North East Independent School District

North East Independent School District
Location
8961 Tesoro Drive
San Antonio, TX 78217
Bexar County, TX
United States of America
District information
Type Public school district
Grades Pre-K - 12[1]
Established 1950 (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 Increase $539.6 million [1]
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 Castle Hills, Hill Country Village, Hollywood Park, Windcrest, and portions of San Antonio, Balcones Heights, Terrell Hills, and Timberwood Park.[3] 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.[4]
A North East administrative facility located in the same complex as the Academy of Creative Education bears the district logo.

Student Information

Demographics

Demographic 2015[1] 2014[5]
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
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

Chronological founding of high school campuses
1950 MacArthur High School
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
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)
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

Chronological founding of middle school campuses
1961 Garner Middle School
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.

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.

  • Bulverde Creek (2005)
  • Camelot (1969)
  • Canyon Ridge (2005)
  • Castle Hills (1950)
  • Cibolo Green (2010)
  • Clear Spring (1969)
  • Coker (1954)
  • Colonial Hills (1961)
  • Dellview (1957)
  • East Terrell Hills (1962)
  • El Dorado (1973)
  • Encino Park (1989)
  • Fox Run (1990)
  • Hardy Oak (2000)
  • Harmony Hills (1963)
  • Hidden Forest (1978)
  • Huebner (1997)
  • Jackson-Keller (1962)
  • Larkspur (1964)
  • Las Lomas (2013)
  • Longs Creek (1997)
  • Montgomery (1974)
  • Northern Hills (1981)
  • Northwood (1957)
  • Oak Grove (1961)
  • Oak Meadow (1991)
  • Olmos (1956)
  • Redland Oaks (1989)
  • Regency Place (1969)
  • Ridgeview (1956)
  • Roan Forest (2002)
  • Royal Ridge (2002)
  • Serna (1953)
  • Stahl (1979)
  • Steubing Ranch (2005)
  • Stone Oak (1996)
  • Thousand Oaks (1979)
  • Tuscany Heights (2010)
  • Vineyard Ranch (2013)
  • Walzem (1960)
  • West Avenue (1964)
  • Wetmore (2001)
  • Wilderness Oak (2005)
  • Wilshire (1957)
  • Windcrest (1963)
  • Woodstone (1978)

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.[9][10]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 NEISD Factsheet 2015-2016 - (PDF). Retrieved on 07 Jan 2016.
  2. ↑ "2015 Accountability Summary NORTH EAST ISD (015910)" (PDF). Texas Education Agency.
  3. ↑ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Bexar County, TX." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 26, 2016.
  4. ↑ "SPLC Report". Student Press Law Center. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  5. ↑ NEISD Factsheet 2014-2015 - (PDF). Retrieved on 17 Sep 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)
  7. 1 2 Microsoft Word - 2007-schools.doc
  8. ↑
  9. ↑ http://www.neisd.net/ComRel/news.cfm?ID=1390
  10. ↑ http://www.expressnews.com/news/education/article/NEISD-to-operate-Time-Warner-Cable-Park-6512487.php
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