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3. Support for Educational Performance

in Accordance with The Gerald C. Cobb Sixth Grade North Shore Sr. High School GPISD’s Pregnancy, Education, and Parenting (P.E.P.)

Program Child Care Services center was named a
Center was recognized by the
advanced to the
State-Established Standards Children at Risk organization as a UIL 6A STATE MARCHING FOUR STAR CENTER.
TEXAS RISING STAR
GOLD RIBBON
BAND CONTEST
NEIGHBORHOOD placing 11th in the preliminary The PEP Center was also recently accredited by the
MIDDLE SCHOOL competition and 10th NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR
in June, 2016. in the finals competition. EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN.

119 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS Galena Park ISD had
EARN REGIONAL MEDALS 210 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL BAND AND
in the Texas Art Education Association (TAEA) Regional Visual CHOIR STUDENTS SELECTED to participate in
Art Scholastic Event. In addition, three middle school students Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) All-Region
earned Silver Medallions, six high school students earned Area ensembles. Thirty-one high school students advanced to the
medals, five high school students advanced to the State Visual Art TMEA Area auditions with seven high school band and choir
Scholastic Event, and four earned State Medallions. students selected to participate in TMEA All-State ensembles.

The Houston Area Association for Bilingual Education’s (HAABE) has HONORED THREE GPISD EDUCATORS with
their Teacher of the Year award:
• The 2013-2014 HAABE ESL TEACHER OF THE YEAR was Mrs. Angela Shearin from North Shore Elementary.
• The 2014-2015 HAABE BILINGUAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR was Mrs. Hilda Nañez from Green Valley
Elementary. Mrs. Nañez also won the TEXAS ASSOCIATION FOR BILINGUAL EDUCATION (TABE)
TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
• The 2016-2017 HAABE ESL TEACHER OF THE YEAR is Mrs. Heather Stuart from North Shore Elementary.

3.4 TRENDS IN STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND EVIDENCE OF SUPPORT FOR EFFORT TO

CORRECT DEFICIENCIES IN STUDENT PERFORMANCE

Over the last five years Galena Park ISD students have experienced some deficiencies in three major areas.
The GPISD Board of Trustees recognizes that in order to provide excellence in all, for all, by all, we must
consider the needs of all students, which often extend beyond what is traditionally considered the role of
schools and school personnel. The needs of our students are myriad, and encompass instructional as well
as social and emotional domains.

One-Way Dual Language Program
Galena Park ISD’s commitment to meeting the needs of students includes providing a high level of
instructional support in the areas of Special Education and Bilingual/English as a Second Language
programs. The student groups served by these programs represent a growing segment of the District. As
a result, the Board of Trustees approved an additional elementary ESL/ELA specialist, secondary ESL/
ELA specialist, and Special Education specialists in addition to the existing support personnel.
Galena Park ISD serves over 7,000 English language learners (ELLs). In an effort to better serve our large
number of native Spanish-speaking students, and following the recommendations of national research
studies, the District adopted the One-Way Dual Language model for our elementary bilingual classrooms.
This program, which is being phased in one grade level at a time, replacing the transitional early and late-
exit models which previously existed.

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