More than 20 Killeen ISD campuses have been named Capturing Kids’ Hearts National Showcase Schools for the 2025–2026 school yr, a recognition that displays one thing you’ll be able to really feel the second you stroll into these faculties: robust relationships, optimistic tradition, and college students who know they belong.
The designation locations these campuses amongst a choose group of colleges nationwide acknowledged for creating environments the place college students really feel protected, linked, and positioned to succeed.
“This recognition reflects what our students experience every day,” mentioned Superintendent Dr. King Davis. “They’re greeted, they’re known, and they understand what’s expected. That comes from adults being consistent and intentional in how they show up. When that’s in place, it changes how students learn and how they see themselves. I’m proud of our staff for doing that work the right way.”
Capturing Kids’ Hearts is a relationship-centered strategy that focuses on easy, constant practices that make a distinction, from welcoming college students on the door to setting shared expectations and serving to college students take possession of their decisions.
Across Killeen ISD, that work is displaying up in actual methods. Students really feel extra linked. Classrooms really feel extra centered. And campuses are constructing cultures the place respect and accountability go hand in hand.
This yr’s acknowledged campuses embrace:
Cedar Valley Elementary
Clear Creek Elementary
Clifton Park Elementary
Dr. Joseph A. Fowler Elementary
Harker Heights Elementary
Haynes Elementary
Iduma Elementary
Live Oak Ridge Middle School
Maude Moore Wood Elementary
Mountain View Elementary
Nolanville Elementary
Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary
Pathways Academic Campus
Peebles Elementary
Pershing Park Elementary
Rancier Middle School
Reeces Creek Elementary
Richard E. Cavazos Elementary
Saegert Elementary
Skipcha Elementary
Timber Ridge Elementary
Trimmier Elementary
Venable Village Elementary
This recognition displays a broader shift throughout Killeen ISD to be extra intentional about how faculties construct tradition and assist college students.
That focus is displaying up in lecture rooms and hallways throughout the district — in the way in which college students are greeted, in the consistency of expectations, and in the relationships being constructed every single day. It’s work that’s ongoing, and it’s transferring campuses ahead collectively.
