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Superintendent HD Chambers discussed mental health and wellness and highlighted the importance of the mental well-being of the students and staff of Alief ISD. Guests include Alief ISD Director of Guidance and Counseling Dr. Alvia Baldwin, Mental Health Liaison Destiny Fristoe, and Psychotherapist Dr. MyMisha Richardson.

Superintendent HD Chambers discussed the innovative CTE Aerospace Engineering Program and the importance of creating career pathways for Alief ISD students. Guests include Alief ISD Director of CTE Jennifer Baker, CTE Aerospace Engineering teacher Steward Bailey and student Cindy Le.

In this episode of ImpactED, Superintendent HD Chambers speaks with Mari Martinez (Early Childhood Coordinator) and Savannah Rave (Pre-K Teacher) about the Alief ISD's Innovative Interactive Pre-K Program. They discuss the importance of early childhood education and how Alief ISD is investing in a new way to Pre-K by creating innovative experiences for Pre-Kindergarten children that take learning beyond the four walls of the classroom. The new Innovative Interactive FULL-Day Pre-K program provides hands-on, immersive, purposeful, and playful experiences that build important background knowledge and vocabulary necessary for Kindergarten readiness, as well as future educational success. Save Your Spot Today! Call 281-988-3100

Superintendent HD Chambers speaks with Dr. Alvia Baldwin (Alief ISD Director of Guidance and Counseling) and Chrysaundra Tanner, LCSW-S (Alief ISD Mental Health Facilitator) about the challenges adults and children are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic and how to emerge positively post-pandemic.

In this episode of ImpactED, Superintendent HD Chambers speaks with Kavita Tewary (Executive Director of Sewa International - Houston Chapter) and Dee Jones (Alief ISD Business and Community Partnership Coordinator) about the vital role the organization plays in the Alief community in providing food, donations, mentoring, tutoring and newcomer assistance programs.

In this episode of ImpactED, the official podcast of Alief ISD, Superintendent HD Chambers speaks with Kathy Jahn (Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction) and Mari Martinez (Early Childhood Coordinator) about the potential learning losses of incoming Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten students. They discuss the importance of socio-emotional learning and oral language development at that critical stage in early childhood education and how outreach like the Virtual Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Round-Up aims to help prospective families with understanding the urgent need of getting our youngest learners enrolled and engaged.

In this episode of ImpactED, Superintendent HD Chambers speaks with Katherine Cheng, EVP, Houston Event Planning and Bin Yu, Chair, Asian Chamber of Commerce. They discuss the impacts of COVID-19's origin on the Asian community, race relations and how Alief's Asian community persevered through the pandemic with the help from diverse customers.

In this episode of ImpactED, the official podcast for Alief ISD, Superintendent HD Chambers speaks with Dr. Eric Boerwinkle, Dean of UTHealth School of Public Health. They have an in-depth conversation about the COVID-19 pandemic, new variants and the amazing advances in science that assisted in creating a vaccine in record time.

In this episode of ImpactED, Superintendent HD Chambers speaks with Krystal Williams, Alief Taylor High School Government Teacher. They discuss the history of race relations in the United States, Alief ISD students' perspectives and how we as a nation can move forward to ensure life, liberty and justice for all citizens.

In this episode of ImpactED, Superintendent HD Chambers speaks with Dr. David Callender, president and CEO of Memorial Herman Health System. They discuss local health authorities and its assistance in guiding our school systems to ensure a healthy learning environment for students.

In this episode of ImpactED, Superintendent HD Chambers speaks with Dr. Maria Rivera, Nutrition and Chronic Disease Prevention Physician at Harris County Public Health. They have an in-depth conversation about the COVID-19 pandemic and how schools have been able to operate safely during the pandemic as well as the role that Harris County Public Health plays in communities and the vaccines that are now available.

During the Spring of 2020, prior to district closures, Superintendent HD Chambers sat down in the studio with Richard Torres (Alief ISD Director of Transportation) and Ron Scroggins (Alief ISD Bus Driver). They touched on various transportation topics, including the changing landscape of school bus transportation, enhanced bus safety measures, why school bus driver shortages remain a problem, and the continued importance of each Transportation staff member, who are often the first and last district employee a student will see each day.