Alvaro Montelongo, Jr. is the proud principal of Scarborough High School, where he is driving meaningful progress in year two of transformation.
Year one, Montelongo was the principal at Berry Elementary School, where he led the camps from a C to a high-B rating. His effective leadership and strong instructional coaching led to remarkable academic growth across grade levels and a 100% teacher retention rate at the campus.
Continue readingHISD and its incredible community partners are working together to support families over the holidays.
All HISD schools and offices will be closed Monday, Nov. 25, through Friday, Nov. 29.
Continue readingYurixi Rojas is an English and ESL teacher at Sam Houston Math, Science, and Technology Center High School and is this week’s Star Educator.
Continue readingJanite Grooms is an English and ESL teacher at Wisdom High School and is this week’s Star Educator.
At the New Education System campus, Grooms took on the challenge of making sure the new curriculum worked for ESL students, and her approach became the standard for the transition.
Continue readingHISD’s Highland Heights Elementary has seen tremendous growth under the New Education System, going from a D to a B rating in just one year.
Teachers like Xenia Kaniouras are driving that success in the classroom. With a love for math and seeing her students excel, she is this week’s Star Educator.
Continue readingNovember 1, 2024, marks one year since the opening of HISD’s seven Sunrise Centers, which have served more than 30,900 families and counting.
Continue readingPrincipal Lisa Hernandez currently leads HISD’s Briarmeadow Charter School. Her commitment to teacher-student engagement through high-quality instruction, student achievement, and meeting the needs of Special Education students is what makes her this week’s HISD Star Educator.
Continue readingFondren Middle School’s Amanda Williams loves making a positive impact on her students and seeing them grow. As a sixth-grade social studies teacher last school year, her enthusiasm and commitment earned her Campus Teacher of the Year. This year, she’s thriving in her role as an English Language Development Interventionist for the New Education System (NES) campus and is this week’s HISD Star Educator.
Continue readingOn Thursday, October 10, Houston Independent School District named the members of the Bond Oversight Committee. The Bond Oversight Committee, consisting of 13 members and two alternates, is responsible for monitoring the progress and implementation of the bond and its projects, should it be approved in November.
Continue readingDr. Luis Landa served as the principal of Sharpstown International High School for two years before becoming the Executive Director of Feeder for HISD’s West Division. He oversaw significant achievement growth at the campus, and his dedication to his students and staff and belief that everyone who passes through Sharpstown’s doors has the potential for greatness is what makes him this week’s HISD Star Educator.
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