Editor’s note: This profile is part of an occasional series on minority or women-owned companies that do business with HISD. The district’s minimum M/WBE goal levels are 20 percent for all levels of purchasing and construction, and 25 percent for professional services. In the 2007 bond program, that commitment reached nearly 34 percent. In the […]
Hamilton MS students have joined the fight against hunger among the homeless – especially children – and they’re in it for the long haul. Hamilton is the only HISD middle school to partner with the Rice University Coalition on Hunger and Homelessness and Kids’ Meals to develop a program that specifically focuses on ways to […]
No final decision has been made yet on where to put the new High School for Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice – but that isn’t stopping HISD staff, parents and community members from planning for the future. “Push us to deliver you the best facility,” said Dan Gohl, HISD’s chief academic officer. “Engage us, doubt us, […]
The National Wildlife Federation is hosting a workshop on Saturday, Dec. 14, for middle school science teachers to provide them with tools to launch a student-based energy efficiency program to make their school more sustainable and to get students more engaged in STEM.
Katherine Smith Elementary also unveils new administration and classroom wing Sherman Elementary School students admired the smart boards and cubby spaces and helped sharpen pencils on Monday as teachers prepared to start class for the first time at their new building. “It’s awesome because it’s all new,” said fourth-grader Xavier Cegueda, who was met with […]
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[vimeo http://vimeo.com/80104908/ w=662&h=373] Fondren Middle School celebrated its new status as an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School on Nov. 21 with music, poetry, art, and special guest speaker James Reilly, a former NASA astronaut. Fondren joins Reagan High School and Hogg Middle School in receiving official authorization in July to offer the rigorous IB Middle […]
Nearly 100 people turned out this week to weigh in on proposed design concepts for Worthing and Sterling High Schools during community meetings held at each campus. Both schools are slated to be rebuilt under the 2012 bond program, which was approved by voters in November 2012. “This is an exciting time for Sterling,” Principal […]
HISD team members from supplier diversity and procurement on Tuesday met one-on-one with minority- and women-owned business enterprise professionals at a business matchmaking forum, providing detailed guidance on doing business with the district. For three hours, team members met individually with M/WBEs in engineering, packaging, and technology in 10-minute sessions, providing guidance on the M/WBE certification process, joint […]
HISD parent Cecil Perry is thrilled that her daughter, Tamara, will soon have her own laptop to use while attending classes at Madison High School and at home. “She is going to need computer skills in order to be successful after high school when she goes on to college and eventually gets a job,” said […]