Harris County Department of Education

Harris County Department of Education (HCDE) is an agency of the government of Harris County, Texas, in the Houston metropolitan area; it is headquartered in Northside district in Houston.

As of 2018[update] it handles the enrollment of around 200 students with special needs.

[1] Seven elected Harris County school trustees oversee the operation of the Harris County Department of Education.

[citation needed] It is headquartered in the Ronald W. Reagan Administration Building in Northside district in Houston.

[2][3] It directly operates the following alternative schools: The county previously operated Highpoint North, an alternative school for children with behavior problems, located at the current Fortis Academy location.