07/23/2026
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🎉 Exciting News for Pasadena ISD ACE After-School Program! 🎉
The Pasadena ISD ACE After-School Program is extremely excited to announce that we have been awarded with the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Cycle 13, ACE Afterschool Program Grant.
What does this mean for our district?
✅ Pasadena ISD will now have 20 ACE after-school campuses serving students across the district. See list below.
✅ More opportunities for families.
Parents now have additional options to enroll their students in one of our 20 ACE campuses, where students can remain in a safe, structured environment until 6:00 PM while participating in engaging academic and enrichment activities.
✅ Expanded extracurricular experiences.
ACE students will have opportunities to participate in recreational sports competitions with other ACE campuses, including:
• ⚽ Soccer
• 🏀 Basketball
• 🏐 Volleyball
✅ Family engagement opportunities.
ACE families can participate in fun, creative, and educational family engagement events that strengthen the connection between home, school, and community.
✅ Five weeks of summer enrichment.
Students enrolled in ACE programs across all 20 campuses will have the opportunity to participate in our ACE Summer Program, featuring enriching learning experiences, hands-on activities, and exciting field trips designed to expand students' horizons.
✅ Building Brighter Futures
The ACE Program continues to provide students with academic support, enrichment opportunities, leadership development, health and wellness activities, and engaging experiences beyond the school day.
This new grant award allows Pasadena ISD to reach even more students and families while continuing our commitment to excellence in our after-school programming. 🚀📚
🎊🎉Congratulations to our students, families, campus staff, district leaders, and community partners who helped make this achievement possible!🎉🎊
Pasadena ISD ACE Campuses for the 2026–2027 School Year.
Pasadena ISD ACE Campuses for the 2026–2027 School Year
1. De Zavala Middle School
2. Lonnie B. Keller Middle School
3. Bobby Shaw Middle School
4. Marshall Kendrick Middle School
5. Earnesteen Milstead Middle School
6. Rick Schneider Middle School
7. A.B. Freeman Elementary School
8. Pomeroy Elementary School
9. Gardens Elementary School
10. Mae Smythe Elementary School
11. Williams Elementary School
12. South Houston Elementary School
13. Richey Elementary School
14. Young Elementary School
15. Red Bluff Elementary School
16. Jessup Elementary School
17. Thomas Hancock Elementary School
18. Genoa Elementary School
19. Garfield Elementary School
20. Stuchbery Elementary School
Pasadena Independent School District ACE Program is proud of the work we do to support students and families. We are excited to welcome our new campuses and look forward to another successful school year serving our ACE students, families and our community.
🎉🎊 A warm congratulations to Stacey McDowell, our district’s new Chief Financial Officer and Shaun Owen, the new Principal of Carter Lomax Middle School. 🎉🎊
