Aledo Independent School District

Aledo Independent School District is a public school district based in Aledo, Texas (USA). Located in southeastern Parker County, a small portion of the district extends into western Tarrant County. In addition to Aledo, the district also serves the towns of Annetta and Annetta South as well as portions of Annetta North, Cresson, Hudson Oaks, and Willow Park.

Aledo Independent School District
Aledo ISD's location in the DFW Metroplex.
Location
1008 Bailey Ranch Road
Aledo, Texas[1]
ESC Region 11[2]
USA
Coordinates32°42′40″N 97°37′6″W
District information
TypeIndependent school district
Motto"A Past to Remember; A Future to Mold"
GradesPre-K through 12
SuperintendentDr. Susan K. Bohn[2]
Schools9 (2015-16)[1]
NCES District ID4807780[1]
Students and staff
Students5,200 (2015-16)[2]
Teachers302.66 (2009-10)[1] (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)
Student–teacher ratio15.2 (2009-10)[1]
Athletic conferenceUIL Class 5A Football & Basketball[3]
District mascotBearcats[4]
Colors    Orange, Black[4]
Other information
TEA District Accountability Rating for 2011-12Recognized[5]
WebsiteAledo ISD

Finances

As of the 2010-2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $2,578,963,000.[2] The maintenance tax rate was $0.117 and the bond tax rate was $0.026 per $100 of appraised valuation.[2]

Academic achievement

In 2011, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.[5] Thirty-five percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating.[6] No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012.[7] A school district in Texas can receive one of four possible rankings from the Texas Education Agency: Exemplary (the highest possible ranking), Recognized, Academically Acceptable, and Academically Unacceptable (the lowest possible ranking).

Historical district TEA accountability ratings[5]

  • 2011: Recognized
  • 2010: Recognized
  • 2009: Recognized
  • 2008: Academically Acceptable
  • 2007: Academically Acceptable
  • 2006: Recognized
  • 2005: Recognized
  • 2004: Recognized

Schools

In the 2021-22 school year, the district had students in 10 schools.[2]

High schools
Middle schools
  • McAnally Middle School (Grades 6-8)
  • Aledo Middle School (Grades 6-8)
Elementary schools
  • Coder Elementary School (Grades PK-5)
  • McCall Elementary School (Grades K-5)
  • Stuard Elementary School (Grades K-5)
  • Vandagriff Elementary School (Grades K-5)
  • Walsh Elementary School (Grades K-5)
  • Annetta Elementary School (Grades K-5)

Special programs

Athletics

Aledo High School participates in the boys sports of baseball, basketball, football, soccer, and wrestling.[4] The school participates in the girls sports of basketball, soccer, softball, volleyball, and wrestling.[4] For the 2015 through 2017 school years, Aledo High School will play football in UIL Class 5A.[3]

Police department

The Aledo ISD Police Department is a full-service police department that serves the communities of Aledo, Willow Park, Hudson Oaks, Anetta North, Anetta and Anetta South. The AISD police jurisdiction covers a 131.13-square-mile (339.6 km2) area and lies within Parker and Tarrant County, Texas. The department provides routine patrol for all of the district’s properties, criminal investigations, in addition to school resource officers assigned to various schools buildings. All AISD police officers are TCLEOSE certified peace officers with full arrest powers.[8]

Aledo ISD Police Department was the first school district police department in Parker County,[9] and as with any Texas school police agency, it's officers have jurisdiction within the school district boundaries and in any county within the State of Texas in which the district has property owned, leased, rented, or otherwise under its control.[10]

As of March 2015 the Chief of Police is Fred Collie who formerly served as a Chief Deputy for Precinct 5, Dallas County Constables Office and as a Deputy Chief for the Arlington Texas Police Department.[11]

Notable incidents

In April 2021, students at the Daniel Ninth Grade Campus were disciplined after it was learned they were playing a game on messaging platform Snapchat in which they assigned prices to particular persons of color at the school and would then "trade" them according to that perceived value.[12] Screenshots show that the group chat in which the game occurred was, at various times, labelled as "Slave Trade" and other names that included an ethnic slur.[13]

See also

References
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Aledo ISD". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  2. "Texas School Directory 2012" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  3. "UIL Alignments". University Interscholastic League. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  4. "Aledo High School". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  5. "2011 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 28 June 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  6. "Texas Accountability System Summary of Ratings for 2004 through 2011(as of November 2, 2011) District Ratings by Rating Category (including Charter Operators)". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  7. "Accountability Rating System for Texas Public Schools and Districts". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  8. "Aledo ISD Police Department History". Aledo ISD Police Department. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07.
  9. "Aledo ISD Police Department". Aledo ISD Police Department. Archived from the original on 2011-02-03. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  10. "Texas Education Code Section 37.081". Texas Constitution and Statutes Website.
  11. "Aledo ISD Police Department Administration". Aledo ISD Police Department. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07.
  12. "Students of Color 'Slave Traded' by Other Students in Online Game at Aledo School". NBC DFW. April 12, 2021.
  13. "Parent says Aledo ISD students pretended to auction Black classmates in social media group". WFAA. April 12, 2021.
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