Selected projects include five more schools and athletic facility upgrades
May 9, 2013 – The HISD Board of Education authorized the district to negotiate design contracts with six firms on selected 2012 bond projects, including two of the district’s renowned specialty high schools – DeBakey High School for the Health Professions and the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.
The seventh annual Austin/Chavez Livestock Show, held at Austin on March 20-23, shattered its auction totals, attendance and sponsorship records.
The auction raised $80,856.65 — approximately double the amount raised in previous years.
National School Nurse Day, May 8, celebrates the dedication each of HISD’s 280 school nurses has to the health and wellness of every student.
School nurses are not just there for students who scrape a knee or have a runny nose. They also promote disease prevention and, according to the National Association of School Nurses, spend about 32 percent of their time providing mental health services.
School nurses have specialized knowledge, skills, and judgment to manage complex medical conditions and chronic health illnesses to keep students healthy, in class, and ready to learn. The most common condition HISD school nurses treated last year was asthma.
Overall, less than 20 percent of the students who see a school nurse end up needing to go home.
Take a moment on Wednesday to say thanks to the nurse at your school. He or she is dedicated to keeping students healthy in and out of the classroom.
The Houston Independent School District is reaching out to North Forest school employees who are interested in applying for positions with HISD.
Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams has ordered HISD to annex North Forest ISD effective July 1.
The first outreach event is a job information session exclusively for North Forest ISD employees. The session will be conducted on Friday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Delmar –Tusa Athletics Center, 2020 Mangum.
Teachers pour their hearts and souls into everything they do for Houston’s children more than 170 days out of every year. Be sure to take some time on Tuesday, May 7, to say thanks to a teacher as part of National Teacher Appreciation Day. It’s a day to honor and celebrate a teacher that has made a difference in your life or in the lives of your children.
On Tuesday, community members gathered at Madison High School for the first of nine community meetings to learn more about Houston ISD’s budgeting process.
Plan for 2013-2014 school year would include 18 schools
HISD Board members at their April 25 workshop learned more about the district’s 1:1 Implementation Plan that would provide computers to students to use inside and outside of the classroom. Click here for more information about the plan (.pdf).
All proceeds to be split between the school and The Berry Foundation
April 22 is Earth Day and campuses across the district are celebrating with a variety of fun and educational activities.
Jennifer Levy, a kindergarten teacher at Briargrove Elementary School, took a novel approach this year by staging the school’s first annual 1K Berry Earthy Fun Run over the weekend. Continue reading
Half of the top 30 schools in the Houston area are from HISD
For the second year in a row, Houston ISD schools have dominated the Children at Risk Greater Houston School Rankings.
The Houston Independent School District will honor the top six JROTC cadets from the class of 2013 during the annual Final Review and Awards ceremony. The top cadets were chosen among all graduating seniors in HISD’s 25 JROTC programs and have been promoted to the rank of Cadet Colonel, the highest rank in the JROTC program. Those cadets will be featured leading their respective command groups.