Nineteen HISD campuses have chosen to adopt the New Education System, effectively extending the designation to half of the district

Houston Independent School District (HISD) is steadily progressing towards Superintendent Mike Miles’ objective of designating 150 campuses as New Education System (NES) schools by the academic year 2026-2027.

Recently, Miles disclosed that 19 campuses have chosen to adopt the NES model. These schools were identified by the district, along with five others, as potential candidates for NES adoption, although it wasn’t mandatory for them to do so.

HISD utilized a school rating system upheld by state courts to determine failing and passing schools. Twenty-six schools are required to transition to NES in the upcoming school year, while 24 were given the option to choose.

The list of 19 campuses opting into NES includes:

– Austin High School
– Bell Elementary School
– Deady Middle School
– Foerster Elementary School
– Frost Elementary School
– Gross Elementary School
– Jefferson Elementary School
– Ketelsen Elementary School
– Marshall Middle School
– Montgomery Elementary School
– Navarro Middle School
– Neff Elementary School
– Petersen Elementary School
– Reynolds Elementary School
– Ross Elementary School
– Sanchez Elementary School
– Southmayd Elementary School
– Tinsley Elementary School
– Valley West Elementary School

Five campuses declined NES designation:

– Rayburn Elementary School
– Emerson Elementary School
– Hines Caldwell Elementary School
– Love Elementary School
– Shern Elementary School

These schools will commence the 2024-2025 academic year under the contentious designation mandated by the state-appointed superintendent.

The 19 campuses join the 26 announced last month to be added to NES, bringing the total to 130 schools under the system, which constitutes half of the district.

Despite Love Elementary declining, it doesn’t preclude it from potential NES designation in the future. HISD will review data over the next academic year to determine the necessity of further NES implementation.

Superintendent Mike Miles assured that there would be no repercussions for schools opting in or out of NES, emphasizing that it was not expected that all schools would participate in the program.