North Forest Independent School District
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North Forest Independent School District (formerly Northeast Houston Independent School District) is a school district based in northeast Houston, Texas (USA).
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[edit] Catchment area
North Forest ISD covers small parts of northeast Houston (including the neighborhoods of East Houston, Northwood Manor, Dorchester Place, Royal Glen, Scenic Woods, Melbourne Place, Kentshire, Henry Place, Baker Place, Glenwood Forest, Royal Oak Terrace, Houston Suburban Heights, Warwick Place, Chatwood Place, Townly Place, Wayside Village [1] [2] [3], and Settagast) and parts of unincorporated Harris County.
North Forest ISD covers 31.5 square miles.
[edit] Controversy
In the late 1980s [4], 1990s and the 2000s, North Forest was known for poor academic performance. North Forest's 2005 accountability ratings included an "Acceptable" for the district, yet many of the district's schools, including all of its middle and high schools, received "Unacceptable" [5].
On March 9, 2007, the board voted 4-3 to terminate Dr. James Simpson, the superintendent [6].
On March 25, 2007, the Houston Chronicle published an article chronicling the district's woes; for instance, Patty Pinkley, a teacher of "technology applications," did not receive any working computers until March [7].
[edit] Schools
[edit] Secondary schools
[edit] High schools
AAAA
- Forest Brook High School
- M.B. Smiley High School (including Smiley Career & Technology)
[edit] Middle schools
- B.C. Elmore Middle School
- R.E. Kirby Middle School
- Oak Village Middle School
[edit] Primary schools
[edit] Elementary schools
K-5
- Fonwood Elementary School
- Hilliard Elementary School
- Lakewood Elementary School
- Rogers Elementary School
- Shadydale Elementary School
- Tidwell Elementary School
K-4
- Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
[edit] Former schools
[edit] Middle schools
- Northwood Middle School
[edit] Primary schools
[edit] Intermediate schools
- East Houston Intermediate School (the campus is now the site of Hilliard Elementary School)
- Keahey Intermediate School (the campus is now the site of Marshall Elementary School)
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