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Harris County Department of Education Harris County Department of Education (HCDE), a highly successful educational resource in the Houston metroplex, is a nonprofit tax assisted organization dedicated to the equalization of educational opportunity and to the advancement of public schools. HCDE has been serving the county's public schools for more than 100 years. The organization impacts the educational community through visionary leadership, shared resources and innovative programs.HCDE Mission Statement: Harris County Department of Education: Advancing Excellence in Partnership with the Educational Community.Goals:
Efficiently and Effectively Utilize Public Resources Support Equal Educational Opportunities for All Promote Public Education
We believe in promoting safe and caring environments where individuals and organizations can grow and succeed. We believe in equal educational opportunity. We believe in vision and innovation. We believe in collaborative community-based solutions. We believe in serving the educational community of Harris County with dignity and respect. We believe in meeting the needs and goals of our clients through trust and quality service. We believe in operating from a base of knowledge, expertise and resourcefulness. We believe in continually analyzing the effectiveness of services. We believe in optimizing all resources.
Director The Adult Education Division's nonprofit consortium provides literacy services to educationally disadvantaged adults beyond compulsory school age in the Houston/Harris County metropolitan area. Establishment of the consortium responded to the need for an organized, united effort to combat illiteracy and implement workforce development. Included in the group are literacy program providers, business and industry partners, community agencies, the local workforce development board, career development centers, 15 public school districts, and three learning centers that comprise the Harris County Adult Education Consortium. At the Spring Branch Family Development Center the HCDE provides three very successful classes for English as a Second Language (ESL) every Tuesday and Thursday. A General Educational Development (GED) class has been added. Take a look at the Services page for information on the available times. The response to these classes has been great. The community requested the services during the initial needs assessment and has supported the classes from the very beginning.
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