Recognitions
Spotlight on Excellence
Heather Craig, Special Education Coordinator at Howard, was honored as the October Spotlight on Excellence recipient.
National Merit
National Merit Commended Scholars represent less than 5 percent of high school seniors. There are 10 Commended Scholars at Alamo Heights High School this year: Luke Case, Thomas Elliott, Isaac Kronk, Andy Le, Gregory Monagas, Henry Mossor, Boone Peeler, Shahrokh Rius, Augustus Schneider, and Lily Seger.
EXCEL Award Winner
Dr. Maria Cubero, Spanish teacher at Alamo Heights High School, is the 2025-26 EXCEL Award winner for Alamo Heights ISD. The EXCEL Award is sponsored by KENS 5 and Credit Human and representatives from both organizations came to surprise Cubero in her classroom and present her with the apple trophy and $2,000 check. A story about her also aired on KENS 5.
Student Council Update
AHHS Student Council President Veer Patel and Vice President Lindsey Lam shared an update with Trustees about last week’s Homecoming events, and upcoming events this next month.
Other Board Action and Presentations
Dr. Yadira Palacios, Director of Teaching and Learning and Language Programs, presented a bilingual program overview. There are 24 languages spoken in AHISD and 447 students (9.4%) identified as emergent bilingual. This number has been rising in the last couple of years (as of 2024-2025).
Trustees approved library book purchases; amendments to the 2025-26 budget; a scholarship fund transfer to the Alamo Heights School Foundation, the method to pay recapture tax revenue to the state of Texas; and a multi-year worker’s compensation agreement. They also received a report on 2024-25 Violent or Criminal Incident, required of districts by Texas statute.
Trustees approved the naming of the Cambridge Elementary Playground after Kellyanne Elizabeth Lytal in recognition of a gift to the Alamo Heights School Foundation Endowment.
Donations were accepted from: Howard PTO, Mr. and Mrs. Jason Bothwell, Mule Team, Alamo Heights School Foundation, and AHJS PTO.The accepted donations totaled $156,781.55.
Trustees accepted reports from the Goals and Priorities, Budget, Building, Communications, and Assessment and Long-Range Planning committees and the Alamo Heights School Foundation.