The mission of the District is to strive for excellence and develop responsible students with the capacity to think critically and function successfully in a constantly changing, competitive world.
Azleway Charter School opened in 1988 as the Shamburger School to serve secondary level residents. The Charter School now operates on three campuses and educates children from 1st grade through high school graduation. Azleway Charter School system services more than 100 children each day with solid curriculum, well-equipped classrooms, and excellent teachers. Because of the gaps in education experienced by children in residential care, Azleway Charter School uses credit recovery, low student to teacher ratio, and teachers with additional special education training to help our children succeed and graduate.
Chapel Hill Independent School District is located in eastern Smith County, Texas. The district covers 118 square miles and includes a small portion of the city of Tyler, the University of Texas at Tyler, the Jackson community and the city of New Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill ISD is blessed with an excellent child-centered faculty and support staff. There are 259 professional staff members including teachers, professional support, campus and central administration. In addition, Chapel Hill ISD employs 182 educational aides and auxiliary staff to serve students. The schools are well staffed and provide an outstanding education for Chapel Hill ISD students with approximately 24% of certified personnel holding advanced degrees.
During the winter of 1995, Dr. and Mrs. James Cotton became discouraged that two of their children’s needs were not being met by the local public school system. They met with a number of local educators and decided to form a private school in order to ensure the educational success of their children, as well as others in the East Texas area. In August, 1996, the school opened with 30 students. The following year with an enrollment of about 40 students, the Board of Directors saw an opportunity to better achieve the goals of the school by changing from a private school to a charter school thereby eliminating the burden of tuition. Cumberland Academy became the first charter school in East Texas in August, 1998 with 60 students. The school has grown and now serves approximately 500 students.The journey from small private school to a successful charter school has been enlightening to say the least. For during this journey, we came to realize that every student is unique and learns differently from others. While at the heart of our school is the child for whom learning is difficult, we learned that an individual curriculum in the setting of a small classroom allowed all children the best opportunity to reach their maximum potential. We embrace and welcome all students.
Lindale Independent School District is located about 10 miles north of Tyler. LindaleISD encompasses 210 square miles in Smith County and a small section of Van Zandt County with a student enrollment of approximately 3700. The District's overall goal is to educate students to their highest levels of potential in order to successfully meet the challenges of our constantly changing society. Students will be provided opportunities to acquire essential academic knowledge and skills to equip them to be productive and responsible citizens. All students will be taught the District-adopted "Traditional Moral Values and Ethics." Within a safe environment, exemplary and up-to-date curriculum will be provided to all District students for their highest level of academic and character development.
The mission of Tyler ISD is to provide performance-based instruction to all students so they reach their highest level of knowledge use , utilize strategic-problem solving skills, cultivate an appreciation of multiple perspectives, and become citizens of character and integrity.
The City of Whitehouse and Whitehouse ISD are located in Smith County. The county seat is located in Tyler. There are approximately 4,600 students being educated in our district each day, ranging from early childhood to twelfth grade. We employ approximately 600 individuals which include 300 certified teachers. Mission Statement: The Whitehouse Independent School District is dedicated to preparing all students through the shared responsibility of teachers, students, parents and community to live successfully in today’s society.