May 2014, Edition Dear Education Partner: May is a particularly busy time as year-end celebrations, awards ceremonies, concerts and banquets are held throughout the district to recognize students for their academic, athletic and artistic accomplishments. At the May 20 Board meeting, dozens of students were recognized, along with their parents, for their accomplishments in academics, [...]
March 2014, Edition Dear Education Partner: The school year is winding down which means there is plenty of news to share with you. A team of auditors from the Texas Education Agency visited Aldine during the week of April 14-17 as they conducted a Program Access Review. The purpose of the review is to make [...]
March 2014, Edition Dear Education Partner: On March 7, we held our annual Teacher of the Year Breakfast at the Hyatt North Houston Hotel. The event provides an opportunity for our Trustees, administrators and business partners to say thank you to the dedicated men and women who teach our children. We honored 75 Aldine teachers [...]
February 2014, Edition Dear Education Partner: On Feb. 7, we held our annual State of the District Breakfast at the Sheraton North Houston Hotel. Approximately 400 business partners, community members, parents, student and Aldine ISD personnel attended the event. The event was also attended by a number of elected officials and educational leaders who serve [...]
January 2014, Edition Dear Education Partner: Gov. Rick Perry has proclaimed January School Board Recognition Month to honor the thousands of men and women who serve on school boards across the State of Texas. They volunteer their time to set policy and serve as educational leaders in their respective communities. In Aldine, we are fortunate [...]
December 2013, Edition Dear Education Partner: The Board of Trustees reorganized during its Dec. 17 Board meeting. The nominating committee, chaired by Dr. Viola M. Garcia, named Steve Mead president, Dr. Garcia vice-president, Dr. Alton Smith secretary and Rose Avalos assistant secretary. Trustees Rick Ogden, Patricia Ann Bourgeois and Merlin Griggs will serve as members. [...]
November 2013, Edition Dear Education Partner: We welcomed a new member to the Aldine ISD Board of Education on Nov. 19 when Patricia Ann Bourgeois took the oath of office to fill the unexpired Position 1 seat formerly held by Marine Jones. Ms. Bourgeois was elected to the Position 1 seat in a special election [...]
October 2013, Edition Dear Education Partner: More than 150 of our performing and visual art students put on an incredible performance during the 2013 TASA/TASB (Texas Association of School Administrators/Texas Association of School Boards) Convention Sept. 28 in Dallas. Their 17-minute performance wowed the crowd and left quite an impression on school board members and [...]
September 2013, Edition Dear Education Partner: The 2013-14 school year has gotten off to a wonderful start thanks to our staff’s hard work and attention to detail. I have visited a number of schools and am pleased to report that our students are engaged in learning. They are already accustomed to the routines and procedures [...]
August 2013, Edition Dear Education Partner: During the Aug. 20 Board meeting, Trustees appointed Jose Palacios, Jr., to fill the unexpired term of Marine Jones. Mr. Palacios is a 30-year resident of the Aldine community. He and his wife Mary have six children, four of whom graduated from Aldine ISD, and two who are currently [...]
