DeBakey High Sch chool for Healt Health Profes essio ions - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
DeBakey High Sch chool for Healt Health Profes essio ions - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
DeBakey High Sch chool for Healt Health Profes essio ions School Profile and Parent Update on HISD Budget and School Re-organization Proposals DeBakey HS Demographics Caucasian, Other, 1% 10% DeB eBakey HS HSHP HP African American,
DeBakey High Sch chool for Healt Health Profes essio ions
School Profile and Parent Update on HISD Budget and School Re-organization Proposals
DeB eBakey HS HSHP HP
- First medical magnet school in
Houston/nation
- Est. 1972 as a partnership between
HISD and Baylor College of Medicine
- 45 years of academic excellence
- Advanced Accreditation
- Student Body: 868 students from all areas of HISD
- Title 1 designated school (43% free/reduced lunch)
- National, State and Local recognized:
- US News and World Report: #18 Nation, #4 State, #5 Magnet, #9 STEM
- Children at Risk: #1 High School Houston, #1 STEM School
- Texas Education Agency (TEA): #1 in Texas - Met or Exceeded all
Standards
Asian, 43% Hispanic, 30% African American, 16% Caucasian, 10% Other, 1%
DeBakey HS Demographics
DeB eBakey HS HSHP HP Per erformanc nce e Data
- 98% average daily attendance rate (ADA)
- 99% graduates accepted into college/universities
- 90% Advanced Placement pass rate (HISD: 34%)
- 1346 Average DeBakey SAT Score (HISD: 946)
- 100% STAAR pass rate (HISD: 74%)
- 17 National Merit Scholar Finalists in 2017
HIS HISD Budg udget t Cris isis is
- $209 million budget deficit (44% cut to schools)
- $167 million recapture payment to state
- Probable loss of Property Tax revenue from Harvey
- Possible county / state lowering value of property
- Decrease in student enrollment
Pr Proposed Centralized Funding Mod Model
- All HISD schools move to Full-time Equivalent (FTE)
model
- Staffing determined by standard model - NOT by site-
based management
- All HISD schools will move from site-based
management (PUA model)
- Currently, staffing and school needs are determined by
Principal and site-based management team.
Pr Proposed Magnet Changes
- DeBakey HSHP would remain a unique
campus/magnet campus within “School Choice Office”
- Lottery admission with requirement to receive a
distribution of students from proposed four quadrants of HISD.
Po Possible Results
- Magnet funding could decrease
- CTE funding could decrease
- Loss of teachers and support staff
- Increased class sizes (proposed 33:1
teacher/student ratio)
- Reduced AP and elective classes (orchestra,
gymnastics, dance)
- Elimination of morning and afternoon tutorials
- Cuts in technology, custodial, police, transportation
budgets
Un Unknowns
- Actual Funding (Harvey impact, pending lawsuit)
- Application Process for students’ whose magnet
program is eliminated
- Status of existing magnet applications received in
December
- What staff reductions will occur
- What courses/classes will be eliminated
Ne Next St Steps
- Attend hearings and town hall meetings by Trustees
- Stay informed
- Review proposals presented to Trustees in Board
workshops and meetings
- Contact your HISD Trustee
- Go to February 8th HISD Board Meeting
- Register by Feb 8, 9:30 a.m. to speak at meeting (3 min
- r 1 min if crowded)
- Contact the Mayor of Houston, City Council, State
Legislators
In Informatio tion
- Locate your trustee:
http://www.hctax.net/Voter/StreetGuide
- Contact your trustee:
http://www.houstonisd.org/domain/10786
- Attend Feb. 8 HISD Board meeting (register to speak
below)
- http://www.houstonisd.org/Page/32478
- Contact City Council members (home district and at-
large):
- http://www.houstontx.gov/council/whoismycm.html
- Go to HSHP PTO website: http://www.debakeypto.org