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Alamo Heights Independent School District, Texas

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Alamo Heights Independent School District
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Bexar County, Texas
District details
Superintendent: Dana Bashara
# of school board members: 7
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Alamo Heights Independent School District is a school district in Texas.

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Superintendent

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Dana Bashara is the superintendent of the Alamo Heights Independent School District. Bashara was appointed superintendent in May 2018. Bashara's previous career experience includes working as a fifth-grade teacher, principal, and assistant superintendent.[1][2]

School board

The Alamo Heights Independent School District board of trustees consists of seven members elected to three-year terms. All board members are elected at large by place.[3]


Elections

See also: Alamo Heights Independent School District, Texas, elections

Members of the board are elected annually in May to overlapping three-year terms.[3]

Three seats on the board were scheduled to be up for general election on May 3, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was February 14, 2025.

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Public participation in board meetings

The Alamo Heights Independent School District school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[4]

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A board shall allow each member of the public who desires to address the board regarding an item on an agenda for an open meeting of the board to address the board regarding the item at the meeting before or during the board's consideration of the item.

A board may adopt reasonable rules regarding the public's right to address the board under these provisions, including rules that limit the total amount of time that a member of the public may address the board on a given item.

If a board does not use simultaneous translation equipment in a manner that allows the board to hear the translated public testimony simultaneously, a rule adopted that limits the amount of time that a member of the public may address the board must provide that a member of the public who addresses the board through a translator must be given at least twice the amount of time as a member of the public who does not require the assistance of a translator in order to ensure that non-English speakers receive the same opportunity to address the board.

A board may not prohibit public criticism of the board, including criticism of any act, omission, policy, procedure, program, or service. This does not apply to public criticism that is otherwise prohibited by law.

It is a criminal offense for a person, with intent to prevent or disrupt a lawful meeting, to substantially obstruct or interfere with the ordinary conduct of a meeting by physical action or verbal utterance and thereby curtail the exercise of others' First Amendment rights. Penal Code 42.05; Morehead v. State, 807 S.W. 2d 577 (Tex. Cr. App. 1991) [5]

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District map

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[6]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $5,330,000 $1,100 8%
Local: $59,892,000 $12,359 86%
State: $4,493,000 $927 6%
Total: $69,715,000 $14,386
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $118,826,000 $24,520
Total Current Expenditures: $50,740,000 $10,470
Instructional Expenditures: $32,353,000 $6,676 27%
Student and Staff Support: $4,470,000 $922 4%
Administration: $5,887,000 $1,214 5%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $8,030,000 $1,657 7%
Total Capital Outlay: $28,149,000 $5,808
Construction: $26,506,000 $5,469
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $19,000 $3
Interest on Debt: $6,535,000 $1,348


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024[7] $56,520 $67,270
2022[8] $54,600 $64,700
2021[9] $53,300 $63,300
2020[10] $52,950 $61,951

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[11]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 52 65-69 20-29 35 >=50 60-69 64
2018-2019 61 75-79 50-54 49 >=50 21-39 72
2017-2018 59 80-84 40-49 43 >=50 >=50 71
2016-2017 85 85-89 70-79 78 PS >=50 92
2015-2016 84 90-94 80-89 75 >=50 >=50 91
2014-2015 84 90-94 60-69 74 >=50 >=80 92
2013-2014 84 >=90 60-69 77 PS 80-89 90
2012-2013 86 90-94 60-69 78 >=50 80-84 92
2011-2012 90 90-94 80-89 81 >=50 80-89 96
2010-2011 91 >=95 50-59 85 >=50 95

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 60 60-64 40-44 48 >=50 70-79 70
2018-2019 63 70-74 40-44 50 >=50 60-79 73
2017-2018 63 65-69 40-49 50 >=50 >=50 73
2016-2017 83 90-94 60-64 73 >=50 >=50 91
2015-2016 83 85-89 60-69 73 >=50 >=50 91
2014-2015 87 90-94 70-79 78 >=80 >=80 94
2013-2014 89 >=95 >=90 81 PS >=90 94
2012-2013 89 90-94 60-69 81 >=50 90-94 95
2011-2012 95 >=95 >=90 90 >=50 >=90 98
2010-2011 94 90-94 80-89 91 >=50 97

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 97 >=50 >=50 >=95 PS >=95
2017-2018 97 >=50 >=50 >=95 PS PS >=95
2016-2017 96 >=50 PS >=95 PS PS >=95
2015-2016 94 >=50 PS 90-94 PS >=95
2014-2015 96 >=50 PS 90-94 PS PS >=95
2013-2014 93 >=50 >=50 85-89 PS >=50 >=95
2012-2013 95 >=50 PS 90-94 PS PS >=95
2011-2012 97 >=50 >=50 >=95 PS >=95
2010-2011 96 PS >=50 >=95 PS PS >=95


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 4,762 -1.3
2021-2022 4,824 -0.5
2020-2021 4,846 -2.0
2019-2020 4,944 1.6
2018-2019 4,864 1.1
2017-2018 4,810 -1.0
2016-2017 4,857 0.7
2015-2016 4,824 1.3
2014-2015 4,763 -1.4
2013-2014 4,828 0.4
2012-2013 4,808 0.1
2011-2012 4,805 1.2
2010-2011 4,748 -0.3
2009-2010 4,762 2.1
2008-2009 4,660 0.8
2007-2008 4,621 1.6
2006-2007 4,546 0.3
2005-2006 4,531 3.0
2004-2005 4,396 0.9
2003-2004 4,356 -1.5
2002-2003 4,421 -1.9
2001-2002 4,507 -0.1
2000-2001 4,510 -0.1
1999-2000 4,514 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Alamo Heights Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.8 5.1
Black 2.0 12.8
Hispanic 39.8 52.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.2
Two or More Races 2.4 3.0
White 52.6 25.7

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Alamo Heights Independent School District had 358.16 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.3.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 4.74
Kindergarten: 21.49
Elementary: 134.95
Secondary: 167.07
Total: 358.16

Alamo Heights Independent School District employed 3.49 district administrators and 13.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.49
District Administrative Support: 7.50
School Administrators: 13.00
School Administrative Support: 16.94
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 98.41
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 5.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 13.89
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 4.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 30.19
Other Support Services: 109.29


Schools

The Alamo Heights Independent School District operates six schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Alamo Heights H S1,6069-12
Alamo Heights J H1,0906-8
Bexar Co J J A E P28-11
Cambridge El7721-5
Howard El414PK-KG
Woodridge El8781-5

Contact information

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Alamo Heights Independent School District
7101 Broadway St.
San Antonio, TX 78209
Phone: 210-824-2483


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Rivard Report, "Alamo Heights ISD Picks Internal Candidate as New Superintendent," accessed November 1, 2019
  2. ↑ Alamo Heights Independent School District, "Superintendent," accessed November 1, 2019
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Alamo Heights Independent School District, "Board Members - Elections," accessed April 2, 2021
  4. ↑ Alamo Heights Independent School District, "Board Meetings - Public Participation," accessed April 14, 2025
  5. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  6. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
  7. ↑ Alamo Heights Independent School District, "New Hire Teacher Placement Salary Schedule," accessed April 14, 2025
  8. ↑ Alamo Heights Independent School District, "New Hire Teacher Placement Salary Schedule," accessed August 30, 2023
  9. ↑ Alamo Heights Independent School District, "New Hire Guide for Teachers and Librarians," accessed August 30, 2023
  10. ↑ Alamo Heights Independent School District, "Placement Pay Schedule," accessed April 2, 2021
  11. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
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