Bettina McKinney, the proud principal of Highland Heights Elementary School, has led her campus to unprecedented performance gains, and that dedication and hard work are why she’s being recognized as this week’s HISD Star Educator.
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Lights. Camera. Lead. HISD spotlights Star Educator Stephanie Lugo
Stephanie Lugo, proud principal of McGowen Elementary School, was one of the first principals to acclimate a campus into HISD’s New Education System (NES). The undeniable progress of her students and staff is what makes her this week’s HISD Star Educator.
Continue readingLights. Camera. Lead. HISD spotlights Star Educator Scott Platt
Scott Platt was named principal of Love Elementary this year after completing his principal apprenticeship at Twain Elementary with HISD’s Principal Academy. This veteran teacher-turned-administrator is this week’s HISD Star Educator.
Continue readingLights. Camera. Lead. HISD spotlights Star Educator Erica Brame-Manuel
Erica Brame-Manuel is the new principal of Cullen Middle School, just the latest in the long list of leadership roles she has filled. Her commitment to excellence and unwillingness to settle for less than the best where her students and staff are concerned are the qualities that make her this week’s HISD Star Educator.
Continue readingLights. Camera. Lead. HISD spotlights Star Educator Parisa Behzadi
Parisa Behzadi is the much-loved principal of Sylvan Rodriguez Elementary School, and her enthusiasm and dedication to her students and staff are what makes her this week’s HISD Star Educator.
Continue readingLights. Camera. Lead. HISD spotlights Star Educator Anthony Infante
Anthony Infante is a third grade teacher at Pugh Elementary School and this week’s HISD Star Educator. Infante has been a teacher for four years and was instrumental in the transformation of Pugh as one of the first schools to transition to HISD’s New Education System (NES).
Continue readingHISD offering several in-person opportunities to sign up for Pre-K
HISD’s Early Childhood team will be on hand to answer questions and advise parents on enrollment options in the District’s pre-K program at several upcoming enrollment events:
Continue readingHISD students slide into summer reading with help from Houston Astros
Excitement was in the air at Oak Forest Elementary School on Monday, June 3, and not only because it was the last Monday of the 2023-2024 school year. Annually, the Astros Foundation and Reliant Energy team up for Slide into Summer Reading, a program intended to help students avoid the “summer slide,” or the loss of academic knowledge and habits formed over the school year. The schools with the most students registered for the program by May 13 were rewarded with a Slide into Summer Reading party at their schools, and Oak Forest won in the category of large public/charter school with more than 300 registrations.
Continue readingBoy Scouts and HISD Dyad partnership honored at Houston Sports Breakfast
HISD’s Dyad classes are an innovative educational tool designed to expose students to unique skills taught by members of the community. The beauty of Dyad is its versatility and the one-of-a-kind opportunities it allows students to experience.
The Boy Scouts of America have stepped in to partner with HISD and bring Scouting to Shadydale Elementary School and Key Middle School in a special Dyad course called ScoutReach. These students and this partnership were lauded at the Houston Sports Breakfast on May 1 at the George R. Brown Convention Center.
Continue readingHISD chefs and nutritionists make healthy cooking fun for elementary students
Since January, HISD’s Nutrition Services Department has been working closely with Berry Elementary School to bring agriculture literacy into every classroom. HISD’s Chef Brittany Jones and registered dietitians Gabby Villarreal and Nathan Raska are in the process of visiting every class at Berry and providing students a fun and educational cooking demonstration and nutrition lecture.
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