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27-610: Clinton Park may refer to the following places in the United States: Clinton Park, Houston , a neighborhood in Houston Clinton Park , a public park in Houston Clinton Park (Portland, Oregon) DeWitt Clinton Park , a public park in Manhattan, New York Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

54-453: A friend of Simmons quoted in the Houston Press , HISD administrators were uninterested in allowing more high schools to have uniforms. Furr serves several Houston neighborhoods in eastern Houston inside and outside the 610 Loop , including Clinton Park , Pleasantville , Port Houston , Songwood Homes, Oates Prairie and Northshore -area neighborhoods north of Market Street and west of

81-512: A larger attendance boundary than it does as of 2010. After the 2000 opening of Chávez High School , portions of the former Furr boundary were reassigned to Austin and Milby high schools. After 2002, the Furr high school yearbook was discontinued. The final printing had a financial loss of around $ 3,000 ($ 5081.96 inflation-adjusted). Bertie Simmons (died 2021 ) began her term as principal in 2000. She had retired from teaching, but decided to become

108-525: A principal after her granddaughter died in a skiing accident. In 2003 a riot occurred at Furr. While many assistant principals wanted to send the 42 involved children to CEP, a disciplinary school, Simmons called them into her office to have a discussion. The students said that they did not believe that the September 11 attacks occurred, and that they believed the authorities were trying to deceive them. Simmons told them that she would take them to New York City in

135-406: A series of rotating elective classes, not taken for a grade, in which students may explore potential interests. Each class has two periods per week and has a duration of six weeks. Because many students take the school bus to Furr, tutorials are held during the school day instead of after school. In the 2022-2023 school year, Furr had 1,173 students. Most of the students who attend Furr live in

162-617: A swimming pool, lighted tennis courts, a lighted sports field, a playground, an outdoor basketball pavilion, a 0.42 mile hike and bicycle trail, and a nine-hole disc golf course. See also: List of companies in Houston See: List of colleges and universities in Houston [REDACTED] Category [REDACTED] Texas portal 29°44′24″N 95°15′29″W  /  29.740°N 95.258°W  / 29.740; -95.258 Furr High School Ebbert L. Furr High School

189-621: A too small enrollment; its final enrollment was 148 students. The students were moved to Pleasantville Elementary School. Josephine Espree, a teacher at Clinton Park, said that the school closing was like a "death in the family" for the community. Edwin Davis, president of the Clinton Park Civic Club, criticized the closing of the school. Residents are within the Houston Community College System boundaries. Clinton Park

216-723: Is a secondary school located in Houston , Texas , United States . Furr, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Houston Independent School District . Furr is adjacent to Hermann Brown Park and the Songwood subdivision. Furr is home to the META (Mindful Exploration of Technology and the Arts) Magnet Program; prior to 2007 Furr hosted an international studies magnet program. The HISD charter school REACH Charter

243-582: Is in Houston City Council District I. The Houston Fire Department Fire Station 42 Ship Channel, a part of Fire District 20, serves Clinton Park. The station, originally a city hall/volunteer fire station located in Clinton Park, was annexed by the City of Houston in 1955. The city moved the station to its current location in 1980. The Houston Police Department Northeast Patrol Division serves

270-414: Is located at Furr. The district broke ground for the Furr building in 1960; the campus opened in fall 1961. The school was named after Ebbert L. Furr, a landholder who owned the land that Furr High School is located on. Prior to 1997 residents zoned to Furr also had the option to attend Austin and Milby high schools; in 1997 the school district canceled the option. Before 2000, Furr High School had

297-634: The Houston Chronicle stated "Although HISD officials did not implicate Simmons on Tuesday, the findings appear to spell an ignominious end to her five-decade career in HISD." The HISD board terminated her after a 5-1 vote in June 2018. Simmons sued the district, stating that it discriminated against her being white and against her age. She also filed an appeal with the Texas Education Agency (TEA), although

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324-581: The Houston Press wrote that by 2016 "they were handled and are long gone". Terry Grier gave Simmons an Excellence in Leadership award in 2015 despite previously having some workplace disagreements with Simmons. In 2016 Furr won the Super School competition, organized by Laurene Powell Jobs , prevailing over about 700 other schools. The prize was a $ 10 million grant, awarded by the XQ Institute , and

351-408: The U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Justice . He accused the HISD administration of attempting to remove Simmons in favor of a non-Hispanic white principals and of trying to seize and redistribute the $ 10 million Super School grant. Simmons stated that the project organizers only intended for the grant to go to Furr and that it would not be given if the money did not arrive at

378-442: The Furr administration planned to use the money to revitalize the teaching program. The grant was awarded partly because Simmons had installed a conflict mediation room for students called the "thinkery room". Simmons also intended to have an on-campus community center funded with the grant money. In October 2017 the HISD administration suspended Simmons, accusing her of disobeying a district directive to suspend school uniforms in

405-540: The June following that school year if the school remained at peace. After the school term completed, the students traveled to New York City. In 2010 Simmons was ranked as the 2010 Houston Press best school principal. Laura Isensee of Houston Public Media stated in 2017 that Simmons's term was relatively long as many principals of low income urban high schools have relatively short terms. Around 2010 several students who originated from Honduras and newly enrolled at Furr were M13 gang members. In 2016 Margaret Downing of

432-588: The agency hearing examiner's recommendations are not binding on HISD. HISD gave Simmons a $ 100,000 settlement in September 2018. Simmons donated the settlement money and has a memoir Whispers of Hope: The Story of My Life , scheduled to be released on November 2, 2019. Simmons' community center was never implemented and the "thinkery room" was repurposed. Rosa E. Hernandez became interim principal in 2017. Simmons's successor served for one year. The suspension rates increased after Simmons' departure; Simmons stated it

459-666: The area began due to the area's close proximity to the Port of Houston . Clinton Park was one of the first communities developed for African-Americans in Texas. When Clinton Park was originally developed, it was marketed to middle class black families. When Clinton Park was first developed, laws required segregation between White people and Black people ; Blacks could not live in White neighborhoods. Clinton Park had many businesses. When racial integration occurred , Blacks no longer patronized Clinton Park and

486-470: The barricade "provides a stark example of how the prevailing segregationist sentiments of the era is still in evidence." During the same year Longoria and Rogers said that if Clinton Park's trend of population loss continued, Clinton Park would be vacant in under 25 years. In an editorial piece in the Houston Chronicle , Carol Alvarado , a member of the Houston City Council , said that Clinton Park

513-522: The community declined. In the 2000s Mayor of Houston Bill White started the Houston HOPE program to make some low income neighborhoods attractive to families with children; Clinton Park is one of the neighborhoods in Houston HOPE. A nonprofit job training program in the Clinton Park area closed several years before 2006. Rafael Longoria and Susan Rogers of the Rice Design Alliance said that

540-413: The intended destination, but that HISD administrators wanted the grant money used in multiple locations in the district. Students staged a school walk-out in favor of Simmons. In May 2018 HISD announced that an investigation conducted by lawyers concluded that some administrators inappropriately altered grades. HISD officials did not clarify whether Simmons will still be employed by HISD. Jacob Carpenter of

567-432: The layout of Clinton Park could be described as "rurban," a word coined in 1918 which describes an area with a mix of urban and rural characteristics. Longoria and Rogers said in 2008 that Clinton Park, sparsely populated, "is isolated both geographically and socially from the rest of Houston." The border between Clinton Park and Galena Park , once a predominantly white city, is still barricaded. Longoria and Rogers said that

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594-706: The neighborhood with its headquarters at 8301 Ley Road. The City of Houston closed a clinic in Clinton Park in the 1970s. Harris Health System (formerly Harris County Hospital District) designated Ripley Health Center in the East End for ZIP code 77029. In 2000 Ripley was replaced by the Gulfgate Health Center. The designated public hospital is Ben Taub General Hospital in the Texas Medical Center . Clinton Park and Clinton Community Center are located at 200 Mississippi Drive. The community center has

621-412: The surrounding zoned neighborhood. At one time Furr required its students to wear school uniforms . Bertie Simmons, the principal, said that the school adopted uniforms because the school had fifteen known gangs that had a presence there. By 2017 the HISD administration suspended uniforms in the wake of Hurricane Harvey , but Simmons was trying to reintroduce them to combat gang issues; according to

648-538: The title Clinton Park . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clinton_Park&oldid=993864701 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Clinton Park, Houston After World War II development in

675-408: The wake of Hurricane Harvey and threatening to issue tickets for non-compliance, as well as threatening students with a baseball bat. According to Simmons, she had the right to set a dress code, and that the bat statements were commonly understood as jokes. On a previous occasion students gave Simmons an engraved bat as a gift in light of the jokes. Simmon's lawyer, Scott Newar, filed complaints with

702-597: Was among the neighborhoods that were the most exposed to air pollutants in the City of Houston. Clinton Park is served by the Houston Independent School District . Clinton Park is in Trustee District VIII, represented by Diana Dávila as of 2009. Schools include Pleasantville Elementary School, Holland Middle School, and Furr High School . Prior to spring 2005, Clinton Park was served by Clinton Park Elementary School at 129 Mississippi Road. After spring 2005, Clinton Park Elementary School closed because it had

729-402: Was mostly among African-American students. By 2017 the school enacted an escape room -style interviewing process for potential teachers as a way of discovering possible attributes that would not be apparent in a traditional job interview . In 2017 the school announced that it would establish a separate academic program for 9th grade students. By 2017 the school established "Genius Time",

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