The district was formed in 1951 and opened for class in September 1952 for the purpose of serving the children of military personnel residing on Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis; previously, the children were assigned to surrounding districts. Initially only grades 1-6 were offered, but in 1961 construction began on a junior/senior high school to offer secondary education (grades 7-12) on post. The 6th grade was later moved to the junior/senior high school and the PK and kindergarten grades later added.
Eligibilityedit
Currently, only students whose parents physically reside on either Fort Sam Houston or Camp Bullis have automatic right to attend Fort Sam Houston ISD schools; students whose parents are assigned to either installation, but reside off-post, can be accepted as transfer students, but the parents must provide transportation.[1]
Jurisdictionedit
Fort Sam Houston ISD is not part of the Department of Defense Education Activity school system; it is an independent school district subject to the jurisdiction of the Texas Education Agency. It is one of three school districts in the state whose boundaries are coterminous with a military installation; the other two (also in the San Antonio area) are Randolph Field and Lackland. As the district's boundaries are coterminous with those of Fort Sam Houston, the facilities of which by law are exempt from property taxation, the district has no taxable base; thus, funding is provided from U.S. Department of Education Impact Aid funds and state public school foundation funding.[2]
^. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2009-11-10. Fort Sam Houston ISD FAQ's
^. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2009-11-10. Fort Sam Houston ISD FAQ's
^Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF) March 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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fort, houston, independent, school, district, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, book. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Fort Sam Houston Independent School District news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Fort Sam Houston Independent School District is a public school district based in San Antonio Texas United States Fort Sam Houston Independent School DistrictLocationFort Sam Houston TexasESC Region United StatesDistrict informationTypeSpecial Purpose PublicGradesPK through 12Established1952SuperintendentDr Gary BatesStudents and staffAthletic conferenceUIL Class AAAColorsgreen and goldOther informationMascotcougarWebsiteFort Sam Houston ISD Contents 1 History 2 Eligibility 3 Jurisdiction 4 Schools 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe district was formed in 1951 and opened for class in September 1952 for the purpose of serving the children of military personnel residing on Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis previously the children were assigned to surrounding districts Initially only grades 1 6 were offered but in 1961 construction began on a junior senior high school to offer secondary education grades 7 12 on post The 6th grade was later moved to the junior senior high school and the PK and kindergarten grades later added Eligibility editCurrently only students whose parents physically reside on either Fort Sam Houston or Camp Bullis have automatic right to attend Fort Sam Houston ISD schools students whose parents are assigned to either installation but reside off post can be accepted as transfer students but the parents must provide transportation 1 Jurisdiction editFort Sam Houston ISD is not part of the Department of Defense Education Activity school system it is an independent school district subject to the jurisdiction of the Texas Education Agency It is one of three school districts in the state whose boundaries are coterminous with a military installation the other two also in the San Antonio area are Randolph Field and Lackland As the district s boundaries are coterminous with those of Fort Sam Houston the facilities of which by law are exempt from property taxation the district has no taxable base thus funding is provided from U S Department of Education Impact Aid funds and state public school foundation funding 2 Schools editRobert G Cole Junior Senior High School Grades 6 12 Fort Sam Houston Elementary School Grades PK 5 National Blue Ribbon School in 1993 94 3 References edit Fort Sam Houston Independent School District Archived from the original on 2012 02 27 Retrieved 2009 11 10 Fort Sam Houston ISD FAQ s Fort Sam Houston Independent School District Archived from the original on 2012 02 27 Retrieved 2009 11 10 Fort Sam Houston ISD FAQ s Blue Ribbon Schools Program Schools Recognized 1982 1983 Through 1999 2002 PDF Archived March 26 2009 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editFort Sam Houston ISD Fort Sam Houston Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fort Sam Houston Independent School District amp oldid 1106124823, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
