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An independent school district (ISD) is a type of school district in some US states for primary and secondary education that operates as an entity independent and separate from any municipality or county, and only under the oversight of the respective state government.
- Houston Independent School District
The Houston Independent School District (HISD) is the...
- Plano Independent School District
Plano Independent School District (PISD or Plano ISD) is an...
- Houston Independent School District
The Houston Independent School District (HISD) is the largest public school system in Texas, and the eighth-largest in the United States. [3] Houston ISD serves as a community school district for most of the city of Houston and several nearby and insular municipalities in addition to some unincorporated areas.
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Plano ISD's educational structure differs from the typical U.S. educational pattern. Primary education in PISD, following the typical U.S. structure, consists of 44 elementary schools that serve the kindergarten through fifth grades. However, PISD's system of secondary education consists of 13 middle schools that serve the sixth through eighth grad...
All three of PISD's senior high schools were recently listed in the top 250 of Newsweek's list of 1000 top high schools in America. In the 2012 list, Plano West Senior High School was ranked as 63rd in the country, Plano Senior High School was ranked 108th, and Plano East Senior High School was ranked 243rd. In 2011, Plano West Senior High had been...
In the 1990s, Plano ISD received many non-Hispanic white families leaving urban areas. However, this changed in the period from 1997 to 2015, as the number of non-Hispanic white children in Plano ISD declined by 10,000.
In 1991 Plano ISD began a Chinese bilingual program for preschool and kindergarten students developed by Donna Lam. It is one of two Chinese bilingual programs in the State of Texas, along with the one established by the Austin Independent School District. It was established after Chinese professionals began to settle Plano.
On the December 9, 2005, edition of The O'Reilly Factor, as part of his "War on Christmas" segment, news commentator, Bill O'Reilly falsely claimed that the district had banned students from wearing red and green clothing "because they were Christmas colors." An attorney from the school district requested a retraction. O'Reilly later retracted his ...
Each household in Plano ISD is zoned to an elementary school, a middle school, a high school, and a senior high school. High schools serve grades 9–10 while senior high schools serve grades 11–12; however, any 9th or 10th grader may participate in extracurricular sports at the senior high level. There are 67 schools: 44 elementary schools, 13 middl...
3-4 elementary schools feed into a middle school2-3 middle schools feed into a high school2 high schools feed into a senior high school^ Kantrowitz, Barbara. "The 1000 Best High Schools in America." Newsweek. 16 May 2005. Accessed 10 December 2005.^ "'Red & Green Clothing Ban' False Rumor". PISD.edu. 12 December 2005. Accessed 25 December 2005.^ Breen, Kim. "O'Reilly: I made mistake". The Dallas Morning News. 21 December 2005. Accessed 25 December 2005.Structure of ISDs. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) sets certain standards and policies for ISDs, but it does not directly control the school districts. Instead, each district has its own board of trustees. Independent school districts have two levels of leadership: district-level and campus-level.
An independent school district (ISD) is a type of school district in some US states for primary and secondary education that operates as an entity independent and separate from any municipality or county, and only under the oversight of the respective state government.
Jan 9, 2024 · Humble Independent School District began over 100 years ago as Harris County Common School District No. 28 with a single one-room schoolhouse. Today, with 47 campuses, more than 48,000 students and over 7,000 employees, Humble ISD is nationally recognized for the outstanding education it offers to students.
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Jul 8, 2022 · Wikipedia states the Houston Independent School District was first established in the 1920s, during a time of exponential growth and change in the state’s school system. Houston ISD replaced the Harrisburg School System after the state legislature voted to separate governance of schools from municipal government responsibilities.
