As a result of the forced accommodation of both Kingwood and Summer Creek high schools in one location following Hurricane Harvey, many Summer Creek students, parents, teachers and administrators discovered they preferred the condensed class schedule instituted for scheduling all the students.
In addition, the schedule seemed to be advantageous in both operational efficiencies and the academic performance of the students. As a result, surveys of Summer Creek High School parents and staff were conducted to determine if they would support a waiver from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to continue utilizing the innovative bell schedule as a pilot program during the 2018/19 school year. Of 719 survey questionnaires returned, 87 percent were from parents and 13 percent from staff. Once totalled, 85 percent of the respondents preferred the pilot program and 15 percent preferred the regular school hours.“The Summer Creek community expressed strong support for a continuation of a modified schedule this year,” said Jamie Mount, director of public communications for Humble ISD.