The Fort Bend Independent School District, also Fort Bend ISD or FBISD, is a school district system in the U.S. state of Texas based in the city of Sugar Land. School districts are a form of special-purpose district in the United States (amongst some other places) which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools. ... A U.S. state is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia and Palmyra Atoll (an uninhabited incorporated unorganized territory), form the United States of America. ... ... Location Location of Sugar Land within Fort Bend County, Texas Political Charateristics Country   State     County United States   Texas     Fort Bend Mayor David G. Wallace Physical Characteristics Incorporated 1959 Area      Land      Water 29. ...

The district spans 174 square miles covering almost all of the city of Sugar Land, the city of Meadows Place, the Fort Bend county portion of Missouri City, the Fort Bend county portion of Arcola, small sections of Houston, the unincorporated communities of Clodine and Fresno, and the Fort Bend county portion of the community of Rosharon. Fort Bend ISD is the ninth largest public school system in the state of Texas and third largest within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. Meadows Place is a city located in Fort Bend County, Texas. ... Flag of Missouri City Missouri City is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. ... Arcola is a city located in Fort Bend County, Texas. ... City nickname: Bayou City Location Location in the state of Texas Government Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Mayor Bill White Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 601. ... Fresno is a census-designated place located in Fort Bend County, Texas. ... The term public school has different meanings: In Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and most other English-speaking nations, a public school is a school which is financed and run by the government and does not charge tuition fees. ... Houston Houston metropolitan area from space. ...

Fort Bend Independent School District was created by the consolidation of the Sugar Land ISD and Missouri City ISD in 1959. Fort Bend ISD has nine high schools, eleven middle schools, and thirty-seven elementary schools. The school district also has the Technical Education Center, the M. R. Wood Alternative Education Center, and the Progressive High School to serve a variety of vocational interests as well as special learning needs. Consolidation is the act of merging many things into one. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Main article: Secondary education in Japan The Japanese word for a high school is kōtōgakkō (高等学校; literally high school), or kōkō (高校) in short. ... Middle school, (Intermediate/Junior high school) covers a period of education that straddles primary education and secondary education, serving as a bridge between the two. ... Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ...

Fort Bend ISD is the largest employer in Fort Bend County with more than 7,800 district employees. Location in the state of Texas Formed 1837 Seat Richmond Area  â€” Land  â€” Water 2,295 km² (886 mi²) 2,265 km² (875 mi²) 30 km² (11 mi²) 1. ...

A portion of Stafford was formerly a part of Fort Bend ISD, but it broke away and formed the Stafford Municipal School District. Residents in Stafford's ETJ, however, are served by Fort Bend ISD, not Stafford MSD. Stafford is a city in Texas partly located in Fort Bend County and partly in Harris County. ... Stafford is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. ...

All houses or residential areas in Fort Bend ISD are assigned to an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school.

History

Fort Bend ISD was formed when Sugar Land ISD and Missouri City ISD merged after an election on April 18, 1959. April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Recognitions

Seventy percent of the district’s campuses received an Exemplary or Recognized rating from the Texas Education Agency in 2002. That same year, the district was named a Recognized District by the Texas Education Agency for the second consecutive year, making it one of the largest public school districts in Texas to receive that rating. The Texas Education Agency is a branch of the state government of Texas and oversees primary and secondary education in the state. ... 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Austin High School and Clements High School, both in Sugar Land, have been recognized by Texas Monthly magazine in its list of the top 10 high schools in the state of Texas. In addition, Clements, Austin, and Elkins high schools ranked 313th, 626th, and 702nd, respectively, among the top 1000 schools in the United States by Newsweek. William P. Clements High School or more commonly known as Clements High School is a public high school in Sugar Land, Texas that is named after Bill Clements, and a part of the Fort Bend Independent School District. ... Location Location of Sugar Land within Fort Bend County, Texas Political Charateristics Country   State     County United States   Texas     Fort Bend Mayor David G. Wallace Physical Characteristics Incorporated 1959 Area      Land      Water 29. ... Texas Monthly is a monthly American magazine published in Austin, Texas. ... The Newsweek logo Newsweek is a weekly news magazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States and internationally. ...

Fort Bend ISD has been named one of the top 100 School Districts in the Nation for a Fine Arts Education, according to a nation-wide survey of public and private school programs. The term fine art was first attested in 1767, as a translation from the French term beaux arts. ...

Schools

High schools

• Stephen F. Austin High School
• George H. W. Bush High School
• William P. Clements High School
• John F. Dulles High School
• Lawrence E. Elkins High School
• L. V. Hightower High School
• Isaac H. Kempner High School
• Thurgood Marshall High School
• Willowridge High School

William P. Clements High School, or more commonly known as Clements High School, is a public high school in Sugar Land within the U.S. state of Texas that is named after former Texas governor Bill Clements, and is a part of the Fort Bend Independent School District. ... The Fort Bend Independent School District was formed on April 18, 1959 by the consolidation of the Missouri City Independent School District and the Sugar Land Independent School District. ... Lawrence E. Elkins High School is a secondary school in Missouri City, Texas. ... L.V. Hightower High School is an American high school (grades 9-12) located at 3333 Hurricane Lane, Missouri City, Texas. ... I. H. Kempner High School was established in 1988 by the Fort Bend Independent School District and was named after Issac Herbert Walker, the founder of Imperial Sugar, through which the city of Sugar Land received its name. ... Willowridge High School is a secondary school in Houston, Texas and part of the Fort Bend Independent School District. ...

Middle schools

• Baines Middle School (opening Fall 2006)
• John F. Dulles Middle School
• First Colony Middle School
• Fort Settlement Middle School
• Macario Garcia Middle School
• Christa McAuliffe Middle School
• Hodges Bend Middle School
• Missouri City Middle School
• Quail Valley Middle School
• Sartartia Middle School
• Sugar Land Middle School

Elementary schools

• Austin Parkway Elementary School
• Barrington Place Elementary School
• Blue Ridge Elementary School
• Brazos Bend Elementary School
• Briargate Elementary School
• Burton Elementary School
• Colony Bend Elementary School
• Colony Meadows Elementary School
• Commonwealth Elementary School
• Rita Drabek Elementary School
• Dulles Elementary School
• Arizona Fleming Elementary School
• Glover Elementary School
• Lula Goodman Elementary School
• Highlands Elementary School
• Hunters Glen Elementary School
• E.A. Jones Elementary School
• Barbara Jordan Elementary School
• Lakeview Elementary School
• Lantern Lane Elementary School
• Lexington Creek Elementary School
• Meadows Elementary School
• Mission Bend Elementary School
• Mission Glen Elementary School
• Mission West Elementary School
• Oyster Creek Elementary School
• Palmer Elementary School
• Pecan Grove Elementary School
• Quail Valley Elementary School
• Ridgegate Elementary School
• Ridgemont Elementary School
• Scanlan Oaks Elementary School
• Settlers Way Elementary School
• Sienna Crossing Elementary School
• Sugar Mill Elementary School
• Townewest Elementary School
• Walker Station Elementary School

Other schools

• Progressive High School
• Technical Education Center
• M. R. Wood Alternative Education Center

Gifted and Talented Mentorship Program

The GT Mentorship Program is part of the district's Gifted and Talented curriculum. This course is one honors credit in social studies as an advanced studies course. Students participate in a semester long seminar course followed by a semester long field experience working one-on-one with a mentor in the student's chosen field. During the fall semester, students gain self-directed learning by conducting in-depth reserach on a topic that has particular interest to them as well as going on informational interviews in the community, developing a resume, and improving their professional skills. In this course idea production, not replication is stressed. Students must be prolific with original ideas, especially with regard to their final projects.

The Mentorship Program is offered to juniors and seniors in FBISD high schools who have been identified as gifted and talented. Students must complete an application process during their sophomore or junior year to be considered for the program the following school year. Student applications are screened by a selection committee to determine which students will be invited for an individual interview. Class size is limited to a maximum of 15 students and is highly selective. The Mentorship Program offers academic challenge and requires a high level of student responsibility. The students selected are outstanding in their high school classes academically as well as in extracurricular activities. The rigorous curriculum and demands of this course require students to be focused, goal-oriented, self-motivated, mature, determined to pursue enriched learning, and passionate about a particular field or topic.

See also

• Sugar Land, Texas
• Houston, Texas
• Missouri City, Texas

Location Location of Sugar Land within Fort Bend County, Texas Political Charateristics Country   State     County United States   Texas     Fort Bend Mayor David G. Wallace Physical Characteristics Incorporated 1959 Area      Land      Water 29. ... City nickname: Bayou City Location Location in the state of Texas Government Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Mayor Bill White Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 601. ... Flag of Missouri City Missouri City is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. ...

External links

• Fort Bend Independent School District website
• Fort Bend ISD police