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The McAllen Independent School District is a school district headquartered in the city of McAllen, Texas, United States. In 2009, the school district was rated " academically acceptable " by the Texas Education Agency .
Around January 1994 Maheshwari decided to become involved with the Alliance School partnership in order to improve the school. [3] The McAllen ISD board decided to relocate the school to the newly-developed 246 house Los Encinos area, a community developed by McAllen Affordable Homes for low and moderate income homeowners.
Nikki Rowe High School was the first in McAllen to establish the ACE program—A Chance to Excel. Rowe also offers the Quest program—a search for success, and Project Stay in School . [ 3 ] In, 2010 Nikki Rowe High School was officially recognized by Texas Education Agency , for surpassing state mandate requirement as a 30 5A District campus.
In a joint written statement after the meeting, the board and Ramsey announced that her resignation as superintendent is effective Oct. 1 but her employment will continue through Aug. 30, 2025.
By 1973, however, the "migrant student" population had grown to more than 1,000 and school board officials decided to mainstream migrant students. Accordingly, the old property was sold to the McAllen State Bank and in 1976, the original campus was torn down. Today, the grounds of the old high school and stadium feature a banking and office center.
School boards across the state have until March to vote on whether to allow chaplains in their schools. The Corpus Christi ISD Board of Trustees discussed the issue Monday evening.
The Tuesday meeting comes three weeks after Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker and other local leaders sent a letter to school board members urging a turnaround in academic performance.
The district serves Pharr, San Juan, and Alamo as well as a small portion of McAllen. PSJA ISD's total student enrollment for 2010 was 31,329 according to the Texas Education Agency's website. In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. [2] PSJA ISD's current superintendent is Dr. Jorge Arredondo.