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Alief ISD trustees recognize students, staff and community partners; superintendent highlights Black History Month and teacher pipeline
Summary
At its Feb. 18 meeting, the Alief Independent School District board honored students, staff and community partners, while Superintendent Dr. Mays reviewed Black History Month activities, sports playoff results and the district's associate teacher certification pathway.
At its Feb. 18, 2025 meeting, the Alief Independent School District Board of Trustees honored student and staff achievements and recognized long-running community partnerships while Superintendent Dr. Mays reported on recent district activities, including Black History Month programming and progress in the associate teacher certification program.
The board recognized the Houston Westside Command Station of the Houston Police Department for more than a decade of partnership with the district. The district said the command station adopts three schools annually and each year provides holiday gifts and food for 50 students at each adopted campus, with an annual donated value the district described as more than $10,000. HPD officers Catherine Martinez and Sgt. Edna De Leon were invited forward during the presentation.
Trustees and district staff also recognized classroom and support staff awards. Teacher Abigail Eliazer, listed by the district as a finalist for an H-E-B Excellence in Education award, was acknowledged; the district said H-E-B's educator awards program has provided more than $14 million in funding statewide to public-school educators. The board presented district "MVP" recognitions to several staff and listed nominees who accompanied the trustees for photos.
Superintendent Dr. Mays reported that at least two Alief teams were competing in postseason play and sent well wishes to the students and coaches. Dr. Mays also summarized the district's Black History Month observances and presentation materials prepared for campuses.
Dr. Mays highlighted the Alief associate teacher program as a recruitment and certification pathway. The district said that over the past two years 140 associate teachers have met certification requirements while teaching in district classrooms, and that 65 associate teachers have completed certification requirements to date while employed by the district.
The board also recognized campuses and counseling teams that earned CREST recognition under the Texas model for comprehensive school counseling adopted by the Texas Education Agency in 2018. The district named several campus counseling teams as award recipients during the meeting.
The board recessed at 7:06 p.m. for approximately 10 minutes to allow honored guests to exit and take photographs; the meeting was scheduled to resume at 7:16 p.m.
No formal motions or votes were recorded during the portion of the meeting covered in this article.
