Students are more willing to learn something if they understand how it relates to the real world. Last week, a group of HISD teachers entered the business world to gain hands-on experience that they can use in the classroom to help students connect industry standards with classroom curriculum.
Twenty-two HISD teachers from nine high schools participated in the third annual Teacher Externship Week, a program sponsored by Linked Learning that promotes job-based education. The teachers spent four days working at five organizations—Gap, Memorial Herman Health System, MIAT (Michigan Institute of Aviation) College of Technology, Port of Houston, and HISD’s Technology Department. [su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lakhCgTBS6A”]
HISD employees located in the Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center can now make a room reservation straight from their Microsoft Outlook calendar.
More than two dozen central office and campus leaders attended a conference at Harvard University this week to learn more about how to implement Universal Design for Learning practices within HISD classrooms.
The HISD delegation learned about ways their schools can address its most urgent learning needs and gain practical, hands-on solutions that will help teachers reach, teach, and motivate all students. read more…
Team HISD is mourning the recent passing of two employees, Femi Afolayan (Finance) and Michael Hayes (Nutrition Services). read more…
HISD principals coordinate ‘unconference’ for campus leaders to network, share best practices
Nearly 100 campus leaders from HISD, the greater Houston area, and across Texas gathered Monday at Bellaire High School to engage in a different kind of professional development.
A group of HISD principals and staff organized EdCamp Leadership Texas, a meeting of educational leaders from across Texas where they could ask questions, share insights, and network among peers they normally would not be able to connect with.
“All these leaders get to connect and get new resources,” said Sandra Menxueiro, principal at Farias Early Childhood Center and one of the organizers. “There’s a technology revolution in schools, and we want them to join. Join Twitter, join our (#HISDAdminChat on Twitter) and get connected to people and resources you wouldn’t otherwise. It starts with the leaders. This is about innovation and not being in silos.” read more…
Interested in networking and learning from other education leaders from the region? Register now for EdCamp Leadership Texas’ free conference on Monday, July 11 at Bellaire High School.
Touted as an “unconference,” this all-day event is 100 percent participant driven, in which attendees decide on the topics they want to discuss during interactive and hands-on sessions. Currently, campus leaders from Katy, Aldine, and College Station are registered to attend and share best practices from their districts.
For more information, visit www.edcampleadershiptx.com. To register, to go bellairehighschool.ticketleap.com/edcamp-leadership-texas/.
It’s here! OneSource is going live Tuesday, July 5.
To log in, go to the myHISD homepage using an HISD computer or laptop while on the HISD network and click on the OneSource logo in “Employee Quick Links.” Use your HISD username and password to log in.
During the next few days, departments and schools are encouraged to focus on the following efforts:
- Time entry and approval for the pay period June 20 to July 3
- Creation and approval of shopping carts
- Travel entry and approval
- ProCard use and approval
To assist with these tasks, a tiered-system of support has been set up which includes open labs, increased staff on the IT Service Desk, and an online support site. read more…
Due to an inadvertent file transmission error, some employees may have received an incorrect payroll deposit on Monday. A 2014 direct deposit file was sent to the bank instead of the correct 2016 file. The issue was identified and quickly corrected on Monday; however, some bank deposits already had been processed.
All correct deposits will be processed by Wednesday, June 29, the district’s regular pay day.
Banks will begin the process of recovering the incorrect deposits. Many district employees were not affected and will receive the correct deposit on Wednesday, June 29.
If you have any additional questions, contact Employee Services at hranswerline@houstonisd.org or call 713-556-7383.
Nicanora Garza-Watson
Yan Cecilia Cheng
Sharpstown High’s Nicanora Garza-Watson and T.H. Rogers Elementary’s Yan Cecilia Cheng recently were named co-teachers of the month by Chick-Fil-A and Telemundo.
Garza-Watson is an instructional specialist whose dedication goes beyond her students’ needs in the classroom. She routinely provides meals and snacks for students to ensure they don’t go hungry during the school day.
Cheng is a math teach at T.H. Rogers Elementary who almost always makes herself available to help students on her campus. She regularly uses her duty-free lunch period during past three years to tutor students to help with math and other subjects as well.
To recognize Garza-Watson and Cheng for their outstanding work, Chick-fil-A and Telemundo recently surprised them with a catered breakfast for their students and recognition during a Telemundo broadcast.
One of the many district-wide improvements coming with OneSource is improved employee self service functionality. But as the district prepares to launch OneSource on Tuesday, July 5, the current ESS site (https://ess.houstonisd.org) will be turned off at 5 p.m. on Friday, July 1.
Employees are encouraged to log in to complete any transactions – such as viewing/printing pay statements or changing any personal information – before Friday afternoon.
Beginning Tuesday morning (July 5), employees will use OneSource to access employee self service to view pay statements or tax information, change personal information, etc. For more information about OneSource, including training resources, click here.
