BISD Schools Named NCUST Award Finalists

Congratulations to Benavides, Breeden, Castañeda, and Resaca Elementary Schools and Pace and Veterans Memorial Early College High Schools for being named 2016 finalists in the Excellence in Education Awards sponsored by the National Center for Urban School Transformation (NCUST). The national finalists all serve low-income communities with an array of challenges but still boast achievement results that exceed state averages for all students. Each school finalist will host a site visit by leading educational experts in February 2016. In 2015, Ortiz Elementary earned the silver NCUST award and Benavides and Breeden Elementary Schools were bronze award recipients. Paredes and Pullam Elementary Schools were both named to the honor roll.