Original Research by School Decision on Nacogdoches County Daep Coop
Nacogdoches County DAEP Coop is a small alternative program serving ninth-grade students placed in a disciplinary alternative education program. It operates from Garrison under Garrison ISD as part of a county cooperative arrangement. The program exists outside the typical comprehensive high school pathway and serves a population whose behavior or conduct has resulted in removal from a standard classroom setting.
The enrollment is very small, with both current students identifying as Black. Free-and-reduced-price lunch rates, special education enrollment, and English learner enrollment data were not reported, leaving the full picture of student circumstances incomplete. The program offers no state assessment results, no graduation rate, and no academic performance metrics because DAEP programs are typically outside the tested accountability system; a parent may want to ask the school directly about how it measures progress, skill development, and readiness to return to mainstream coursework.
The program's role is intervention and remediation during a disciplinary absence from regular school. The specifics of how long students typically remain, what curriculum and support services are available, whether students receive credit toward graduation for coursework completed, and what transition planning occurs upon return to their home school are not available in the data provided. These details matter greatly for understanding whether this is a holding space or an active remediation setting, and a parent should discuss them with program staff.
Garrison ISD itself recently completed a major transition. The district passed a bond that funded a new high school and multipurpose facility, which opened in the 2023-2024 school year. That building brought substantially more classroom space, specialized labs, and fine arts and athletic facilities to replace an older building with structural concerns. The bond carried an added property tax, which families in the district bear. Housing values in the Garrison area fall below state and national medians, and mortgage affordability is reasonable relative to local incomes, though a parent relocating would want to factor in the added school tax debt service.
The DAEP Coop itself is not positioned to answer broader questions about a student's long-term high school experience or the quality of return-to-school programming. It is a short-term placement tied to conduct. Understanding what happens before placement and what support exists after return to the comprehensive high school is essential context a parent or student should seek directly from the district.
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