U.S. Department of Education official visits Thompson Elementary School

Yianni Alepohoritis, an officer with the U.S. Department of Education, visited Thompson Elementary School on Wednesday, Feb. 28, along with representatives from Texas A&M University to observe the school’s ELLA-V (English Language and Literacy Acquisition-Validation) program.

Pictured with Mr. Alepohoritis, left, are A&M officials Dr. Beverly Irby, Dr. Fuhui Tong, Dr. Rafael Lara-Alecio and Dr. Cindy Guerrero. A number of Aldine ISD campuses participated in ELLA-V from 2013-2017. Not pictured, Aldine ISD School Assistant Superintendent Dr. Linda Rodriguez, who also took part in the visit to Thompson.