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Fort Bend ISD shares draft boundary scenarios for secondary schools

Fort Bend ISD has revealed a draft of secondary boundary scenarios following the elementary review, which led to the closure of seven schools.

The draft changes are proposed as part of the district's three-year boundary planning process due to stabilized enrollment patterns, resulting in under- and overutilized campuses across the district.

The big picture: Beth Martinez, deputy superintendent chief of staff, said the planning efforts focus on potential modifications to secondary school attendance boundaries to relieve overutilization at Austin, Elkins and Travis high schools and align feeder patterns to the extent possible.


The draft plans include one scenario for middle school adjustments and two scenarios for high school adjustments. However, district officials said no schools will close as part of the secondary boundary process.

Get involved: District officials are seeking feedback from families, employees and community members on the draft middle and high school attendance boundary scenarios via an online survey from Aug. 18-30.

 
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Aristoi Classical Academy opens Missouri City campus

Aristoi Classical Academy, a tuition-free public charter school, has opened the doors to its newest campus in Missouri City, officials announced in an Aug. 18 news release.

How it works: The Missouri City campus serves students in kindergarten through fourth grade with plans to add a grade level each year as the campus grows, per the release. Seats for this school year are still available with no waitlist.

The school follows a classical model focusing on grammar, logic and rhetoric with lessons aimed at cultivating curiosity, thoughtful discussion, good habits and a lifelong love of learning, per the release.

Zooming out: Founded in 1996, Aristoi first began in Katy as the West Houston Charter School before transitioning into a classical model centered on the pursuit of truth, goodness and beauty, per the release.

  • 20417 University Blvd., Missouri City

 

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St. Luke’s Health to adopt CommonSpirit Health name

St. Luke’s Health will add its parent company to its name in October as it expands its partnership with Baylor College of Medicine, officials announced in an Aug. 17 news release.

Read all about it: The name addition aims to unite and emphasize the shared values between St. Luke’s Health and CommonSpirit Health, a faith-based healthcare provider that serves as a parent company for over 2,300 care sites in the nation, according to the release. 

The name change also aims to bridge the local and national networks.

Zooming out: Over the past year, Baylor College of Medicine and St. Luke’s have also expanded their partnership to invite more Baylor specialists to join St. Luke’s. 

 

FOODIE FRIDAY
Check out these new restaurants and bars opening across the Houston area.

Copper Espresso Bar delivers New Orleans-style beignets to Little Saigon

In addition to beverages, the coffee shop serves fluffy, New Orleans-style beignets daily, which are available until one hour before closing. The beignets are made fresh every day and are coated with powdered sugar, according to information posted on its social media.

  • Opened July 25

  • 12925 Bellaire Blvd., Building A, Houston


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😋 Comfort Foodies soft opens Missouri City location
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🍤 Ga U Muoi Hoa Tieu Houston opens specialty Vietnamese market in Spring
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🍿 Craving Kernels now popping in Spring
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New grill, bar opens on Pearland Parkway

The restaurant offers an assortment of food, including Philly cheese steaks, mango grilled shrimp tacos, chef salad, half pound burgers, ribeye steak, brisket fries, cajun chicken and shrimp pasta, club sandwich and wings, among other items.

  • Opened June 25

  • 2630 Pearland Parkway, Ste. 130, Pearland


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