Houston ISD is announcing the “Participation Process” for the 2025 – 2026 school year. For all PNP – Private-Nonprofit PNP administrators interested in participating in the ESSA federal grant programs listed below, contact the district. Contact information is listed below for questions. The “Intent to Participate Form” must be completed and submitted by the deadline date of Friday, February 14, 2025. The links for all forms are listed and highlighted below.
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Lights. Camera. Lead. HISD spotlights Star Educator Dana Darden
Dana Darden has been the proud principal of Benbrook Elementary School for an incredible 18 years and is this week’s HISD Star Educator.
Continue readingLights. Camera. Lead. HISD spotlights Star Educator Cynthia Requena Renteria
Cynthia Requena Renteria is a first grade teacher at Benbrook Elementary School and is this week’s HISD Star Educator.
Continue readingLights. Camera. Lead. HISD spotlights Star Educator Alvaro Montelongo, Jr.
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 community partners offer support for families over the winter break
HISD and its incredible community partners are working together to support families over the holidays.
All HISD schools and offices will be closed Monday, Dec. 23, through Friday, Jan. 3. Staff returns Monday, Jan. 6, and students go back to class Tuesday, Jan. 7.
Continue readingLights. Camera. Lead. HISD spotlights Star Educator Yurixi Rojas
Yurixi 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 readingLights. Camera. Lead. HISD spotlights Star Educator Janite Grooms
Janite 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 readingLights. Camera. Lead. HISD spotlights Star Educator Xenia Kaniouras
HISD’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 readingHISD celebrates one-year of Sunrise Centers serving students and families
November 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 readingLights. Camera. Lead. HISD spotlights Star Educator Lisa Hernandez
Principal 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.
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