Aldine ISD Chosen by Carnegie Foundation to Help Redesign the Future of High School Education

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Houston, Texas — Aldine ISD is proud to announce its selection as one of 24 systems, involving approximately 90,000 students, participating in the Future of High School Network, a new national initiative led by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. According to a press release, the Network brings together innovative systems from across the country to catalyze learning, knowledge, and progress to support a ‘new architecture’ for high school nationwide.

The Network is built around a shared vision: high schools should be places where students gain meaningful skills, engage deeply in learning, and graduate ready to thrive in a changing world. Through this partnership, Aldine ISD will explore and elevate new models rooted in competency-based education and improved tools to measure and support student academic growth.

“I’m honored to be part of the Carnegie Foundation’s Future of High School Network, an inspiring community reimagining what high school can be,” Dr. Adrian Bustillos, Chief Transformation Officer of Aldine ISD, said. “This is a two-year commitment to learn alongside 20 other schools and districts across the country. Together, we are creating future-ready schools and shaping a new educational architecture that truly reflects the needs of our students and the demands of tomorrow.”

As part of the Network, Aldine ISD will also contribute to the Carnegie Foundation’s upcoming National Research and Development Agenda—a comprehensive roadmap outlining research and development priorities that support high-quality high school transformation across the country. Insights from network members will help identify the conditions necessary for innovation to take root, sustain, and scale.

“The Carnegie Unit has become the bedrock currency of the educational economy, defining almost all aspects of schooling and systematically conflating time and learning,” Dr. Timothy Knowles, President of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, said. “The insights and partnerships generated by the extraordinary members of this network—in parallel with the priorities outlined in our forthcoming National Research and Development Agenda—will support knowledge-building to enable innovation to flourish in high schools everywhere.”

Aldine’s vision is for all Aldine ISD students to receive a dynamic and unparalleled education that guarantees choices and opportunities today and in the future, by providing a rigorous and enriching educational experience that prepares every student for success in college, career, and life.

About the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

The Carnegie Foundation is dedicated to catalyzing transformational change in education so that every student has the opportunity to live a healthy, dignified, and fulfilling life. Established by Congress in 1906, the Foundation has helped drive major educational milestones, including the creation of Pell Grants, the GRE, and the Carnegie Classifications for Higher Education.

To learn more about the Future of High School Network, visit: www.carnegiefoundation.org

As one of 24 school systems selected by the Carnegie Foundation, Aldine ISD will help shape the future of high school education.