No other Texas school district reviewed by TSPR to date does this. Event notices, announcements and other significant information also are available on the Web site. Trinity University and University of Incarnate Word collaborate with the district in programs designed to help principals and teachers attain advanced degrees. This program serves as an alternative to traditional summer school. Intervention teams help the district's lowest-performing schools by making frequent visits and assisting with the implementation of best practices to improve their performance.
Parents express overwhelming satisfaction with students' access to school nurses.
In choosing architects, the district selects eight lead architects to form a design team for each project, resulting in a wide variety of expertise. The total cost of computer ownership is analyzed to determine whether the district should lease or purchase computers. This strategy has saved several million dollars over the past three years.