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Leadership series being offered to HISD managers

2023 February 23
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The Office of Talent’s Organizational Development team is offering a New Manager Leadership Series course for frontline managers.

All HISD employees in entry-level managerial or supervisory positions are eligible to participate.

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Conversational Spanish course offered to Nutrition Services employees

2023 February 17
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The Office of Talent’s Organizational Development team has partnered with Nutrition Services to develop a Conversational Spanish for Beginners Series.

Nutrition Services employees can participate in the six-week course that will enhance their ability to conduct meaningful conversations with Spanish-speaking students and parents.

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Intent to Return (2024-2025 School Year)

2023 February 15
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High-quality educators are the strongest drivers of student learning and success. In addition, predicting vacancies accurately— and hiring earlier— gives campuses the best opportunity to provide students excellent teaching and learning year-round.

As we approach peak season for hiring more teachers, we want to better anticipate vacancies. The earlier vacancies are predicted, the earlier hiring can take place, and the more likely schools are to be staffed with high-quality educators by the first day of school. This benefits our students and fellow teachers.

The Office of Talent is administering a formal Intent to Return survey from Feb. 15 – March 10, 2023. Qualifying educators will have the ability to name their intentions for the 2023-2024 school year via OneSource Self-Service, selecting one of the following options:

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Intent to Return survey asks educators about their plans for next school year

2023 January 27
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by HISD Communications

As an HISD educator, you are powerful; you do work that impacts hundreds of thousands of students—and in many cases, changes life trajectories; you unlock the promise and potential of Houston’s children; and, your expertise in the classroom is the strongest driver of student learning and success.

Predicting vacancies early and accurately allows schools to hire high-quality educators. To achieve this goal of earlier hiring, the Office of Talent is administering an Intent to Return survey from Feb. 15 – March 10. Here, district educators will have the ability to name their intentions for the 2023-2024 school year via OneSource Self-Service, selecting one of the following options:

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Principal application schedule for SY 2023-2024

2023 January 25
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by HISD Communications

Aspiring Campus Leader information sessions

2023 January 25
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by HISD Communications

Register here.

January TIA updates

2023 January 25
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by HISD Communications

Two years ago, HISD announced its plan to apply for the Texas’ Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA). Since then, we’ve engaged HISD teachers, administrators, and staff in technical and design committees, administered stakeholder surveys, and held feedback groups to inform the details of HISD’s TIA design and implementation. This April, we will submit our TIA Application to begin in Fall 2023. 

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SSLB 2022-2023 Open Enrollment Aug. 1–31, 2022

2022 August 9
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by HISD Communications

Program offers up to 30 additional leave days for catastrophic illness/injury or COVID-19

The HISD Supplemental Sick Leave Bank (SSLB) program offers participants up to 30 additional leave days for extended absences due to a catastrophic injury or illness.

For the 2022-2023 plan year, COVID-19 illness is also covered by the SSLB. Documentation of a positive PCR test (employee only) will be required. As with other illnesses, extra leave days may be granted from the SSLB only after all available leave banks have been exhausted. Up to five SSLB days may be granted per COVID-19 illness. 

The SSLB membership enrollment instructions will be emailed to eligible employees during the week of Aug. 8, 2022. Please note, current SSLB members are automatically re-enrolled in the program. Plan details are also available on the SSLB webpage.

Eligible employees may enroll or terminate membership during the open enrollment period through Aug. 31, 2022. A final enrollment period for the school year will be held in November for enrollment only.

Contact Leave Administration via email at LeaveAdministration@Houstonisd.org or by phone at 713-556-6590 for additional assistance.

You’re eligible for a scholarship at Grand Canyon University!

2022 July 25
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by HISD Communications

HISD employees are eligible for a scholarship at Grand Canyon University to earn a bachelor, master, or doctoral degree online.

HISD is a participant in Grand Canyon University’s “Participants in Learning, Leading and Serving” program (PLLS), which provides members of our school community the opportunity to earn a bachelor, master, or doctoral degree online and receive a scholarship.

Grants and scholarships amounts for graduates of HISD high schools:

  • 10% scholarship for HISD faculty, staff, and governing board members (when combined with the College of Education scholarship, teachers will receive 25%)
  • 15% scholarship for paraprofessionals and classified staff entering an online bachelor’s program through the College of Education, a Secondary Education Emphasis degree program, or a Bachelor of Science in Applied Management degree program
  • 5% scholarship for spouses of faculty, staff, and governing board members
  • 5% scholarship for students’ parents for degrees related to the field of education 

Dual enrollment opportunities for students:

To learn more, please contact GCU’s local University Development Counselor Carrie May at carrie.may@gcu.edu. You can also call or text 281-245-7657 or inquire online. 

You may also register to attend the GCU webinar on Wednesday, July 27, at 3:30 p.m. where you may ask questions on how to become a teacher, administrator or counselor. Learn about how to advance in your education and career with a bachelor, master or doctoral degree online.  Click Here to REGISTER.

Everyone must contact Carrie May (the local counselor) directly to qualify for the HISD scholarship. Call or text 281-245-7657 or inquire online. 

For current GCU students, the scholarship will apply to all future classes as long as you are continuously enrolled in the program. The 15% scholarship for paraprofessionals and classified staff is available to new students only.

More GCU information:

  • 100% online and in-state tuition no matter where you call home
  • may transfer up to nine graduate credits for teachers with alternative certification through iTeach or Texas Teachers
  • No GRE required for graduate admissions
  • Complimentary transfer evaluations provided (email unofficial transcripts to Carrie.May@gcu.edu

To learn more about GCU, please visit click here.

Summer professional development for HISD full-time teachers

2022 July 18
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by HISD Communications

All full-time HISD teachers are invited to attend two districtwide summer professional learning events and receive $100 per day upon completion of session requirements. Payment will be received in October.

  • July 26-28, 2022: Instructional Impact Institute (I3)
  • August 1-3, 2022: Curriculum in the Classroom Camp (C3)

During I3, teachers can build their own schedule for three days of learning facilitated by departments across the district. Hourly lecturers, associate teachers, teacher assistants, and paraprofessionals are welcome to attend but are not eligible for compensation.

This year, I3 is face-to-face and will take place in three locations across the city: the HISD Education Learning Center (HELC) in the northeast, Hines Caldwell ES-Kingdom Builders Center in the southwest, and Milby High School in the east. All sessions will be offered at all three locations.  

To sign up, select your location in OneSource #1480140. Then review the sessions and pick your location. You must pick one location and attend all sessions at that same location to be compensated.

More than 100 choice sessions will be available from the following strands: College & Career Readiness, Communication/Customer Service, Data-Driven Instruction, Effective Instructional Practices, Family Engagement, HISD Curriculum, HR/New Employee Sessions, Instructional Technology, Productivity-Information Technology, Social Emotional Learning, Special Education Services, Special Populations, and Student Support Services (Wraparound Services).

When you register in OneSource you will be provided a link to Sched, our conference app, which goes live on Thursday, July 21. Once you download the app, you may select your sessions. Bookmarking sessions in Sched does not guarantee you a seat in the session. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis, and capacity is based on room size.

Lunch will also be provided all three days, which is why you must select one location and attend all days at the same location. Your OneSource registration is your “lunch ticket”. You will only be compensated if you attend the location you selected in OneSource. Make sure you scan in and out each day with your HISD badge for attendance credit and be sure to complete the survey at the end of each session for OneSource credit.

You must have your HISD Employee ID to register. Be sure to bring your HISD ID badge and wear it so that it is visible. You will be scanned in and out each day for attendance purposes. Buildings can be cool, so bring a sweater or light jacket. Masks for indoor gatherings are encouraged but not required. Be sure to bring your mobile device. Printed handouts will not be distributed, and all materials will be accessible via Sched or Canvas.

To inform our planning, please take a few minutes to complete this survey to express your interest in participating and share your thoughts about how the district can improve your professional learning experience.

For more information, email newteachersupport@houstonisd.org.

*The following conditions must be met for stipend payment to be processed for a teacher:

  • Must attend the entire day (four 90-minute sessions); stipends will not be prorated
  • Must meet the attendance specifications for the stipend
  • Must be a full-time teacher of record when stipend payment is processed (by October 2022)
  • Must be active in the HISD system when the training stipend is processed