Northside Independent School District
Northside Independent School District | |
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Location | |
5900 Evers Road, San Antonio, TX, 78238
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District information | |
Type | Public |
Grades | K-12 |
Established | 1949 |
Superintendent | Dr. John Craft |
Deputy superintendent(s) | Ray Galindo, David Rastellini, Dr. Janis Jordan |
NCES District ID | 4833120 |
Students and staff | |
Students | 106,000+ |
Teachers | 6240 |
Staff | 12847 |
Student–teacher ratio | 15.6:1 |
Other information | |
Website | nisd |
Northside Independent School District is a
Northside ISD serves a portion of the city of San Antonio as well as the cities of Grey Forest, Leon Valley, Shavano Park, Helotes, and the unincorporated communities of Cross Mountain, Leon Springs, and Scenic Oaks. The district also serves some unincorporated portions of Bexar, Bandera and Medina counties.
In 2011, the school district was rated "
Administration
Superintendent
The current superintendent of Northside Independent School District is Dr. Brian Woods. Prior to his appointment in 2012, he was a social studies teacher, administrator, the assistant superintendent for secondary administration, and the named deputy superintendent for administration for the school district.[5] In June of 2023, Dr. Woods retired after 11 years of being superintendent. As. of August 2023, Dr. John Craft is the superintendent of the district.
Campuses
Northside ISD has over 110 campus locations:
High schools
Northside has chosen a unique method of naming its traditional high schools; each school is named for a former or current
The justices so honored are
- Louis D. Brandeis High School, (opened 2008)
- William J. Brennan High School, (opened 2010)
- Tom C. Clark High School, (opened 1978)
- John Marshall Harlan High School, (opened 2017)
- Oliver Wendell Holmes High School, (opened 1964)
- John Jay High School, (opened 1967)
- John Marshall High School, Leon Valley (opened 1950) (formerly Northside High School, renamed in 1960)
- National Blue Ribbon School in 1992-93[7]
- Sandra Day O'Connor High School, (opened 1998)
- Sonia M. Sotomayor High School, (opened 2022)
- John Paul Stevens High School, (opened 2005)
- William H. Taft High School(opened 1985)
- National Blue Ribbon School in 1997-98[7]
- Earl Warren High School, San Antonio (opened 2002)
Magnet high schools
- NSITE High School, San Antonio
- Communications Arts High School, San Antonio
- Construction Careers Academy, San Antonio
- Health Careers High School, San Antonio
- National Blue Ribbon School in 1990–91[7]
- John Jay Science and Engineering Academy, San Antonio
Middle schools
- Joe J. Bernal Middle School, North San Antonio [1]
- Dolph Briscoe Middle School, North San Antonio [2]
- John B. Connally Middle School, Northwest San Antonio [3]
- John M. Folks Middle School, Northwest San Antonio
- Hector Garcia Middle School, Northwest San Antonio [4]
- William P. Hobby Middle School, North-Central San Antonio [5]
- Wallace B. Jefferson Middle School, Northwest San Antonio [6]
- Anson Jones Magnet Middle School, North San Antonio [7]
- Jack C. Jordan Middle School, San Antonio [8]
- Gregory Luna Middle School, North San Antonio [9]
- Pat Neff Middle School, North Central San Antonio [10]
- E. M. Pease Middle School, North San Antonio [11]
- Ed Rawlinson Middle School, San Antonio
- Sam Rayburn Middle School, San Antonio
- Sul RossMiddle School, Northeast San Antonio
- Earl RudderMiddle School, North Central San Antonio
- Coke R. Stevenson Middle School, Northwest San Antonio
- National Blue Ribbon School in 1990-91[7]
- Katherine Stinson Middle School, Central San Antonio
- Robert L. Vale Middle School, Northwest San Antonio
- H.B. Zachry Middle School, Northwest-Central San Antonio
- Joe Straus III Middle School, Northwest San Antonio [11]
Elementary schools
- Adams Hill (1972)
- Allen (1960)
- Aue (2007)
- Beard (2003)
- Behlau (2010)
- Blattman (2003)
- Boldt (2015)
- Boone (1974)
- Brauchle (1990)
- National Blue Ribbon School in 1998-99[7]
- Braun Station (1982)
- Burke (2000)
- Cable (1958)
- Carlos Coon (1978)
- Carnahan (2008)
- Carson (1998)
- Cole (2016)
- Ed Cody (1982)
- Ellison (2014)
- Colonies North (1966)
- Driggers (2007)
- Elrod (1988)
- Esparza (1972)
- National Blue Ribbon School in 2000-01[7]
- Evers (1992)
- Fernandez (1990)
- Fields (2016)
- Fisher (2006)
- Forester (2008)
- Franklin (2013)
- Galm (1987)
- Glass (1956)
- Glenn (1962)
- Glenoaks (1961)
- National Blue Ribbon School in 1998-99[7]
- Hatchett (2004)
- Helotes (1950)
- Henderson (2010)
- Hoffmann (2009)
- Howsman (1969)
- National Blue Ribbon School in 2000-01[7]
- Kallison (2017)
- Knowlton (1985)
- Krueger (2005)
- Kuentz (2009)
- Langley (2009)
- Leon Springs (1991)
- Leon Valley (1980)
- Lewis (2001)
- Lieck (2011)
- Linton (1980)
- Locke Hill (1975)
- National Blue Ribbon School in 1998-99[7]
- Los Reyes (2012)
- Martin (2010)
- Mary Hull (1963)
- National Blue Ribbon School in 1996-97[7]
- May (1997)
- McAndrew (2013)
- McDermott (1992)
- Mead (2006)
- Meadow Village (1968)
- Michael (1999)
- Mireles (2011)
- Mora (2018)
- Murnin (2006)
- Myers (1997)
- Nichols (2002)
- Northwest Crossing (1982)
- Oak Hills Terrace (1968)
- Ott (2004)
- Passmore (1970)
- Powell (1962)
- Raba (2000)
- Reed (2023)
- Rhodes (2002)
- Scarborough (2008)
- Scobee (1987)
- Steubing (1997)
- Thornton (1989)
- Timberwilde (1980)
- Tomlinson (2021)
- Valley Hi (1963)
- Villarreal (1968)
- Wanke (2006)
- Ward (2003)
- Wernli (2020)
- Westwood Terrace (1961)
Special schools
- Irene L. Chavez Excel Academy
- John C. Holmgreen Center
- Nellie M. Reddix Center
- Northside Alternative High School
- Northside Alternative Middle School
- Northside Learning Center (Adult Education)
- Northside Learning Center (Community Education)
Student locator project
The school district spent over $500,000 on a system whereby students wear an
The RFID tracking program was discontinued for the 2013-2014 school year. Even during the controversy, the program was very limited in scope. The schools chosen have the fewest percentage of white students (Jones M.S.: 4% and John Jay H.S.: 13%).[citation needed]
Police department
The Northside Independent School District Police Department is the district's full-service police department. The department has jurisdiction in the district's boundaries, and has primary jurisdiction over all district property regardless of county.[11]
Incidents
- On September 11, 2007, NISD police officer Patrick Ritchey reported that he was shot twice through his bulletproof vest with his own pistol after confronting two men after seeing graffiti at Lackland City Elementary School (now Allen Elementary). Following an overnight search by the San Antonio Police Department for the suspects, Ritchey admitted that he shot himself.[12][13]
- On May 16, 2012, NISD police officer Doug Schramm negligently discharged his pistol in his office at Jordan Middle School. Schramm immediately informed the NISD police chief and campus principal, and it was found that the bullet did not leave the office.[14] He was put on administrative leave and later fired on May 29 for unholstering a gun inside the school.[15]
- In August 2016, Texas Commission on Law Enforcement investigators recommended criminal charges against NISD police chief Charles Carnes and suspension of his peace officer license for falsely stating that NISD officers do not make routine traffic stops and failing to submit the required racial profiling reports for years.[16][17]
Shooting of Derek Lopez
On November 12, 2010, Northside ISD police officer Daniel Alvarado shot and killed 14 year old student Derek Lopez. Alvarado witnessed Lopez punch another student at a bus stop and pursued him, then radioed his supervisor who instructed him to stay with the victim. Alvarado returned to his car and ordered the victim into his car and pursued Lopez. Lopez jumped over fences then closed himself in a backyard shed. Alvarado approached the shed with his pistol drawn, and when Lopez opened the door he fired one round. Alvarado claimed he feared for his life and that Lopez was charging for his weapon or had taken a weapon from the shed.[18]
Alvarado had been reprimanded at 12 times and suspended 4 times prior to the incident and on May 29, 2008 the NISD Police Department considered his termination.[19] He resigned in January 2013, and later that year Northside ISD settled the federal lawsuit brought against it by Lopez's mother for $925,000.[20]
History
The district was formed in 1949 via consolidation of several rural school districts, having a mere 823 students:
- Clifton
- Culebra
- Helotes (including the former Los Reyes district which Helotes absorbed in 1939)
- Hoffman
- Leon Springs
- Leon Valley (including the former Evers district which Leon Valley absorbed in 1924)
- Locke Hill
- Lockhart
- Mackey
- San Antonio Heights
See also
References
- ^ "Contact Northside ISD." Northside Independent School District. March 12, 2011. "5900 Evers Rd. • San Antonio, TX 78238-1606"
- U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on March 12, 2011.
- ^ "Facts and Figures : Northside Independent School District - San Antonio, TX 78238". Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved December 20, 2007.
- ^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015.
- ^ "UTSA alumnus Brian Woods named Northside ISD superintendent". www.utsa.edu. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ http://www.tasb.org/policy/pol/private/015915/pol.cfm?DisplayPage=CW(LOCAL).html Archived 2006-08-30 at the Wayback Machine Local District Policy for naming schools
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982–1983 Through 1999–2002" (PDF). United States Department of Education. n.d. pp. 77–82. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2009. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
- ^ "Namesake: Thomas L. Hatchett, Sr". nisd.net. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ^ a b Thomson, Iain (November 21, 2012), Texan schoolgirl expelled for refusing to wear RFID tag, The Register, retrieved December 11, 2012
- ^ Sharwood, Simon (November 27, 2012), ‘Anonymous’ takes down Texan RFID-tracking school, The Register, retrieved December 11, 2012
- ^ "Northside ISD Police Department". USACOPS. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ "Officer shot in chest later admits shooting himself". MyPlainview. September 11, 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ "NISD Officer Wounds Self". KSAT 12. September 12, 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ Konnath, Hailey (May 16, 2012). "NISD police officer's gun goes off on campus". mySanAntonio. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ Casady, Michelle (June 6, 2012). "Investigation leads to NISD officer's firing". mySanAntonio. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ Collier, Dillon (August 26, 2016). "State agency recommends felony charge, suspension for NISD police chief". KENS 5. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ Malik, Alia (August 29, 2016). "State investigation says Northside ISD police chief should be suspended". Associated Press. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ "Officer who shot student had history of not following orders". mySanAntonio. May 20, 2011. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ "Documents: Officer who shot teen had history of problems". KENS 5. May 23, 2011. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ Vara-Qrta, Francisco (October 1, 2013). "Northside ISD to pay mother of boy its officer killed". mySanAntonio. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
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