| Temple Independent School District | |
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| United States, Texas | |
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Temple Independent School District is a public school district based in Temple, Texas, United States. Temple schools began instruction June 12, 1883. It is the largest employer in Temple, with 1300 employees.
31°05′47.7″N 97°20′43.4″W / 31.096583°N 97.345389°W / 31.096583; -97.345389
District Leadership
- Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Bobby Ott, Ed.D.
- Assistant Superintendent of Student Services: Eric Haugeberg, M.Ed.
- Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction: Lisa Adams, Ed.D.
- Assistant Superintendent of Finance & Operations: Kent Boyd, M.Ed.
- Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources: Donna Ward, Ed.D.
- Chief of Communications and Community Relations: Christine Parks, M.Ed.
Board of trustees
In 2011, TISD Board of Trustees was named "Board of the Year" by the ESC XII Service Center.
- District 1 - Virginia Suarez, Secretary (term May 2016-May 2019)
- District 2 - Linell Davis (term May 2017-May 2020)
- District 3 - Dan Posey, President (term May 2018-May 2021)
- District 4 - Ronnie Gaines, Vice President (term August 2018-May 2021)
- District 5 - Sandhya Sanghi (term May 2018-May 2021)
- District 6 - Shannon Gowan (term May 2016-May 2019)
- District 7 - Shannon Myers (term May 2018-May 2021)
Quick Facts
- Through the years, Temple ISD has produced over 200 National Merit Scholar Award winners, including Black Achievement and Hispanic Recognition Scholars.
- Temple ISD was the first District in Central Texas to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma and has, to date, awarded over 100 IB diplomas.
- Temple ISD is expanding the International Baccalaureate program to include a Middle Years Programme at Travis Middle School Science Academy in 2012 and a Primary Years Programme in 2013 at an undetermined elementary school.
- The District has exceeded state and national averages in SAT scores for 13 consecutive years and has received numerous other state and national recognition.
- Temple High School has been recognized as one of "America's Top Public High Schools" by Newsweek.
- Temple High School has been recognized by Achieve Texas as a Best Practices high school for the Institutes of Study and Career & Technology Programs.
- Bonham Middle School and Western Hills Elementary School have been recognized as a "Best Public School" by Texas Monthly.
Schools
High School (Grades 9-12)
- Temple High School
- Edwards Academy
Middle Schools (Grades 6-8)
- Bonham Middle School
- Lamar Middle School
- Travis Middle School Science Academy
Elementary Schools (Grades K-4)
- Meridith-Dunbar Elementary
- 1987-88 National Blue Ribbon School
Elementary Schools (Grades K-5)
- Cater Elementary
- Hector P. Garcia Elementary - It opened in 1998 and has an English-Spanish bilingual program for all students. As of 2019 it had about 500 students.
- Jefferson Elementary
- Kennedy-Powell Elementary
- Raye-Allen Elementary
- Scott Elementary
- Thornton Elementary
- Western Hills Elementary
Early Childhood Center (Pre-Kindergarten)
- Bethune Early Childhood Center
- Dickson Early Childhood Center
References
- "ESC Region XII". ESC Region XII. Archived from the original on June 2, 2006.
- Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)
- "Home". Hector P. Garcia Elementary School. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
Hector P. Garcia was built as a teaching all students English and Spanish.
External References
| Education in Bell County, Texas | |
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| Public high schools | |
| Academy ISD | |
| Bartlett ISD | |
| Belton ISD | |
| Holland ISD | |
| Killeen ISD | |
| Rogers ISD | |
| Salado ISD | |
| Temple ISD | |
| Troy ISD | |
| Independent schools | |
| Religious private high schools | |
| Some school districts extend beyond the boundaries of Bell County. Bruceville-Eddy ISD, Copperas Cove ISD, Florence ISD, Gatesville ISD, Lampasas ISD, Moody ISD, and Rosebud-Lott ISD serve sections of Bell County but do not operate high schools in it. | |