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HISD ‘Get Growing Houston’ school garden program awarded grant from USDA 

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HISD Board of Education approves 2018-2019 budget

The Houston Independent School District Board of Education on Monday unanimously approved a $2 billion budget for the 2018-2019 school year. The budget includes $17 million in increases for special education, dyslexia programs, and Achieve 180, the research-based program that will continue next school year to support underserved and underperforming schools. The budget also includes […]

Program offers grads an opportunity to explore high-paying careers 

Are you a graduated senior interested in getting to work right away? Are you still trying to navigate your plans? HISD is offering an opportunity to explore high-paying careers in high-demand fields on Thursday, June 28 through BridgeYear. Two sessions (morning and afternoon) will be offered to accommodate student schedules: Session #1: 9 a.m. – noon Session #2: 1 – 4 p.m.

Building demolition underway at Braeburn ES

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Preliminary HISD STAAR scores show strong gains across multiple grades, subjects, and student groups

Houston Independent School District students showed strong gains that exceeded those made by the state in third- through eighth-grade reading and math, and on end-of-course (EOC) assessments in English I and Algebra I, according to preliminary 2018 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) scores. “This year, our students made significant progress on the […]

HISD campus and district leaders learning new ways to help students succeed at PLS 2018

HISD campus and district leaders will prepare during the summer for the start of the new school year during the district’s annual Professional Learning Series (PLS). This year’s theme is: “Children First: Building Strong Systems of Support.” School leadership teams will attend these professional development sessions June 20-21 at Kingdom Builders’ Center (6011 West Orem, […]

Erika Kimble named new principal of Hilliard Elementary School

Erika Kimble has been selected as the new principal of Hilliard Elementary School. Kimble began her career in education as a teacher and teacher specialist at Bonham Elementary School. In 2013, she joined Shadydale Elementary School, where she served as a teacher specialist and assistant principal. Most recently, Kimble has served as the principal of Henderson Elementary […]

Angie Miranda named new principal of Bellfort Early Childhood Center

Dr. Angie Miranda has been selected as the new principal of Bellfort Early Childhood Center. Miranda has served HISD for the past 24 years as a bilingual teacher, bilingual coordinator, ACP supervisor, principal, and school support officer. Under her leadership at Seguin Elementary School, the campus reached high levels of academic achievement as evidenced by […]

Orlando Reyna named new principal of Sugar Grove Academy Middle School

Orlando Reyna has been selected as the new principal of Sugar Grove Academy Middle School. Reyna is a veteran HISD educator who began his career as a Physics and Chemistry teacher before becoming an instructional coordinator and assistant principal in HISD. Reyna previously served as principal of Deady Middle School, where he lead turnaround efforts […]

HISD Board of Education moves forward with performance review

The Houston Independent School District Board of Education on Thursday voted in favor of requesting a performance review to be conducted by the Texas Legislative Budget Board (LBB). After considering public input since the May regular board meeting, trustees voted six to three to request a performance review from the LBB and concurrently withdraw their […]