This weekend, our Family Engagement Team hosted our families. Our families and leaders were able to engage in learning opportunities to grow to learn how we can best work together to meet the needs of our students. Former Seahawks player Germard Reed motivated attendees, encouraging everyone to focus on our future destination and reminded everyone [...]
Alief ISD campuses and departments will compete for Best Thematic Float or Group, Most Entertaining Performance, and Best Community Spirit. Winners of the trophies will be announced during Taste of Alief.
According to Rand Education and Labor's study, teachers matter more to student achievement than anything else. Last week, I visited Hastings High School. I visited with math instructor Kala Gopalakrishnan, and her enthusiasm for teaching was infectious. She shared that she has been in Alief for more than 20 years. She was proud to share [...]
I hope that everyone was able to enjoy the Super Bowl weekend. I thoroughly enjoyed watching the Eagles destroy Kansas City. The efforts of the Philadelphia Eagles team were admirable. The quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs, Patrick Mahomes, played true to his character, playing hard to the end of the game. The Eagles were [...]
In the midst of constant change it can be easy to lose focus on the main thing. As we work to help our students make progress, the noise around policy changes, school finance, and vouchers can be a distraction. Our goal every day is to prepare students for the future, to be our leaders and [...]
The legislative session has begun, and our board has laid out its focus areas. You can view our legislative priorities here. School finance remains an area of focus for us. Despite passing the VATRE, I have shared that we will continue to battle financial challenges until school funding improves. Continued unfunded mandates will continue to [...]
We continue to grow in our efforts and focus on supporting our educators and our ability to meet the needs of our students. In week two of our return, our specialists spent time with author and speaker Senee Bell, celebrating being excellent on purpose. None of our success will happen by accident but will require [...]
The holidays gave me a lot of time to spend with my wife and children, and for that, I am grateful. This time to rest is essential given all the demands of our work. I hope that you all took time to catch up on hobbies and enjoy family and friends! I often share that [...]
