Three HISD schools named finalists in urban education awards
2014 January 23
HISD’s own Park Place, Rodríguez, and Sánchez Elementary Schools have been named finalists for the 2014 Excellence in Urban Education Award by the National Center for Urban School Transformation.
Candidate schools are divided into four different categories, and to be considered, they must meet nine different criteria, including high attendance rates, low suspension rates, and excellence in STEM education.
Up to five winners in each category will be announced at the organization’s national symposium in late May, including one grand prize winner, which will take home a $5,000 cash prize. HISD’s three finalists are all in the elementary school category.
You can see the full list of finalists here.
Congratulations also go out this week to:
- HISD’s Transportation Services Department, whose bus safety rap video was named one of the Top Five Most Viewed News Stories of 2013 and one of the Top 10 Most-Liked Stories by School Bus Fleet. A photo gallery from a training exercise was also named one of the Editor’s Picks for photos/videos of the year.
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