South Houston Intermediate School has been named 2009’s National Model School by the International Center of Leadership in Education (ICLE). 

Under the leadership of Principal Laura Gomez and her staff, South Houston received the award because of their continuing strides of student achievement of the past three years. 

“This is a great honor and a tribute to all of the dedication and hard work of the teachers and students at South Houston Intermediate,” said Dr. Kirk Lewis, Pasadena ISD superintendent. 

South Houston Intermediate is the second Pasadena campus to receive the National Model School award. Sam Rayburn High School was honored with the award two years ago. 

The award comes on the heels of Pasadena ISD being named ICLE’s National Model School District in May 2009. 

The ICLE recognized the district and campuses like South Houston Intermediate for their ongoing efforts to reform the educational program in Pasadena ISD to reflect higher standards and greater rigor in its instruction throughout the system, which is the intent of the district’s Expectation Graduation initiative.