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Parker ES stakeholders hear about plans for new school

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Books Between Kids expands its efforts to include Pre-K students

Children at five HISD early childhood centers to receive free books for summer reading Pre-kindergarten students at Gabriela Mistral Early Childhood Center giggled with happiness as they picked out books to keep for their very own. The children were digging through some of the 2,000 gently used books donated to that campus by Books Between […]

Grady MS holds beam-signing event as new addition goes vertical

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Bellaire HS teacher wins H-E-B lifetime achievement award

Michael Clark, a teacher at HISD’s Bellaire High School, was honored on May 3 with a Lifetime Achievement award at the secondary level through H-E-B’s 2015 Excellence in Education Awards. Clark was named HISD’s own Secondary Teacher of the Year in 2011. He has been an educator for almost a quarter of a century, with […]

Annual Your Voice survey begins May 1

May 1 marks the kickoff of the annual Your Voice survey – Houston Independent School District’s largest customer satisfaction survey. Your Voice will allow more than 160,000 students, parents, instructional staff, and community members to give honest feedback about the district in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese. Parent and instructional staff surveys will be conducted May […]

Austin HS maritime program christens navigation simulator

While navigating rough water is a tough job, actually learning the finer points of navigation is even tougher. Students at HISD’s Stephen F. Austin High School for Maritime Studies have a new tool that will make that learning process a little easier—and certainly more comprehensive. Students, faculty, staff, and members of HISD administration and Houston’s […]

Steady encouragement, support lead to success for HISD students with autism

This week marks the end of Autism Awareness Month, so we asked some of our parents of students with autism about their families’ experiences with HISD, to find out what they felt contributed the most to their students’ successes. Kristi Anders, the parent of a 12-year-old who is finishing up his last year in elementary […]

Bond Oversight Committee reviews first quarter progress

HISD’s Bond Oversight Committee held its quarterly meeting on Tuesday, in which the panel received an update on bond projects from the first quarter. Among the topics discussed were a review on how the district calculates capacity for schools, as well as information on M/WBE participation levels and financial reports. HISD staff said they were excited about the work […]

Fondren MS recognized for providing exemplary customer service

A commitment to meeting high expectations in every area has resulted in a big prize for Fondren Middle School. That campus was recently named the inaugural winner of HISD’s Blue Star Award for Service Excellence. The award was created to honor schools that provide exemplary customer service; a friendly, professional environment; and a culture of […]

Local chamber of commerce recognizes Heights-area educators

Two HISD employees were recognized recently for their contributions to the education of Heights-area children. Shakiri Hooper, a clerk at Garden Oaks Montessori, has been named the Paraprofessional of the Year, while Joyce Rogers, an instructional specialist at Waltrip High School, was named the Educator of the Year by the Greater Heights Area Chamber of […]