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SUPERINTENDENT’S OFFICE

One Team,

ONE DREAM Rolando Ramirez
SUPERINTENDENT

It has been a great

2018-2019 school year

Academics

We received notice from the United States Department of
Education that South Elementary and Valley View Elementary
were chosen as Exemplary High Performing Blue Ribbon
Schools. We were only 2 of 4 districts selected in the Valley and
2 of 13 in the state of Texas to be recognized as Exemplary High
Performing. This had never been done before in the history
of our district. This could
93% (A) not be done without our
students, staff, parents, and
Board of Trustees working
together! Congratulations
to North and Lucas
Elementary for being
nominated Blue Ribbon
Schools. These schools have
been nominated by the US
Department of Education
SUPERINTENDENT released the ratings of the toward closing achievement
for performing at very high
Academics
levels and whose exemplary
progress has been made
Texas Education Agency
gaps among sub populations
districts across the state.
while maintaining the high
Valley View received straight
achievement levels.
As in Domain I: Academic
Achievement (A), Domain
Extracurricular (Academics)
II: School Progress (A),
and Domain III: Closing
Our High School STEM
the Gaps (A). Our district
Robotics team competed
had the highest rating of
at HESTEC at the robotics
an overall 93 (A) of any
where all Valley schools
The district received the
ONE TEAM, ONE DREAM public school in the Valley. competition in UTRGV
were represented, and
only district distinction of
our team took 1st place
Readiness
Post-Secondary
at the competition. This,
available for districts.
too, is a first for our high
school. We are very
proud of our students
they have been able to
accomplish.
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