Vistas High School Program

Public, alternative school in Harris County, Texas, United States

29°57′40″N 95°29′50″W / 29.961183°N 95.497197°W / 29.961183; -95.497197InformationTypePublic, AlternativeMotto"A Relevant and Rigorous Curriculum"EstablishedAugust 16, 2006School districtKlein Independent School DistrictGrades10 - 12Enrollmentabout 300 (as of July 2007^[update])MascotVikingsWebsiteOfficial site

Vistas High School Program is an alternative public high school program based in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States, and part of the Klein Independent School District. Vistas serves grades 9 through 12. The program has a Houston, Texas mailing address but is not located in the Houston city limits. The Director is Peggy Ekster.^[1]

Academics

Vistas was created to provide resources for students who are at risk of not graduating, so they can work at an accelerated pace to complete high school.^[2] Only students who have spent a semester in a regular high school program are eligible for enrollment.^[3] Each student receives a wireless laptop; students may take on-line courses and/or complete a course in less time than at a traditional school. Faculty and students are screened to ensure a willingness to work as part of a team focused on the possibility of graduation for each student. Attaining the recommended high school diploma is the standard for all.^[4] Students who are graduated receive a diploma from their zoned high schools.^[2]

High schools

Under the program are five high schools: Klein High School, Klein Cain High School, Klein Collins High School, Klein Forest High School and Klein Oak High School.

References

^ "Klein ISD has seven new principals" (web). The Houston Chronicle. 2006-08-24. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
^ ^a ^b "Vistas High School Program" (PDF). Klein ISD. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
^ "Vistas "High School Program of Choice"" (PDF). Klein ISD. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
^ "What Makes the KISD an Excellent District for Students and Staff?", Klein ISD.net

External links

Official site

Harris County, Texas schools

Public high schools
Aldine ISD	Aldine High Aldine Ninth Grade Carver Benjamin O. Davis Eisenhower MacArthur Nimitz Victory Early College (Houston)
Alief ISD	Elsik Hastings Taylor Kerr (magnet) Early College (magnet)
Clear Creek ISD	Clear Brook Clear Lake Clear View Clear Horizons Early College Other schools are in Galveston County
Cy-Fair ISD	See template
Galena Park ISD	Galena Park High North Shore
Goose Creek CISD	Goose Creek Memorial Robert E. Lee Ross S. Sterling Impact Early College High School
Houston ISD	See template
Humble ISD	Atascocita Humble High Kingwood Kingwood Park Summer Creek Quest Early College (magnet)
Katy ISD	James E. Taylor Mayde Creek HS Morton Ranch HS Paetow Other schools are in Fort Bend County
Klein ISD	Klein High Klein Cain Klein Collins Klein Forest Klein Oak Vistas High School Program
Pasadena ISD	J. Frank Dobie Pasadena High Pasadena Memorial Sam Rayburn South Houston Dr. Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School
Spring ISD	Andy Dekaney Spring High Westfield Carl Wunsche Sr. Early College Academy at Southridge
Spring Branch ISD	Memorial Northbrook Spring Woods Stratford Westchester Academy for Int'l Studies
Tomball ISD	Tomball High Tomball Memorial
Other school districts	Channelview ISD (Channelview High) Crosby ISD (Crosby High) Deer Park ISD (Deer Park High) Huffman ISD (Hargrave) La Porte ISD (La Porte High) Sheldon ISD (C.E. King) Waller ISD (Waller High)
Charter schools	Amigos Por Vida Friends For Life Aristoi Classical Academy Houston Heights KIPP (multiple campuses) Harmony Public Schools (multiple campuses) KIPP Texas (multiple campuses) Pro-Vision George I. Sanchez YES Prep (multiple campuses) Northline Yzaguirre Schoolx
Former public schools	Benji's Special Ed Acad Girls & Boys Prep Gulf Shores Acad Galaviz Charter Galena Park ISD Fidelity Manor HS North Forest ISD Forest Brook HS Elmore HS Smiley University of Houston Charter School Victory Preparatory Academy

Independent schools

Secular private
high schools

Religious private
high schools

PK-8 only, HS closed	St. Stephen's Episcopal
Closed	Mount Carmel

Portions in the City of Stafford are served by the Stafford Municipal School District, which has its schools in Fort Bend County.
Sections of Clear Creek ISD, Katy ISD, and Waller ISD extend into other counties; this template only lists schools in Harris County. Pearland ISD and Dayton ISD extend into Harris County but do not operate schools there.