North East Independent School District
North East Independent School District | |
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Location | |
8961 Tesoro Drive
United States of AmericaSan Antonio, TX 78217 | |
District information | |
Type | Public school district |
Grades | Pre-K - 12[1] |
Established | 1950 |
Superintendent | Dr. Brian Gottardy |
Accreditation(s) | Texas Education Agency United States Department of Education |
Schools | Churchill High School Johnson High School Lee High School MacArthur High School Madison High School Reagan High School Roosevelt High School 14 middle schools 46 elementary schools |
Budget | $539.6 million [1] |
NCES District ID | 4832940 |
Students and staff | |
Students | 67,971[1] |
Teachers | 4,294[1] |
Staff | 9,209[1] |
Athletic conference | District 26-6A |
Other information | |
2015 Accountability Rating | Met Standard[2] |
Website | neisd.net |
The North East Independent School District (commonly NEISD or North East ISD) is a school district located in Bexar County, Texas, (USA). North East ISD serves the north central and northeast areas of Bexar County, covering approximately 144 square miles (370 km2). North East ISD serves the cities of San Antonio, Castle Hills, Hill Country Village, Hollywood Park, Windcrest, and portions of Balcones Heights and Terrell Hills. North East ISD is the second largest school district serving the San Antonio area by student attendance, following Northside.
Shanley v. North East ISD
North East ISD was the defendant in Shanley v. Northeast Independent School District, a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling which declared that North East ISD had an overly broad policy and the district's suspension of five students had interfered with their rights to free speech under the United States Constitution. North East had suspended five high school students for publishing an unapproved newsletter and then distributed it to students near campus before and after school hours. The NEISD school board declared the content, which included information about birth control and advocated for the review of marijuana laws, to be inappropriate and controversial. The Court found that public schools can limit the expression of its students when it materially and substantially interferes with school activities, or with the rights of teachers and other students, but not at non-school-sponsored events, and the district cannot exceed its authority to forbid or punish on-campus activity when punishing off-campus activity.
It should come as a shock to the parents of five high school seniors that their elected school board had assumed [control] over their children before and after school, off school grounds, and with regard to their children’s rights [of] expressing their thoughts ... We trust that it will come as no shock to the school board that their assumption of authority is an unconstitutional usurption of the First Amendment.[3]
Student Information
Demographics
Demographic | 2015[1] | 2014[4] |
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African-American | 7.0% | 7% |
Asian | 3.0% | 4% |
Hispanic | 57% | 58% |
Native American | 0% | 1% |
Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
Two or more races | 3% | 3% |
White, non-Hispanic | 27% | 28% |
Students by Grade
Grade | 2015 | 2014 |
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Early Education | 251 | 260 |
Pre-K - 5 | 31,242 | 31,538 |
6-8 | 15,337 | 15,544 |
9-12 | 21,141 | 20,864 |
Total | 67,971 | 68,206 |
Schools
High Schools
1950 | MacArthur High School |
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1958 | Lee High School |
1966 | Churchill High School |
1966 | Roosevelt High School |
1976 | Madison High School |
1999 | Reagan High School |
2008 | Johnson High School |
The Academy of Creative Education, an alternative school, was established in 1991. |
The district's seven main high school campuses are named after nationally or internationally renowned persons.
School | Established | Namesake | Mascot |
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Churchill High School | 1966 | Winston Churchill | Chargers |
Johnson High School | 2008 | Claudia Alta Taylor "Lady Bird" Johnson | Jaguars |
Lee High School | 1958 | Robert E. Lee | Volunteers |
MacArthur High School (1958-Present) North East High School (1950-1958) |
1950 | Douglas MacArthur | Brahmas |
Madison High School | 1976 | James Madison | Mavericks |
Reagan High School | 1999 | Ronald Reagan | Rattlers |
Roosevelt High School | 1966 | Theodore Roosevelt | Rough Riders |
Secondary Campuses
Magnet Programs
North East offers seven magnet programs housed at four main campuses, and an additional program at the Perrin Central complex. Each of these programs operates with various levels of autonomy and integration with its primary campus.
Campus | Magnet Program(s) |
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Lee High School | International School of the Americas (ISA) North East School of the Arts (NESA) STEM Academy |
MacArthur High School | Electrical Systems Technology |
Madison High School | Agriscience Magnet Program (AMP) |
Roosevelt High School | Design and Technology Academy (DATA) Engineering & Technologies Academy (ETA) |
Perrin Central | Automotive Technology Academy (ATA) |
Middle Schools
1961 | Garner Middle School |
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1961 | Nimitz Middle School |
1962 | Eisenhower Middle School |
1962 | Kruger Middle School |
1970 | Jackson Middle School |
1970 | White Middle School |
1981 | Wood Middle School |
1982 | Bradley Middle School |
1992 | Driscoll Middle School |
1998 | Bush Middle School |
2001 | Tejeda Middle School |
2006 | Harris Middle School |
2007 | Lopez Middle School |
2014 | Hill Middle School |
All of the district's middle schools are named after Texas-renowned persons.
- Bradley Middle School
- National Blue Ribbon School in 1986-87[5]
- Bush Middle School
- Driscoll Middle School
- Eisenhower Middle School
- National Blue Ribbon School in 1988-89[5]
- Garner Middle School
- Harris Middle School
- Hill Middle School
- Jackson Middle School
- Krueger Middle School
- Lopez Middle School
- Nimitz Middle School
- Tejeda Middle School
- White Middle School
- Wood Middle School
Elementary Schools
The district's elementary schools are named in coordination with the neighborhood or community name. The year the school opened is in parentheses.
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Athletic Facilities
In addition to on-campus facilities, the district owns and operates a number of sports venues. Among these are two 11,000-seat football stadiums, Heroes Stadium and Comalander Stadium, the Josh Davis Natatorium, and baseball, soccer, and tennis facilities at the Blossom Athletic Center. The district signed a 50 year rent-free lease to operate Time Warner Cable Park on Wetmore Road from the City of San Antonio in 2015.[8][9]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f NEISD Factsheet 2015-2016 - (PDF). Retrieved on 07 Jan 2016.
- ^ "2015 Accountability Summary NORTH EAST ISD (015910)" (PDF). Texas Education Agency.
- ^ "SPLC Report". Student Press Law Center. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ^ NEISD Factsheet 2014-2015 - (PDF). Retrieved on 17 Sep 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)
- ^ a b Microsoft Word - 2007-schools.doc
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://www.neisd.net/ComRel/news.cfm?ID=1390
- ^ http://www.expressnews.com/news/education/article/NEISD-to-operate-Time-Warner-Cable-Park-6512487.php