SAM HOUSTON MSTC HIGH
SCHOOL
School Profile
Course: EDUC 6331
Professor: Dr. Haro
Fall 2014
Candace Watson Mack
October 19, 2014
OUR NEW PRINCIPAL AT
SAM HOUSTON HIGH SCHOOL
Principal, Mr. Rupak Gandhi
Credentials
1. Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, Texas A&M University
2. Master’s degree in Special Education, Grand Canyon
University
Experience
1. Principal, Neff Elementary
2. Assistant Principal, Lee High School
3. Teach for America Corps member 2007 and
Special Education Resource teacher, Coop Elementary
Resource: http://www.houstonisd.org/domain/3389
THE MISSION AND THE VISION OF
SAM HOUSTON HIGH SCHOOL
Our school mission and vision :
“ The mission of Sam Houston Math Science Technology Center is for students
to become educated and responsible participants and leaders in a
democratic society by completing a rigorous college and career preparation
program and by taking part in a variety of extra and co-curricular activities. “
“Our vision is to create students to become educated and responsible
participants and leaders in a democratic society, by taking part in mainstream
activities of the school and completing a rigorous college preparation
program. “
WELCOME TO THE SAM HOUSTON HIGH SCHOOL
CAMPUS!!!
THE MAIN OFFICE OF SAM HOUSTON MSTC
STUDENTS AND NEIGHBORHOOD
ARTISANS HAVE CREATED ARTWORK
FOR THE HALLWAYS!!!
THE SCHOOL IS DISPLAYING SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS GIVEN
TO STUDENTS(ABOUT $4,000,000) AND POSITIVE SLOGANS!!!
THE POWER UP (LAPTOP INITIATIVE) IS ON THE MOVE!!!
THE HISTORY OF SAM HOUSTON HIGH SCHOOL
Sam Houston High school was originally founded in the year 1878. It’s original name was
the Houston Academy. There were many name changes for the school.
Houston Academy: 1878 to 1881
Clopper Institute: 1881 to 1886
Houston Normal School: 1886 to 1895
Houston High School: 1895 to 1926
Central High School: 1926 to 1955
Sam Houston High School: 1955 to 2008
The original building pictured to the upper right (year 1909), was in existence until 1919 when
it burned down. A newer building was raised in the same block in downtown Houston,
bordered by the streets of Austin, Capital, Caroline and Rusk. In 1955, the present day Sam
Houston was built on 9400 Irvington Boulevard. The former Sam Houston downtown became
the administration building and was eventually destroyed. The only reminder of the former
school in the downtown area is a placard.
(Resource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Houston_High_School_(Houston)# )
The building that replaced the destroyed school. Picture taken in 1936.
FORMER ALUMNI OF SAM HOUSTON
1. Olga Gallegos – She is the former Houston ISD board member and aide to
Texas state representative Ben Reyes.
2. Jack Valenti – He is the former president of the Motion Picture Association
of America. He eventually became a special assistant to President Lyndon
B. Johnson.
FAMOUS FACULTY OF SAM HOUSTON
1. Lyndon B. Johnson 36th president of the United States
He taught public speaking in the high school.
(Resource:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Houston_High_School_(Houston)# )
STUDENT LEARNING DATA
This school report
card information is
from the Houston
Independent
School District’s
profile report p. 2.
We are actively
increasing the rigor
in our curriculum to
aid students in their
college goals.
DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
According to the Sam Houston School profile from the Houston Independent School
district, the data below represents the racial and economic statistics of our school
through the 2013 school year.
Resource:
http://www.houstonisd.org/cms/lib2/TX01001591/Centricity/domain/21231/school_profi
les/Houston_math_Sci_Tech_Cent.pdf
DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
The SIP (Student Improvement Plan) of 2013 recorded the most current demographics
of student information.
“The Sam Houston Math, Science and Technology Center (SHMSTC) is a
comprehensive high school serving over 2566 students in grades nine through twelve,
located in the inner-city community of Houston’s north side within 20 minutes of the
central business district and the Medical Center. The ethnic breakdown of Sam
Houston Math, Science and Technology Center is: Hispanic 91.2%, African American
6.7%, White 1.7% and Asian at 0.2%. Key subgroups of the student population include:
11.6% special education; 8.3% gifted and talented; 14.3% limited English proficient;
92.5% economically disadvantaged; and 99.2% at-risk. The average daily attendance
was 92.7% for 2012-2013.”
Resource: (p. 3, Student Improvement Plan (SIP) 2013-2014).
DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
This is the Teacher and Staff Data representing years of experience, racial
percentages, type of teachers and numbers of staff outside of teaching.
Resource:
http://www.ho
ustonisd.org/c
ms/lib2/TX0100
1591/Centricity
/domain/2123
1/school_profil
es/Houston_m
ath_Sci_Tech_
Cent.pdf
TEACHING EXPERIENCE OF THE STAFF
Resource:
http://www.houstonisd.org/cms/lib2/TX01001591/Centricity/domain/21231/school_prof
iles/Houston_math_Sci_Tech_Cent.pdf