SER-Niños Charter School
charter school in the United States
SER-Niños Charter School ("Niños" means children in Spanish) is a PreK-12 state charter school in the Gulfton area of Houston, Texas. The school has four campuses: An elementary school, a middle school, SER-Niños Charter School II and a high school.
History
The concept of SER-Niños was created by Dianne Mancus; she worked with the Houston Hispanic Forum to help obtain a charter to operate the school. Mancus said "if they could open a Rice School in West U, then we can open one in the barrio." SER-Niños, which opened in 1996, was among the first generation of Texas charter schools. SER-Niños was originally within rented rooms of the Bellaire Christian Church in Gulfton before moving into its own $5 million facility on Alder Drive. Mancus left her job after her husband's job was transferred to Atlanta, Georgia. Even though the school did not engage in much promotion, it became very popular. The school's initial 155 slots quickly filled after its opening. The school added fifth grade classes in 1997 and middle school classes in 2004. Word of mouth regarding the school spread throughout the Gulfton community.
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