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Alief ISD expands STEM and performing‑arts choice programs, points to enrollment and pay gains
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Anthony Mays said ALIEF ISD used family surveys and a strategic plan to expand choice programming (STEM and a performing/visual arts academy), boost teacher compensation to top‑three levels, add summer and athletic offerings, and increase counseling and scholarship supports; the district promoted several July/August enrollment events.
ALIEF ISD Superintendent Dr. Anthony Mays said the district has expanded in‑district choice offerings—particularly STEM and performing/visual‑arts pathways—to give families earlier access and to reverse declining enrollment at some campuses.
“Through that process, we were able to have some things come out,” Mays said, describing a needs assessment based on conversations with families who stayed and families who left. He said the district wanted a "clear through line" so students access fine arts and STEM from elementary through high school…
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