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HISD Announces Scholarship Program with M.C. Williams Middle School and Texas Southern University

– The Houston Independent School District will announce a new scholarship program with Texas Southern University to benefit students at M.C. Williams Middle School. For the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 academic school years, sixth-grade students at M.C. Williams will be awarded full tuition scholarships to TSU upon graduating from high school. The students will be required to meet certain academic and attendance criteria to receive the scholarships. During the announcement ceremony, each student will receive a TSU t-shirt and will make a commitment pledge to do their best to achieve academic excellence.

Who: HISD Board of Education Trustee Rhonda Skillern-Jones, HISD Chief Middle School officer Michael Cardona, M.C. Williams Principal Corey Seymour, Texas Southern University representatives, M.C. Williams sixth grade students, staff, and faculty.

What: Texas Southern University will announce a new initiative to reward M.C. Williams students who achieve academic excellence. Upon successful completion of high school, TSU will award full tuition scholarships to M.C. Williams sixth grade students for the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 academic school years.

When: Friday, November 30, 2012: 10 a.m.

Where: M.C. Williams Middle School
6100 Knox

Learn how to do business with HISD

If you’re interested in doing business with the Houston Independent School District or would like some more information about the 2012 bond program, here’s your opportunity.

HISD’s Office of Business Assistance is hosting 10 “How to do Business with the District” workshops in December.

Participants will learn about:

Responding to proposals
The current M/WBE program
Details on the 2012 bond program

The workshops will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the following high schools. Please note the event at Sam Houston will run from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 5
Milby HS, 1601 Broadway

Thursday, Dec. 6
Scarborough HS, 4141 Costa Rica Road

Monday, Dec. 10
Sam Houston MSTC, 9400 Irvington Blvd.

Tuesday, Dec. 11
Sterling HS, 11625 Martindale Road

Wednesday, Dec. 12
High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, 4701 Dickson St.

Thursday, Dec. 13
Lee HS, 6529 Beverly Hill St.

Monday, Dec. 17
Bellaire HS, 5100 Maple St.

Tuesday, Dec. 18
Sharpstown HS, 7504 Bissonnet St.

Wednesday, Dec. 19
Westbury HS, 11911 Chimney Rock Road

Thursday, Dec. 20
Washington HS, 119 East 39th St.

For more information, please contact the Office of Business Assistance at 713-556-7273.

Dogs of Character Return to HISD to Deliver Anti-Bullying Message to students

What: Dogs of Character is an anti bullying presentation taught by rescued dogs in which each dog in the cast is a working assistant in the award winning character education program, The Healing Species. Five dogs will be introduced to the River Oaks students during two school assemblies and will provide them with living examples of perseverance, courage, hope and forgiveness.

Who: The Healing Species’ Dogs of Character

When: Friday, November 30, 8:00 a.m. and 9:00a.m.

Where: River Oaks Elementary, 2008 Kirby

$1.25M Grant Awarded for University of St. Thomas and HISD Special Education Partnership

A $1.25M grant recently was awarded to the University of St. Thomas for their Preparation of Special Education Leaders program, a partnership with the Houston Independent School District that over a 5-year grant period will award 80 Master of Education degrees with emphasis on Special Education leadership. Currently, 7.8 percent of the HISD school population receives special education services. Continue reading →

Want to network and learn? Check out these business outreach events

For M/WBEs or other suppliers who want to learn and network, there are host of opportunities across the city. Just click on the individual links to find out more about each event.

November

Wednesday, Nov. 28 – Houston ISD networking event: The Houston Independent School District is hosting a networking event for subcontractors interested in providing services to architecture and engineering companies, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Carnegie Vanguard High School, 1501 Taft Street.

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HISD Board President Television Show Takes an Up Close Look at HILZ Program

Who: The November/December 2012 edition of HISD Up Close hosted by HISD Board President Michael Lunceford gives viewers an inside look at the Houston Innovative Learning Zone academies at Jane Long and Scarborough High School, two of six HISD schools that have these new career and technical education programs on their campus. The show also features a tour of the district’s Las Americas Newcomers School, which has students from 32 countries who speak 29 different languages. Continue reading →

HISD Elementary Schools Celebrating Thanksgiving with a Special Lunch

HISD elementary schools will get to celebrate Thanksgiving a week early on Thursday, November 15 with a specially prepared lunch. Food Services is serving up traditional Thanksgiving favorites to students and their families. Students have invited their families to come enjoy the holiday meal with them in their school’s cafeteria.

Reporters are invited to attend and cover the special event beginning at 10:45 a.m. at Peck Elementary School, 5001 Martin Luther King Blvd, 77021.The special lunch will include homemade turkey and dressing w/gravy, seasoned green beans, steamed corn and diced pears.

Each year’s Thanksgiving lunch is such a success with thousands of family members attending, and this year an even larger turnout is expected. Serving Thanksgiving lunch is one of the highlights of the year for Food Services. It is the perfect opportunity for students, their families, their friends, teachers and school staff to experience the fellowship of the season and it provides the perfect setting for kicking off a festive holiday season.

Want to network and learn? Check out these outreach events for M/WBEs

For M/WBEs who want to learn and network, there are host of opportunities across the city. Just click on the individual links to find out more about each event.

November

Tuesday, Nov. 13 – Women’s Business Enterprise Alliance Town Hall 2013: The town hall meeting, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., will provide an overview of the 2013 Strategic Vision and an interactive feedback session. The sessions will focus on strategic partnerships and community involvement, fit-for-purpose programs, and events and strategic geographic growth. Continue reading →

HISD seeking suppliers as diverse as the Houston community

The 2012 bond will create thousands of jobs over the next six to eight years as the Houston Independent School District embarks on a $1.89 billion program to repair or replace 38 schools, improve middle school restrooms and provide district-wide upgrades in technology, security, and athletic facilities. Continue reading →

Waltrip Ram Band Invited to Perform at Inaugural Celebration

The Waltrip High School band has been invited to participate in the Inaugural Celebration in Washington, D.C.

The award-winning band has been invited to perform at several venues at the Inaugural Celebration, including the World War II Memorial and the Post Office Pavilion. The band also is a candidate to be the representing band program for the State of Texas in the Inaugural Parade.

Band Director Jesse Espinosa said after more than 30 years of success and building a great reputation under recently retired band director, Charles Stevens, the Waltrip Ram Band is still achieving excellence in educating young student musicians.