A total of 28 Killeen ISD schools learned this week they are Rising Stars in the Capturing Kids’ Hearts program that fosters a relationship-driven culture in organizations like school districts.

The award is reserved for schools in the first year of implementing the CKH motivational program which KISD adopted a year ago, said Executive Director for Student Success Micah Wells.

Those Rising Star schools, he said, are on track to becoming National Showcase Schools, a CKH designation all of KISD’s campuses can achieve.

“Rising Star is a designation given to campuses that have fully embraced and implemented the CKH processes into their campus culture,” said Wells.

Staff, student and family surveys, along with campus visits from CKH strategists create the data that lead to the awards, he explained.

“I am very proud of our district and the individual campuses for the way they have embraced the CKH processes and incorporated them into their campus culture,” Wells said.

“You can see the impact that positive relationships have on our students’ success, and I am excited to celebrate the recognition of their hard work in this first year of CKH implementation.”

KISD’s Capturing Kids’ Hearts Rising Star Schools:

Meadows Elementary School
Peebles Elementary School
Clarke Elementary School
Brookhaven Elementary School
Nolanville Elementary School
Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School
Cedar Valley Elementary School
Clifton Park Elementary School
Maude Moore Wood Elementary School
Pershing Park Elementary School
Clear Creek Elementary School
Dr. Joseph A. Fowler Elementary School
Richard E. Cavazos Elementary School
Ira Cross Jr. Elementary School
Killeen Elementary School
Saegert Elementary School
Pat Carney Elementary School
Palo Alto Middle School
Charles E. Patterson Middle School
Union Grove Middle School
Liberty Hill Middle School
Harker Heights High School
Early College High School - 9th and 10th
Early College High School - 11th and 12th
Pathways Academic Campus
KISD Career Center
Killeen High School
Mountain View Elementary School
Harker Heights Elementary School

Killeen Independent School District

Twenty-Eight KISD Schools Named Rising Stars in Capturing Kid's Hearts Program