What is Texas ACE in Clint ISD?

Texas ACE (Afterschool Centers on Education) in Clint ISD provides no-cost activities after school and during summer and intersession for middle school students. The program is federally funded through 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) and administered on the state level by TEA.

When the last bell rings, Texas ACE is just getting started with interactive, hands-on learning disguised as fun and aligned to the school curriculum. Local programs also provide homework help, tutoring, and other targeted needs-based assistance, as well as enrichment activities such as sports, clubs, and youth development projects that build character, confidence, and leadership skills.

Reach and Results

Through its competitively funded grants, Texas ACE operates more than 700 learning centers in more than 140 school districts and employs thousands of Texas teachers. The longer a student stays enrolled in a high-quality Texas ACE program, the more they stand to benefit. Many students attending for more than 45 days experience measurable improvements such as:

• Increased grade promotion
• Fewer absences
• Improved grades
• Higher test scores in English and math
• Fewer disciplinary incidents

The overarching goal of the program is to foster each student’s academic success by improving attendance, behavior and academics which lead to grade level promotion, graduation and helping students be more prepared for college and the workplace. To achieve this goal, ACE’s objectives are to improve academic performance, attendance, behavior, promotion rates, graduation rates, and family involvement in student education.

The 2023-2024 ACE after-scool program engaged students in a multitude of activities. Drones, eSports tournaments, soccer, volleyball, basketball, and flag football competitions, Weatherfest 2023, Horizon Christmas Parade, egg to chick, homework, and tutoring support. Last year was a busy, fun-filled year, but this year will be bigger and better. Please join us in ACE at one of our middle school campuses.

ACE Summer Camps 2024

Week 1

Students in the camps participated in a wide variety of activities during the summer, including several field trips. Each week the students participated in a cooking class, arts and crafts, participated in eSports, and created their own unique canvas painting. Students went on their first field trip to UTEP and the Centennial Museum. At UTEP, they learned a lot about geology and even walked away with a geode or rock sample. They also toured the Centennial museum where they explored the exhibit about recent immigrants and native plants in the Chihuahuan Desert Gardens surrounding the museum. Students also enjoyed a night out at the Chihuahua baseball game.

Week 2

Student groups built cardboard boats large enough for a minimum of two students to sit in. They then painted, decorated, and named their boats. Finally, the boats were transported to the Pavo Real swimming pool where students competed against students from other campuses as they navigated an obstacle course in the pool.

Week 3

The final week of the summer camp, students continued with art projects, eSports, and flag football. On Wednesday, students participated in an eSports tournament and a flag football game. The last day of the camp, students met at Horizon Middle School for a field day. The day consisted of multiple water slides, and an obstacle course all filled by the Horizon Fire Department. Students used the water hose off of a pumper truck to spray everyone within range of the hose. This was followed by learning how to grill a hamburger from our district chef, all provided by the district's Child Nutrition Services.

Students had a blast and were looking forward to the beginning of the school year with ACE.

Summer 2024 ACE Camps

Night out at Chihuahuas Baseball

Pavo Real swimming pool & Cardboard Boats

eSports and Flag Football Tournament