Harris County Department of Education

Harris County Department of Education (HCDE) is an agency of the government of Harris County, Texas, in the Houston metropolitan area; it is headquartered in Northside district in Houston. As of 2018 it handles the enrollment of around 200 students with special needs.[1]

Ronald W. Reagan Building, the agency's headquarters in Northside, Houston

Under Texas law it is not a school district.[1]

Seven elected Harris County school trustees oversee the operation of the Harris County Department of Education. Trustees are elected through a partisan election process via the Republican and Democratic primaries and in the November general elections, serving staggered six-year terms of office, with three trustees elected countywide and four trustees elected to oversee the four commissioner precincts in Harris County.

Facilities

It is headquartered in the Ronald W. Reagan Administration Building in Northside district in Houston.[2][3]

Schools

It directly operates the following alternative schools:

  • HCDE Academic and Behavior Schools - Two campuses in Houston, East and West.[4] They were previously known as Adaptive Behavior Centers (ABC). As of 2001 all school districts in the county may send students to these schools.[5]
    • For students with disabilities that affect their classroom behavior or performance, they serve ages 5–22.[6]
  • Fortis Academy - unincorporated area, in Greenspoint[7]
    • It was scheduled to open in 2018 and is the first recovery high school to open in Harris County.[7]
  • Highpoint School East - unincorporated area[8]
    • It enrolls children who were expelled from regular public school districts and/or adjudicated delinquent by youth courts. It serves grades 6-12.[9]

The county previously operated Highpoint North, an alternative school for children with behavior problems, located at the current Fortis Academy location.[10]

As of 2001 seven school districts sent students with behavior problems to Harris County Highpoint Schools.[10]

References
  1. Isensee, Laura (2018-08-18). "Texas Education Agency Refuses to Monitor County's Alternative Special Ed Schools Directly". Houston Public Media. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  2. "HCDE Facilities." Harris County Department of Education. Retrieved on August 22, 2018. "" and "HCDE Administration Ronald W. Reagan Building 6300 Irvington Blvd. Houston, TX 77022"
  3. "Our Boundaries." Northside Management District. Retrieved on August 22, 2018.
  4. "Academic and Behavior School Locations." Harris County Department of Education. Retrieved on August 22, 2018. "Academic and Behavior School East 7703 South Loop East Houston, Texas 77012" and "Academic and Behavior School West 7800 Westglen Houston, Texas 77063"
  5. "Adaptive Behavior Centers." Harris County Department of Education. August 8, 2001. Retrieved on September 5, 2018.
  6. "Academic and Behavior Schools." Harris County Department of Education. Retrieved on August 22, 2018.
  7. "Fortis Academy." Harris County Department of Education. Retrieved on August 22, 2018. "[...]is located at 11902 Spears Road in the Greenspoint area."
  8. "Highpoint School Location." Harris County Department of Education. Retrieved on August 22, 2018. "Highpoint School East 8003 E. Sam Houston Parkway North Houston, Texas 77049"
  9. "Highpoint Schools." Harris County Department of Education. Retrieved on August 22, 2018.
  10. "Highpoint Schools." Harris County Department of Education. March 3, 2001. Retrieved on September 5, 2018. "[...]- Highpoint East 8003 E. Sam Houston Pkwy. North Houston, TX 77049" and "[...]Highpoint North 11902 Spears Road Houston, TX 77067"
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