- Contemporary Learning Center
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Carter Career Center, the current location of DeVry CLC
The former site of Contemporary Learning CenterDeVry Advantage Academy and CLC at H.P. Carter, previously Contemporary Learning Center (CLC), is a secondary school located in Houston, Texas, United States. It is operated in association with DeVry University.
CLC, which serves grades 7 through 12, is a part of the Houston Independent School District.
CLC was located in the Third Ward area.[1]
CLC serves students who do not succeed in traditional school environments and need more academic motivation and better attendance records.[2]
CLC included Houston Night High School, Houston ISD's evening high school program. The school, which served grades 9-12, opened in 1975 and closed in the summer of 2007.[3]
In 2011 the Young Women's College Preparatory Academy opened on the previous CLC site.[4]
Contents
History
The building that houses CLC was constructed in 1925. The building originally was Johnston Junior High School. When Johnston moved to Meyerland in September 1959, Miller Junior High School opened in Johnston's former location.[5] CLC began in 1973 as the Continuous Progress Learning and Development Center,[3] a high school program for students who did not perform well in traditional academic environments. It was a pilot project of the Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA). It originally used two rooms at Miller before several temporary buildings were moved to the school. The CLC high school stayed in the temporary buildings until 1976. When the high school vacated the temporary buildings, the CLC middle school moved into the temporary buildings. In 1980 the middle school moved to the third floor.[6]
In 2006 the district suspended six female students after a fight occurred.[7]
Student body
During the 2004-2005 school year, 691 students were enrolled at CLC [8][9]
- 67% African American
- 31% Hispanic American
- 1% White American
- 1% Asian American
No Native Americans were enrolled during that school year.
About 80% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch.
School uniforms
CLC requires school uniforms.[10]
Notable alumni
- Juan Díaz - Boxing champion[11]
References
- ^ Aguilar, Charlotte. "HISD chief to trustees: please kick in $1m from your districts to spruce up new all-girls school." West University Examiner. Tuesday July 19, 2011. Updated Wednesday July 20, 2011. Retrieved on July 31, 2011.
- ^ "Program Overview," Contemporary Learning Center
- ^ a b "School Histories: the Stories Behind the Names." (Archive) Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on July 30, 2011.
- ^ "Young Women's College Preparatory Academy." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on May 10, 2011. "The campus will be located at 1906 Cleburne, near the Texas Medical Center, the Museum District, the University of Houston, Texas Southern University, and Rice University."
- ^ "About Johnston." Johnston Middle School. Accessed October 12, 2008.
- ^ "About CLC." Contemporary Learning Center. Retrieved on May 21, 2011.
- ^ "6 Girls Suspended After Fights At School." KPRC-TV. Wednesday September 19, 2007. Retrieved on May 28, 2011.
- ^ "Contemporary Learning Center Middle School," Houston Independent School District
- ^ "Contemporary Learning Center High School," Houston Independent School District
- ^ "Mandatory School Uniform 2005-2006," Contemporary Learning Center
- ^ "Distinguished HISD Alumni," Houston Independent School District
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