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3. Support for Educational Performance
in Accordance with
State-Established Standards
3.3 EXAMPLES OF RECOGNITION RECEIVED FOR EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE
Excellence in all, for all, by all. Those are words Galena Park ISD strives to instill in our students. The
Board Trustees are enthusiastic cheerleaders for the District’s students and staff. Their accomplishments
of our students, teachers, and administrators are an outstanding reflection of the Board’s unwavering
support. One of the most cherished honors Galena Park ISD has recently garnered is recognition by
the Texas Association of Black School Educators (TABSE) as a Spotlight District. This recognition is
notable because it highlights the many ways our District serves students of all ethnic backgrounds and
educational levels, under the auspices of our dedicated Board of Trustees. TABSE’s acclaim for GPISD is
an illustration that the District truly strives for excellence in all, for all, and by all.
The tradition of excellence runs deep in Galena Park ISD, and none of the accolades listed below would
have been possible without the Board of Trustees’ heartfelt encouragement and commitment to fund
quality educational programming.
Galena Park ISD graduates of 2017 received $12,643,546 in scholarships this year. These scholarships
include academic scholarships, a football scholarship to LSU for $129,000, several PTA scholarships, and
numerous Education Foundation scholarships.
$12,643,546 in scholarships
Dr. Angi Williams was named Region 4 Superintendent of the Year
and state finalist for the 2016 Superintendent of the Year sponsored
by the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB).
The H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards recognizes top educators and school districts. Galena Park
ISD is proud of the following H-E-B recognitions:
• Galena Park ISD was a finalist for the 2016 H-E-B Excellence in Education
Award for large districts in May 2016.
• Hilda Nanez, a teacher at Green Valley Elementary, was named an H-E-B
Rising Star.
• GPISD’s Early Head Start program was selected as a semi-finalist for the 2017
H-E-B Excellence in Education Award out of more than 1,300 applications.
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