Charlotte Independent School District

Charlotte Independent School District
Location
	Charlotte, Texas; ESC Region 20[1]; USA
Coordinates
District information
Type	Public Independent school district
Grades	EE through 12[1]
Superintendent	Mario Sotelo[1]
Schools	5 (2011-12)[2]
NCES District ID	4813710[2]
Students and staff
Students	506 (2012-13)[1]
Teachers	40.02 (2011-12)[2] (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)
Student–teacher ratio	13.09 (2011-12)[2]
Other information
Website	Charlotte ISD

Charlotte Independent School District is a public school district based in Charlotte, Texas (USA). Located in Atascosa County, a small portion of the district extends into Frio County.

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.[3]

History

According to Dr. Guadalupe San Miguel, in Charlotte ISD, is where the first official legal complaint regarding racial segregation against Mexicans and Mexican Americans in Texas took place in 1928. The complaint was filed by Felipe Vela on behalf of his daughter, Amada Vela. Their racial segregation complaint reached the Texas State Board of Education and they sided with the Vela family. [4]

Schools

In the 2012-2013 school year, the district had students in five schools.[1]

High schools

Charlotte High School (Grades 9-12)

Middle schools

Charlotte Junior High (Grades 5-8)

Elementary schools

Charlotte Elementary (Grades EE-4)

Alternative schools

Atascosa County Alternative School (Grades 6-12)
District Reassignment and opportunity Center (Grades 6-12)

References

Texas School Directory 2013-14 (PDF). Austin, Texas: Texas Education Agency. February 2014. p. 45. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
"Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Charlotte ISD". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
"2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.
San Miguel, Jr., Guadalupe "Let All of Them Take Heed: Mexican Americans and the Campaign for Educational Equality in Texas, 1910-1981" 1987, p. 76-78.

External links

Charlotte ISD

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[TSD-1] Texas School Directory 2013-14 (PDF). Austin, Texas: Texas Education Agency. February 2014. p. 45. Retrieved 15 December 2014.

[nces_dist-2] "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Charlotte ISD". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 15 December 2014.

[3] "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.

[4] San Miguel, Jr., Guadalupe "Let All of Them Take Heed: Mexican Americans and the Campaign for Educational Equality in Texas, 1910-1981" 1987, p. 76-78.