Corpus Christi Independent School District

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Corpus Christi Independent School District (CCISD) is a school district based in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States. There are five other school districts that also serve the city of Corpus Christi. CCISD serves most of the city of Corpus Christi.

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In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. [1]

The Superintendent of Schools is Dr. Roland Hernandez.

History

In 1970, the United States Supreme Court ruled in the decision Cisneros v. Corpus Christi Independent School District that Latino students should be given the same protection as African-American students under the Brown v. Board of Education decision. [2]

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Mary Carroll High School

High schools

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References

  1. "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.
  2. Robertson, Tatsha. "In school, Latinos find fewer resources, ethnic isolation." Boston Globe . May 17, 2004. Retrieved on April 2, 2014.