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Andrews, Texas; Andrews Exes

Andrews Independent School District
DISTRICT GOALS
2008-2009

1. DISTRICT GOAL: Andrews ISD has a safe and drug-free school environment.

Performance Objective: A.I.S.D will continue to use Character Counts! as the district's character education program for grades Pre-K through 12th.

Performance Objective: Andrews students will be involved in programs focused on the dangers of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs and designed to empower them to make personal decisions.

2. DIST 2. DISTRICT GOAL: Andrews ISD has a staff development program that prepares our employees to meet the educational needs of our changing student population.

Performance Objective: During the 2008-2009 school year, alignment of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) curriculum with the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) will be analyzed and improved.

Performance Objective: During the 2008-2009 school year, all AISD teachers shall receive staff development and training related to the instruction of students with disabilities, including appropriate modifications to curriculum, adjustments to instructional presentations, and selection of appropriate assessment instruments.

3. DI 3 3. DISTRICT GOAL: Andrews ISD effectively and efficiently uses all of its resources to the maximum benefit of its students.

Performance Objective: By December, 2008, Andrews ISD, will have completed year four of the building construction program authorized by the bond issue.

4. DIS 4. DISTRICT GOAL: Andrews ISD has an effective, integrated technology system for management, communication and classroom instruction.

Performance Objective: During the 2008-2009 school year, the AISD Technology & Information Services Department will increase the capacity of the network infrastructure to provide enhanced network speed and performance.

Performance Objective: All grade reporting and records will be handled through the use of computer software.

5. DIS 5. DISTRICT GOAL: Andrews ISD has students, programs and policies, that are supported by actively involved parents and community members.

Performance Objective: The District will attain an accountability rating of “Exemplary” for the 2008-2009 school year.

Performance Objective: The District will have an effective instructional program for accelerating the performance of students identified as "at risk" as evidenced by maintaining the District's drop out rate at 1.0 % or less for the 2008-2009 school year.

Our District
The Andrews Independent School district has a history of proud achievement in its program of working for educational excellence. For the past 30 years, the major thrust has been toward high-quality learning experiences for the students of the community. As a result, the community enjoys a nation-wide reputation for having one of the outstanding school systems in the country.

The board of trustees recognizing the diversity of the students of the district, believes that educational methods should be directed to the maximum possible degree toward an individualized curriculum providing for the development of each student's potential - intellectual, physical, emotional, social, and moral. It is further recognized that the total school experience - teaching, counseling, activity program, and all other - must start where the student is, not where someone wishes he were.

Andrews High School offers a comprehensive curriculum including academic studies for the college bound with advanced courses in several areas, a variety of vocational courses, physical training, and extracurricular activities. The district participates in Class 3A University Interscholastic League competition.

District Facts & Figures:
2007 Appraised Value		$3,570,479,744
2008 Tax Rate		$1.17083
2007 Ethnic Composition:
	Hispanic	59.8 percent
	Anglo	36.9 percent
	African-American	2.2 percent
	Other	1.0 percent
2009 End-of-School Enrollment:
	Elementary Schools	1,534
	Middle School	657
	High School	809
Andrews Independent School District
	405 NW 3rd Street Andrews, TX 79714

Our Community
The phase community of quality is more than a catchy slogan to the people of the West Texas city and county of Andrews. Located in the oil-rich Permian Basin, Andrews provides one-fourth of the nation's hydrocarbons. The county has produced over two billion barrels of oil since the 1920s.

In an economy supported by the annual production of over 39 million barrels of oil, more than 2,000 of the county's 5,050 laborers are connected to the oil industry. Widespread ranching, limited farming, and a diversified industrial base give essential financial support to provide a desirable quality of life. The town is home to a plant that assembles Kirby vacuum cleaners and a plant that manufactures fiberglass tanks.

Andrews County is unique in that it is one of a few Texas counties that has only one incorporated city within its borders. Over 90 percent of the county's 15,000 residents live within the city limits of Andrews. With a relatively young population, the median age of residents is 27.6 years.

The Permian General Hospital, with 14 doctors and 114 hospital beds, serves local patients and patients from adjoining counties in Texas and New Mexico. Andrews also has an 18-hole golf course, a county-owned and operated airport, athletic fields and courts, livestock arenas and show barns, and indoor and outdoor swimming pools.

Andrews County
Chamber of Commerce
700 W. Broadway
Andrews, TX 79714

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