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Las Américas Newcomer School, also Las Américas Middle School, is an alternative middle school in Houston, Texas. It is a part of the Houston Independent School District. The school serves grades 6-8 and is on the site of Jane Long Academy in Sharpstown. Las Américas serves newly-arrived refugees and other immigrants, aiming to adjust them to the American lifestyle and educational system.〔Michels, Patrick. "Houston's Learning Curve." ''Politico''. May 21, 2015. p. (1 ) ((Archive )). Retrieved on July 20, 2015.〕 Many students reside in the Gulfton area, and other schools and refugee agencies refer students to Las Américas. As of 2015 the principal is Marie Moreno; she worked as the school's principal since 2005.〔Michels, Patrick. "Houston's Learning Curve." ''Politico''. May 21, 2015. p. (2 ) ((Archive )). Retrieved on July 20, 2015.〕 Las Américas has hosted school administrators inside and outside the United States who also work with refugee populations. Patrick Michels, a staff writer for the ''Texas Observer'', wrote in ''Politico'' stated that the school "has become a model for the holistic education a large newcomer population requires, challenges cities all over the country are facing."〔 and that Las Américas is the school that most "embodies" "That Houston is where so much of the world makes its American arrival is the city’s great challenge and its great opportunity."〔 ==History== Las Américas Middle School was originally one of the schools of the Las Américas Education Center in Gulfton, which also included a preschool named Las Américas Early Childhood Development Center and Kaleidoscope Middle School. The education center started in 1995 as a reliever campus for Cunningham and Benavidez elementary schools in Gulfton.〔Radcliffe, Jennifer. "(Education / Apartment complex and HISD part ways / Both sides cite maintenance as an issue at the ad hoc site for low-income pupils )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Wednesday January 31, 2007. B2. Retrieved on December 13, 2008. 〕 The reliever school was established with funds from the "Weed and Seed" program established by City of Houston officials.〔Malislow, Craig. "Moving On." ''Houston Press''. October 17, 2002. (4 ). Retrieved on August 12, 2009. 〕 In 2000, the center moved into the Las Américas Apartments in Gulfton.〔 In October 2006, Michael Marquez, president of the Hispanic Housing and Education Corporation, which operated the Las Américas apartments, announced to HISD in a letter that the organization would terminate the lease agreement between HISD and the apartment complex because of issues related to maintenance and management, affecting the HISD schools housed there. The district decided to vacate the property instead of appealing the decision.〔 In summer 2007, the former Las Américas Education Center closed.〔"(School Histories: the Stories Behind the Names )." ((Archive )) Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on September 24, 2008.〕〔"(Agenda September 12, 2000 )." County of Harris, Texas. September 12, 2000. Retrieved on December 13, 2008.〕〔Barguiarena, Karla. "(Gulfton area charter schools face closure )." ''KHOU-TV''. March 8, 2007. Retrieved on December 13, 2008.〕 The middle schools that were in the complex, Las Américas Middle School and Kaleidoscope Middle School, moved to the Long Middle School campus.〔"(Charter School Agreements Renewed, But Las Américas to Close )." Houston Independent School District. June 15, 2007. Retrieved on May 24, 2009〕〔(Home Page ) . Las Américas Middle School. February 17, 2005. Retrieved on December 13, 2008. "5909 Glenmont, Houston, TX 77081"〕〔(Home Page ) . Kaleidoscope and Las Américas Middle Schools. July 13, 2009. Retrieved on November 2, 2013. "6501 Bellaire, Houston, TX 77074"〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Las Américas Newcomer School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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