacy skills of ALC's elementary and intermediate students.
Akeena McDonald and Carol Kaufmann
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Upcoming District Events
Last Day of Early Voting
Friday, Nov. 2
Election Day
Tuesday, Nov. 6
Alief Proud Day and Alief Idol Final Concert (Free Admission)
Saturday, Nov. 10
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Crump Stadium
Alief ISD
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Website: https://www.aliefisd.net/
Location: 4250 Cook Road, Houston, TX, USA
Phone: (281) 498-8110
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