Jewell Simpson Houston was a long-time AISD employee who devoted four decades to the children of Aldine as a teacher and counselor. Mrs. Houston began her teaching career in 1951 as a teacher at Carver Elementary School. In 1966, she served as a counselor at Carver High School where she guided hundreds of students over the course of eight year until 1974 when she accepted a counseling position at Eisenhower High School. She remained at Eisenhower until her retirement in June of 1985, having completed 34 years of service to Aldine ISD.
In addition to her years of service to Aldine ISD, Mrs. Houston served on numerous state and civic associations including the Houston League of Professional and Business Clubs, the Ferguson Street Civic Club and on the board of the Acres Homes Multi-Service Center.
A magnet school is a public school offering special instruction and programs not available elsewhere, designed to attract a more diverse student body from throughout a school district.
Magnet schools have a focused theme and aligned curricula in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), Fine and Performing Arts, International Baccalaureate, International Studies, MicroSociety, Career and Technical Education .
Diversity is a cornerstone to offering students a global educational experience.
Innovative Curriculum and Professional Development is developed to assure theme-based relevant instruction to students.
Academic Excellence is demonstrated through a commitment to multi-dimensional instruction focused on student needs.
High Quality Instructional Systems are rooted in well-prepared, well-educated professional educators.
Family and Community Partnerships are mutually beneficial, offer a system of support, shared ownership, and a caring spirit and are designed to enhance a theme integrated educational environment.
Great minds have always combined math, science and art to create innovation. Traditional, classical disciplines were investigated through the technology and research of visionaries who saw not what was, but what could be; who used not what existed, but what could be imagined. The lives and accomplishments of such visionaries; those ‘stars’ of the past and present will form the basis of the activity centered around Houston Academy STARS curriculum.
The people and ideas of yesterday and today will be studied by the Houston Academy magnet students as they strive to become the ‘stars’ of the future. To read more,.... https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V1cvJky-DHHYnqqErCWFlViPsFJgvSEWv0i7iWWuKhM/edit
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