
Department Overview
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HISD’s Student Support Services was restructured in August 2017 to include the Department of Student Assistance. This department is responsible for the planning and implementation of programs that address the needs of students at risk for school failure due to non-academic indicators.
The Student Assistance Department works to coordinate various support and strategies in schools and communities in order to provide at-risk students with the opportunity to graduate from high school.Through this new structure, more targeted assistance can be provided to increase the effectiveness of the district's support efforts by connecting students and their families to appropriate services as needed. The new department structure incorporates the use of compliance Analysts, Outreach Workers and Parent/Community Liaisons to support campuses in matters of attendance and homeless assistance, working to ensure students who are in foster care receive the assistance they need.Need help finding a school? Click here. -
We provide different services to help students and their families understand the Houston ISD and TEA attendance policies. Our Compliance Analysts, Outreach Workers and Parent/Community Liaisons focus on meeting individual student needs and collaborating with families, community organizations, and professional services to remove academic, social, and emotional barriers to student success.
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District Duties: Dropout Prevention and Recovery Team
Collaborate with schools to identify students at risk of failure due to academic, social or behavioral issues, and provide assistance to prevent students from dropping out of school
- Provide support to assigned campuses via continuous analysis of a three-tier approach to address chronic absenteeism and dropout prevention
- Educate campus staff on the TEA Accountability System and the critical domains necessary regarding graduation and yearly dropout rates
- Train campus staff on the leaver process in order to identify students who are at risk of not graduating with their cohorts
- Early identification of students at-risk of dropping out of school through campus-based Graduation Support Meetings
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The education provisions of the McKinney-Vento Act, which are now incorporated within the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), ensure educational rights and protections for children and youth experiencing homelessness. The law directly applies to homeless unaccompanied youth who also receive some special attention within the Act.
The mission of Houston I.S.D.'s Homeless Education Office is to assist students and families that are living in a homeless situation or that are in transition.
Complete the Student Residency Questionnaire (SRQ) / Questionario de Residencia (SRQ Espanol)
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With the adoption of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Military-Connected students are now recognized as a distinct subgroup, including students whose parents are active duty, members of the National Guard or Reserves or Veterans of the United States Military.
Military-Connected Student Program Goals:
•Enrich the lives of military-connected students and the communities in which they live.
•Provide resources, technical assistance, and support that facilitates the continuity of education and equitable learning experiences for military-connected students.
•Promote, foster, and engage in partnerships with stakeholders that support military-connected students, families, and communities.
•Recognize and support the military-connected student’s academic, social, and emotional needs.
•Parents, and other supporting adults, are empowered with the knowledge to ensure military-connected students are college, workforce and life-ready.
Forms
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Student Assistance Re-Engagement Center at Brock Elementary
1417 Houston Avenue
Houston, TX 77007
(713) 556-7237Sr. Manager - Homeless Liaison
Lisa Jackson
ljacks14@houstonisd.orgManager - Foster Care Liaison
Ilka Rosado
irosado@houstonisd.orgManager - Drop-out Prevention/Recovery
Carl Green
cgreen10@houstonisd.orgManager - Attendance/Truancy
Jesus Soria
jesus.soria@houstonisd.orgManager - Military Connected
Tiffany Green
tgreen9@houstonisd.orgManager - Parenting Students
Leticia Partida
lpartida@houstonisd.orgExec. Director, Counseling & Student Assistance
Glenda Calloway
gcallowa@houstonisd.org