Tyler Independent School District

Tyler Independent School District
Address
1319 Earl Campbell Parkway
Tyler
, Texas, 75701
United States
District information
TypeIndependent school district
GradesPre-K - 12
SuperintendentMarty Crawford
School boardR. Wade Washmon
Yvonne Atkins
Aaron Martinez
Lindsey Harrison
Artis Newsome
Andy Bergfeld
Cody Levrets
NCES District ID4843470[1]
Students and staff
Students18,147
Teachers1,272
Staff2,847
Other information
Websitetylerisd.org

Tyler Independent School District is an independent school district based in Tyler, Texas (USA).

In addition to serving most of Tyler, the district serves the city of Noonday and rural areas in west central Smith County. Notable alumni include Earl Campbell (Tyler High) and Sandy Duncan (Tyler Legacy High).

In 2019, the school district was rated as a "B" by the Texas Education Agency.[2]

History

Like other Texas school districts, Tyler ISD formerly separated children into different schools on the basis of race. The district established a plan to racially integrate; the board of trustees approved such a plan in 1965, eleven years after the Supreme Court's landmark ruling in Brown v. Board of Education.[3] The district was not fully integrated until July 1970, after a federal court ordered immediate integration.[4]

In 1982, Tyler ISD was party to the Supreme Court Case Plyler v. Doe, which overturned its 1977 policy of charging an annual $1,000 tuition fee to undocumented immigrant children to compensate for the funding lost when the state of Texas prohibited the use of state funds for children who had not been legally admitted to the country.[5] The landmark case concerned whether the Equal Protection Clause could be applied to undocumented immigrants.[6]

In 2020, both of its high schools were renamed: Robert E. Lee High School to Tyler Legacy High School, and John Tyler High School back to its original name Tyler High School.[7]

Demographics

Demographics 2021-2022[8]
Ethnicity Percent
White 21.5 %
Hispanic 47.4 %
African American 26.6 %
Native American 0.3 %
Asian/Pacific Islander 1.4 %
Two or More Races 2.9 %

Leadership

School Board

The District is run by a seven-member school board of trustees who are elected in single member districts to three-year terms each May.

TISD Board of Trustees[9]
Current Member Name Role Trustee since Current term expires in
District 1 R. Wade Washmon President 2013 2025
District 3 Yvonne Atkins Trustee 2020 2025
District 2 Artis Newsome Trustee 2020 2026
District 4 Cody Levrets Trustee 2023 2026
District 5 Aaron D. Martinez Trustee 2015 2027
District 6 Lindsey Harrison Trustee 2021 2025
District 7 Andy Bergfeld Trustee 2012 2027

Former Trustees include: Rev. Fritz Hager Jr, Rev. Orenthia Mason, Freeman Sterling, Jean Washington and Therelee Washington.[10][11]

Schools

High Schools (Grades 9-12)

Middle Schools (Grades 6-8)

  • Boulter Middle School (1960)
  • Hubbard Middle School (1964)
  • Moore MST Magnet School (1955)
  • Three Lakes Middle School (2015)

Elementary Schools (Grades PK-5)

  • Austin Elementary
  • Bell Elementary
  • Bonner Elementary
  • Clarkston Elementary[12]
  • Dixie Elementary
  • Douglas Elementary
  • Griffin Elementary
  • Jack Elementary
  • Jones Elementary
  • Orr Elementary
  • Owens Elementary
  • Peete Elementary
  • Ramey Elementary
  • Rice Elementary
  • Woods Elementary

Innovation Schools (Grades PK-8)

  • Caldwell Arts Academy
  • Birdwell Dual Language Immersion School

Auxiliary Facilities

Tyler ISD also maintains the Professional Development Complex (located adjacent to Peete Elementary in Tyler). This facility houses a small number of information technology staff and serves as a large training facility for Tyler ISD faculty and staff. It is located in the building which served as the former campus of Peete Elementary (commonly called, "The Old Peete Campus"). Gary Elementary also serves as the district's site for elementary gifted and talented education (referred to as the TARGET program)

School Photographs

  • Gary Elementary School
    Gary Elementary School
  • Tyler High School
    Tyler High School

See also

References

  1. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Tyler ISD". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 Accountability Ratings Overall Summary". tea.texas.gov. Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  3. ^ "School Plan Gets Tyler Board Okay". The Shreveport Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. 15 May 1965. p. 4A. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Hancock, Lee (1 September 2017). "Robert E. Lee High School, race, and segregation in Tyler: a 130-year timeline". The Tyler Loop. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Plyler v. Doe, 457 U.S. 202 (1982)". Justia Law. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Plyler v. Doe". FindLaw. United States Supreme Court. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  7. ^ Frazier, Stephanie; Holl, Blake; Nuñez, Dante; Bass, Gary (17 July 2020). "Historic Moment: Tyler ISD board votes 7-0 to change names of John Tyler, Robert E. Lee high schools". KLTV. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Tyler ISD Demographics". Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Board Leadership – School Board / Tyler Independent School District". www.tylerisd.org. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Hager, Sterling win Tyler ISD board of trustees races".
  11. ^ "Orenthia Mason retires from Tyler ISD board". 21 April 2020.
  12. ^ Megan Middleton (14 December 2009). "Early To Build: New Clarkston Elementary Ahead of Schedule". Tyler Morning Telegraph (Newspaper). Butler Publishing. p. 1A, 6A.