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Pasadena Independent School District ATKINSON ELEMENTARY Atkinson Elementary School serves a culturally diverse population of more than 500 students and is a Texas Recognized Campus. The school is located two miles north of the Sam Houston Tollway and has a long history of success. Atkinson has received the TEA Commended School Award, the Governor’s Texas Successful Schools Award and also received a four-star rating by Texas Monthly magazine in 2002. The campus boasted exemplary ratings in 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000. In addition, the school has an extremely active PTO organization. Through many events during the year, school officials work to provide close communication and interaction between parents and the community. BURNETT ELEMENTARY Students are enjoying more room to learn at Burnett Elementary School as the result of the completion of many classroom and building renovations before the start of the 2003-2004 school year. Classrooms at the state exemplary rated campus have been enclosed within grade-level pods, and a new library is providing greater learning opportunities for students. The main office was moved to the front of the building to provide greater security for students, teachers and staff. Burnett serves more than 700 students in kindergarten through fifth grade. The school also is home to a Head Start program offered to prekindergarten students in conjunction with the Harris County Department of Education. FRAZIER ELEMENTARY Frazier Elementary School students opened the 2003-2004 school year with several renovated classrooms and a new library. The new library and classrooms enclosed within grade-level pods are providing more room for teaching and learning activities. The creative teaching methods and problem-solving skills guidance have led Frazier to an exemplary rating from the Texas Education Agency. In addition to academics, students also learn the value of community service by participating in several activities during the year. GENOA ELEMENTARY Genoa Elementary School students are attending their second year in their new 64,600-square-foot campus. The new campus replaced the former 63-year-old structure that was next door. The construction of the new building was funded by the “Make Room For Children” bond program, approved by voters in February 2000. As a district commended campus, focusing on the academic needs of each child is what makes Genoa successful. Along with stressing academics, students participate in a variety of fund-raisers and community activities. Parent involvement is also a vital part of Genoa’s success. Parents participate in curriculum nights each year. Students and parents work together to learn strategies that help students become successful in math, science, reading and social studies. The campus also has an extremely active Parent-Teacher Organization. JESSUP ELEMENTARY Located west of Almeda Mall, Jessup Elementary School is nestled among the trees on Almeda Genoa Road. Jessup has been part of this community for over 30 years and was named after former judge Charles Jessup. To meet the needs of a growing community, Jessup has added six new classrooms, a science lab and a computer lab for the 2003-2004 school year. The school now serves over 850 students in prekindergarten through fifth grade. As a state recognized campus, Jessup focuses on the academic achievement of its students. Students also have an opportunity to participate and learn the value of campus and community services through peer mediation, the Watt Team, safety patrol, Girl Scouts, the Garden Club and choir. MEADOR ELEMENTARY Meador Elementary School offers a variety of programs for its students, with the campus placing a strong emphasis on math and science through the federally-funded STARBASE program. For the past five years, the school has participated in STARBASE, a program that exposes students to the aerospace industry by taking them out of the classroom and into an aerospace facility to see how math and science are applied in these fields. Programs such as this have guided Meador to an exemplary rating from the State of Texas for academic performance. Meador students also oversee the recycling program at the school, collecting paper from individual classrooms and depositing it in the recycling bin. Funds are raised for Meador through the recycling effort. Meador’s prekindergarten program has four half-day sections. Eligible students are either financially disadvantaged or Limited English Proficient. Regular education, bilingual education and ESL education is offered. MOORE ELEMENTARY Moore Elementary School recognizes the importance of working collaboratively and focuses on academic success and high behavioral standards for each and every student. Students are involved in a variety of programs such as science fairs, accelerated reader and the gifted and talented program. The campus is also a state exemplary school. In addition, students raised more than $10,000 as part of the Jump Rope For Heart fund-raiser last year. The school, which opened in 1980, was named in honor of Richard H. Moore, a former assistant superintendent for elementary schools. The campus serves more than 700 students. STUCHBERY ELEMENTARY Stuchbery Elementary School’s culturally-diverse student population gives students the opportunity to share in the rich heritage of varying cultures, while also reaching for the common goal of achievement. The state exemplary campus serves several neighborhoods in the Sagemont area. Several programs focus on the needs of each child. One of the programs that is available to Stuchbery students is the “Helping One Student To Succeed” mentoring program. Volunteers from the community and the area secondary schools work with students individually, increasing reading skills and the student’s self esteem. In addition, students at Stuchbery participate in various reading programs. Among these are Partners in Excellence, Bluebonnet Book Club and the 600 Minute Reading Club. BEVERLY HILLS INTERMEDIATE Beverly Hills Intermediate School boasts an enrollment of more than 1,000 students in grades six through eight, with a rich ethnic balance of Asian, African-American, Anglo and Hispanic students. Beverly Hills has been rated a Texas Recognized Campus for the past six years. The school will move to its new location at the site of the former Dobie High School on Beamer at the beginning of the 2004-2005 school year. The current Beverly Hills campus will then be renovated to become the Billie and Kathleen Morris Fifth Grade Center. For the past several years, BHI’s test scores have been above state average. The school also boasts a daily attendance rate above 96 percent and a dropout rate well under 1 percent. Beverly Hills is a past winner of the Governor’s Certificate for Outstanding Effort and a past recipient of the Texas Successful School Award. Several students each year are recognized through the Duke University Talent Search program. THOMPSON INTERMEDIATE Thompson Intermediate School is named after former superintendent George Thompson, who headed the Pasadena Independent School District from 1961 to 1972. As part of the school’s commitment to academic excellence, Thompson has earned the designation of a Texas Recognized Campus and has received many state honors for its educational initiatives. Thompson is a Texas Partnership Campus, freed by the governor and the Texas Education Agency from some of the statutory restrictions, allowing innovative educational programming. The school’s academic team has gained a strong reputation as it has won the National Academic Games three times since 1993. DOBIE HIGH SCHOOL Dobie High School moved into a brand new 490,000-square-foot campus this school year. Construction of the building was funded through the “Make Room For Children” bond program, approved by voters in February 2000. The new campus is located on Blackhawk behind Moore Elementary. As a Texas Recognized Campus, Dobie has much to celebrate. The school’s academic decathlon team finished third in the nation at the national competition in 2002. Dobie academic teams had previously captured the national title in 1992 and 1996. Dobie is also known for its variety of preAdvanced Placement and Advanced Placement classes. In addition, the school offers a variety of career and technology classes, band, choir, orchestra, sports and nationally affiliated clubs and organizations Note: Ratings of district commended, recognized and exemplary have carried over from the 2001-2002 Texas Assessment of Academic Skills. The 2003 TAKS was a benchmark year, a year in which the state uses the scores to set the passing standards for the following years. No ratings were based upon these scores this year, and therefore the 2001-2002 ratings have carried over. School officials are using the results of the TAKS results to assess curriculum, instruction and staff development for the future. |
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