{"id":143484,"date":"2026-01-30T02:16:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T02:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/143484\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T02:16:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T02:16:07","slug":"aldine-isd-considers-possible-closure-of-teague-middle-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/143484\/","title":{"rendered":"Aldine ISD considers possible closure of Teague Middle School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/qtz6nnenfj4huguy.jpg\" alt=\"Aldine ISD debating another school closure\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-4292be72=\"\"\/>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/video\/fmc-2cihay0umfvsqpfl\" data-v-4292be72=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aldine ISD debating another school closure<\/a> <\/p>\n<p data-v-4292be72=\"\">The Aldine Independent School District is debating shutting down Teague Middle School, which would make the 10th closed campus under the district&#8217;s optimization plan. FOX 26&#8217;s Leslie DelasBour shares what was happening during the district meeting Thursday.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">HUMBLE, Texas &#8211; Aldine Independent School District leaders are considering the possible closure of Teague Middle School as part of the district\u2019s ongoing optimization plan. District officials stress that no final decision has been made.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">A community meeting was held at Teague Middle School, giving families and staff the opportunity to hear directly from district leaders and ask questions about the potential closure.<\/p>\n<p> Why Teague MS is under review  <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-2899190a=\"\">What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">Aldine ISD sent the following statement to FOX 26:<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">&#8220;The optimization process began in response to several years of declining student enrollment, a lack of affordable housing throughout the community, declining birth rates, and decreased state funding. When the process started two years ago, the district communicated to staff and the community that optimization would be an annual process.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">Currently, Teague Middle School\u2019s enrollment is 487 students, which represents 42% of the building\u2019s capacity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">The community meeting provides families and staff the opportunity to engage in discussion with district leaders and ask questions about the possible closure of Teague. While school closures can be a difficult topic of discussion for staff and families, however, the district must ensure that it is using its resources effectively to maximize facilities and staff in order to meet the best needs of its students.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">At this time, no decision has been made regarding the closure of Teague Middle School. The board will have a workshop to review the community\u2019s feedback from the meeting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> Aldine ISD optimization plan\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-2899190a=\"\">Big picture view:<\/p>\n<p> Nine schools closed or approved to close since 2024Declining enrollment &amp; budget shortfallsThousands of students affectedMillions in projected savings Community feedback <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-2899190a=\"\">The other side:<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">The district said the community meeting gives families and staff the chance to speak with district leaders and ask questions about the possible closure of Teague.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">FOX 26 spoke with a mother who said she is now worried about having to find a place for her child to go if Teague Middle is closed.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">While school closures can be a difficult topic of discussion for staff and families, the district said it must ensure that it is using its resources effectively to maximize facilities and staff in order to meet the best needs of its students.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-2899190a=\"\">What&#8217;s next:<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">At this time, Aldine ISD said no decision has been made regarding the closure of Teague Middle School.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-2899190a=\"\">The school board will hold a workshop to review the community\u2019s feedback from the meeting before taking any next steps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: Information in this report comes from Aldine ISD.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/education\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-2899190a=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Education<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/harris-county\/humble\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-2899190a=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Humble<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aldine ISD debating another school closure The Aldine Independent School District is debating shutting down Teague Middle School,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":143485,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[163,405,56,58,57,1542,223,216,393],"class_list":{"0":"post-143484","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-education","9":"tag-harris-county","10":"tag-houston","11":"tag-houston-headlines","12":"tag-houston-news","13":"tag-humble","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-tx","16":"tag-us"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143484"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143484\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/143485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}