Just as the initial group of Teach Forward Houston fellows successfully finished its first year at University of Houston, the HISD Board of Education approved a second group at its June 8 board meeting.
A new group of graduating HISD seniors are just now being notified of their acceptance into the program. The second cohort is a strong group and includes salutatorians from Liberty and Worthing high schools. They will attend a Summer Bridge program at UH in late July. Their names and high schools are listed below.
Teach Forward Houston is a partnership between HISD and the University of Houston in which district graduates enroll in a teacher preparation program with $20,000 in free tuition over four years. In return, the students pledge to teach in HISD for four years after graduation. The program is specifically designed to equip teachers with the skills they need to be successful in large diverse urban school districts like HISD. In addition, students receive additional professional development and internship opportunities, as well as coaching and mentoring throughout the fellowship.
Many of the first cohort of students are acting as tutors this summer at Holland Middle School. TFH Fellow Laura Martinez is returning to Westbury for her summer internship, thanks to an ongoing relationship with campus leaders.
Key academic highlights regarding the current 51 TFH Fellows include 13 making Dean’s List in the fall semester and 12 in the spring semester. Fellows are expected to complete 30 credit hours by the end of the summer, and so far they have completed 1,324 credit hours. All but a handful have scored a GPA of between 2.5 and 4.0.
Student Name | HISD Campus |
Victor Hernandez | Austin High School |
Alex Machuca | Austin High School |
Llesenia Rodriguez | Austin High School |
Flor Roman | Austin High School |
Sheyla Castelan | Bellaire High School |
Virginia Sanchez | Bellaire High School |
Fiona Yeung | Bellaire High School |
Maiya Archie | Carnegie Vanguard High School |
Lizeth Benitez | Chavez High School |
Dayana Salas | Chavez High School |
Kellie Rovira | DeBakey High School for Health Professions |
Nicole Tello | Eastwood Academy |
Jainny Leos | Furr High School |
Zarymar Aleman | Heights High School |
Carmen Bernal | Heights High School |
Pamela Mandujano | Heights High School |
Pamela Nunez | Heights High School |
Christian Chavez | Houston Academy for Intl Stud |
Belen Rivas | Houston Academy for Intl Stud |
Maria Casas | Sam Houston MST |
Karen Garza | Sam Houston MST |
Esther Lacayo | Sam Houston MST |
Johana Reyes | Sam Houston MST |
Christian Flores | HSPVA |
Brenda Sanchez | Jordan High School |
Michelle Lugo | Lamar High School |
Mardia Idris | Liberty High School |
Azka Ahmed | Jane Long Academy |
Jose Medina | Madison High School |
Erica Castillo | Milby High School |
Anallely Guerrero | Milby High School |
Eduardo Martinez | Milby High School |
Jennifer Morales | Northside High School |
Jacqueline Torrez | Northside High School |
Gilbert Garza | Sharpstown High School |
Giselle Arambula | Washington High School |
Crystal Hernandez | Wheatley High School |
Gabriela Torres | Wisdom High School |
Esmeralda Trejo | Worthing High School |
Mary Lowe | Yates High School |