BY HALEY VELASCO
Alvin ISD reviews design for AHS improvements A new career and technical education building is among some of the additions included in Alvin High School’s renovation and expansion project. The project The renovation and expansion of the school is a part of the district’s $380.1 million bond that addresses AISD’s enrollment growth. The bond passed in November 2024. In its totality, the project will cost nearly $100 million , according to district documents. Other projects within the bond include renova- tions and additions to Manvel High School, along with two new elementary schools, a junior high and a replacement campus. Stay tuned The renovation and expansion of AHS is slated to start construction in May 2028 and complete by
PISD to partner with HCA for program Students at Robert Turner College and Career High School studying health science could have an opportunity for hands-on learning after Pearland ISD’s board of trustees approved a partnership with HCA Houston-Pearland. The board approved the two-year partner- ship at its Oct. 14 meeting. The overview The partnership allows students to com- plete clinical rotations at the HCA facility for the district’s health science course and patient care technician program, according to board agenda documents. The clinical rotations will be supervised and provide a “hands-on experience in a real-world health care environment,” board agenda documents note.
AHS renovations
Additional student capacity for 400-500 students
Expansion of classroom and instructional spaces
Updated CTE building
Repurpose historic auditorium space as the campus front entrance
Enhanced campus security
Removal of older temporary buildings
SOURCE: ALVIN ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
July 2031, according to bond documents. Prior to that, studies, design and bidding must take place, documents show. Officials hope bidding can take place in the early part of 2028.
Friendswood ISD students improve in early literacy Students at Friendswood ISD have marked improvement in early literacy, according to 2024-25 reports from the district. The context While kindergarten through second grade students are not accelerating upward at the same rate as in 2023-24, over 50% of students scored
Composite benchmark results
Well below benchmark Below benchmark
At benchmark Above benchmark
8% 2024-25
above benchmark in 2024-25, data shows. “[There is] lots of pride in the work that we do,” said Lauren Ambeau, FISD’s deputy super- intendent of teaching and learning. “We’re really most thankful for our students, our teachers, our parents and our community.”
9% 32%
51%
One of the most notable improvements was through the district’s mCLASS assessment tool, which measures phonological awareness skills for kindergarten through second grade.
2023-24
10% 11% 33%
46%
SOURCE: FRIENDSWOOD ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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