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San Antonio ISD
San Antonio Independent School District is a school district based in San Antonio, Texas, United States. San Antonio ISD ranks is the 13th largest of Texas' 1,057 school districts. The District encompasses 79 square miles with a total population of 306,943 (2010 U.S. Census). San Antonio ISD serves the Downtown, Midtown, and inner city areas of the city of San Antonio and a small portion of the city of Balcones Heights. With over 48,720 students (as of 2018), the district is the third largest school district in the Bexar County area. Superintendents 1875-????, C. Plagge 1919-1923, Annie Webb Blanton 1946-1963, Thomas B. Portwood 1994-1998, Dr. Diana Lam 1998-1999, Dr. David F. Splitek (Interim) 1999-2006, Dr. Rubén D. Olivárez 2006-2012, Dr. Robert Duron 2012-2015, Dr. Sylvester Perez (Interim/Permanent) 2015–2021, Pedro Martinez 2021-(Interim) Dr. Robert A. Jaklich Board of Trustees 2010-11 President, James Howard Vice-President, Carlos Villarreal Secretary, Thom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School District
A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public primary and secondary schools in various nations. North America United States In the U.S, most K–12 public schools function as units of local school districts, which usually operate several schools, and the largest urban and suburban districts operate hundreds of schools. While practice varies significantly by state (and in some cases, within a state), most American school districts operate as independent local governmental units under a grant of authority and within geographic limits created by state law. The executive and legislative power over locally controlled policies and operations of an independent school district are, in most cases, held by a school district's board of education. Depending on state law, members of a local board of education (often referred to informally as a school board) may be elected, appointed by a political office holder, serve ex officio, or a combination of any of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Jefferson High School, San Antonio, TX
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List Of School Districts In Texas
This is a list of school districts in Texas, sorted by Region and County. Geographical school districts in Texas are (with one exception, the Stafford Municipal School District) completely independent from city or county jurisdiction. Texas school district boundaries are not always aligned with county or city boundaries; a district can occupy several counties and cities, while a single city (especially larger ones such as Dallas, Houston, or San Antonio) may be split between several districts. Almost all Texas school districts use the title "Independent School District", or ISD. Except for Stafford, those few districts that do not have "ISD" in their names are nonetheless ISDs. This list does not include: *Juvenile prison schools run by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (formerly by the Texas Youth Commission) *Schools and school systems without campuses or local taxing districts, such as the Texas Tech University Independent School District *Public charter schools It doe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirabeau B
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Gentrification
Gentrification is the process of changing the character of a neighborhood through the influx of more Wealth, affluent residents and businesses. It is a common and controversial topic in urban politics and urban planning, planning. Gentrification often increases the Value (economics), economic value of a neighborhood, but the resulting Demography, demographic displacement may itself become a major social issue. Gentrification often sees a shift in a neighborhood's racial or ethnic composition and average Disposable household and per capita income, household income as housing and businesses become more expensive and resources that had not been previously accessible are extended and improved. The gentrification process is typically the result of increasing attraction to an area by people with higher incomes spilling over from neighboring cities, towns, or neighborhoods. Further steps are increased Socially responsible investing, investments in a community and the related infrastruct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lanier High School (San Antonio)
Sidney Lanier High School is a local public high school of the San Antonio Independent School District in the westside of San Antonio, Texas (United States). Serving the San Antonio Independent School District, Lanier boasts an enrollment of more than 1700 students. History Sidney Lanier High School first opened in 1915 as McKinley Elementary School. The school is named after Confederate poet Sidney Lanier, who came to San Antonio in 1872 in search of a cure for tuberculosis. He didn't find one but became enchanted with the Mexican flavor of San Antonio. In San Antonio, Lanier sought out the local historians and penned his long, essay entitled, "San Antonio de Bexar," in 1873. In 1923, McKinley was renamed after Sidney Lanier in accordance with the District's practice of naming the junior schools after American authors. Lanier became a junior-senior high school in 1929 until 1969 when Tafolla Middle School opened. The new Lanier Campus, on the site of the old school, opened in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Jefferson High School (San Antonio)
Thomas Jefferson High School is a public high school in San Antonio, Texas, United States, and is one of ten high schools in the San Antonio Independent School District. Completed in 1932 at a cost of $1,250,000, it was the third high school built in the city. In 2015, the school was rated " Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. History The SAISD school board paid $94,588.75 to buy "Spanish Acres," a property, to develop the third high school in San Antonio. Construction began in the fall of 1930 and ended in January 1932.School History ." Thomas Jefferson High School. Retrieved on September 13, 2016. It was built for over $1.25 million. In 1983 it became a part of the |
Sam Houston High School (San Antonio, Texas)
Sam Houston High School, also known as Houston High School, is a public high school located in eastern San Antonio, Texas, United States, and classified as a 4A school by the UIL. This school is one of twelve schools in the San Antonio Independent School District. In 2015, the school was rated " Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. Athletics The Sam Houston Hurricanes compete in the following sports: *Baseball *Basketball * Cross Country *Football *Golf *Soccer *Softball * Swimming and Ding *Tennis *Track and Field *Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ... Shooting On September 11, 1990, three high-school students were shot and wounded in what was believed to be a gang-related confrontation on the school grounds. Three other students were arrested shor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highlands High School (San Antonio, Texas)
Highlands High School is a public high school located in San Antonio, Texas (USA) and classified as a 5A school by the UIL. This school is one of twelve high schools in the San Antonio Independent School District. In 2015, the school was rated " Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. Principals * 2017–Present Julio Garcia * 2016-2017 Luz Martinez * 2014-2016 Derrick Cade * 2006-2014 Lorna Klokkenga * 2001-2006 Lisa Conteras * ????-2001 William E. Grindle * 1965–1972 Herman Vetter Athletics The Highlands Owls compete in the following sports: *Baseball *Basketball * Cross Country *Football *Golf *Soccer *Softball * Swimming and Diving *Tennis *Track and Field *Volleyball *Wrestling *Lacrosse Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game was extensively ... References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Tech High School
Fox Technical High School is a public high school located in central San Antonio, Texas (USA) and classified as a 4A school by the UIL. This school is one of twelve schools in the San Antonio Independent School District. In 2015, the school was rated " Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. History San Antonio High School was established in 1882. In 1917, it was rebuilt and renamed Main Avenue High School. In 1932, the campus was repurposed as a vocational school, and at that time it acquired its present name, Fox Technical High School. Students from the old Main Avenue High School who intended to continue pursuing academic studies were sent to the newly built Thomas Jefferson High School. In 2017The Centers for Applied Science and Technology (CAST)opened a charter-school in Fox Tech's two freshly-renovated building, that were the Freshman buildings. This CAST school was nameCAST Techwhich uses computer-based learning to allow students to progress more quickly in areas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edison High School (San Antonio)
Thomas A. Edison High School is a public high school serving the Monte Vista Historic District of San Antonio, Texas, United States.District Map ." Monte Vista Historical District. Retrieved on March 25, 2010. Thomas Edison High School has an enrollment of approximately 1700 students, with a faculty to student ratio of 16.75. It is in the . In 2015, the school was rated " Met Standard" by the |
High Tech High Charter Schools
High Tech High is a San Diego, California-based school-development organization that includes a network of charter schools, a teacher certification program, and a graduate school of education. Students are admitted to the public elementary, middle, and high schools through a zip-code based lottery system in an effort to admit a demographically diverse representative sample of San Diego County. History In 1996, forty members of San Diego's civic and high-tech industry assembled to discuss how to engage and prepare more young people for the high-tech industry. Called upon by the San Diego Economic Development Corporation and Business Roundtable, these members met regularly for the next two years to discuss how to engage and prepare local students for high-tech careers. One of these members included Gary E. Jacobs, former director of education programs at Qualcomm. The original "High Tech High School" is now known as The Gary and Jerri-Ann Jacobs High Tech High. In 2000, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
