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            In the spring of 2006, Aldine ISD was named the winner of the Texas  Award of Performance Excellence, becoming only the second school district in the  history of the state of Texas to earn the award. TAPE is an annual recognition of  Texas organizations that excel in performance and the application of quality and  customer  satisfaction principles. The TAPE award is heralded as the state’s highest honor for quality and organizational performance.

            Located approximately 15 miles north of downtown Houston,  the  Aldine Independent School  Districtcovers 111 square miles in  NorthHarrisCounty,  with approximately 8,000 employees (4,000 of whom are  teachers) who serve  approximately 60,000 students. One of the 11 largest school districts in  Texas,  Aldine ISD is a multiethnic district  that reflects the diversity of the  Houston area. The district includes a  variety of communities, from rural, to suburban,  to commercial and  industrial. Aldine ISD is home to 67 campuses: one Even Start  center,  three Head Start Centers, four Early Childhood/Pre-Kindergarten Centers,   32 elementary schools (grades K-4), nine intermediate schools (grades  5-6), nine  middle schools (grades 7-8), four Ninth Grade Schools, four  traditional high  schools (grades 10-12), one Magnet high school, one  night high school, one early college high school, one  adaptive behavior center and one alternative  education center.

            For seven  consecutive years,  beginning with the 1996-97 school year, Aldine earned seven  “Recognized  Ratings” from the Texas Education Agency, and for two of those seven   years, Aldine ISD was the largest recognized school district in the  state of  Texas.  According to findings of a study conducted by The  Learning First Alliance of  Washington, D.C., Aldine ISD is driven  primarily by the goal of increasing  student achievement and providing  better educational opportunities for all  students. Aldine enjoys the  distinction of being the only  Texas school district included in this  study.

            Among other findings, the report indicated that Aldine ISD leaders are  focused on how their decisions and  work impact student learning. Other key findings revealed that the Aldine school district sets high standards for all  students, using data  to drive decisions and to set clear goals. In order to improve learning,  Aldine’s faculty continuously seeks ways to improve teaching,  and they  are always open to new ideas for increasing student achievement. In the   springs of 2004 and 2005, the Broad Foundation of Los Angeles named  Aldine ISD  one of five national finalists for the 2004 and 2005 Broad  Prize for Urban  Education. The prize is awarded to urban school  districts that make the greatest  overall improvement in student  achievement while reducing the achievement gap  across ethnic and income  groups.

            Aldine’s curriculum provides a framework for all instruction that takes  place within its classrooms. The district believes that it is important for all  administrators, teachers, and  parents to have an understanding of what each  student is expected to  learn at specific intervals during their academic career  and, to that  end, has collaborated to produce the Aldine Benchmark Targets.