Fully certified and highly qualified teachers/staff
Adherence to all state of Texas curriculum requirements
Data-driven school with focus on literacy programs
Year-long instruction in music, art, and PE
Active Parent Teacher Association (PTA) participation
Comprehensive guidance counseling program
Student Council
Extracurricular clubs
Family Academic Information Night
Pep rallies
Family Multi-Cultural Night and Parent Enrichment Classes
Special Features
Engineers in the Classroom program in partnership with Lockheed Martin, offering students the opportunity to work with and learn hands-on from engineers and scientists from a national leading corporation dedicated to aerospace, defense, information technology, and space innovation
Dedicated curriculum Engineering in Education produced by the National Center for Technology Literacy in conjunction with the Museum of Science-Boston.
Expanded school day to allow for lab work, experiments, and dedicated STEM coursework with GPISD School Board approval
Expanded extracurricular club program focused on STEM principles, including clubs such as Robotics Club, Engineering Club, Space Club, in addition to sports and other campus club offerings
Outdoor classroom and Learning Lab with 2 high school-sized science labs
Expanded media center and library
Technology expansion as a bring-your-own-device school that also offers student netbooks and tablets to accommodate enhanced study
Emphasis on social media (i.e. Twitter, Google+, Facebook, podcasting), including a dedicated Eduvision Channel to provide student-produced presentations, parent information
A Parent Involvement Center that serves as a portal for STEM-focused enrichment lessons and experiments where students and parents can work on together at home, receive academic support, and increased computer training for Milam parents
Breakfast-in-the-classroom program, offering a nutritious breakfast to all students every morning
Standardized dress with GPISD School Board approval
