Five members of the HISD Communications Department are nominated for a Lone Star EMMY for district videos and programming produced during the 2012-2013 school year. Lone Star EMMY represents the most experienced and talented television professionals from all disciplines of the industry and from all 19 television markets in Texas.
The HISD Board of Education will consider adopting a four cent property tax rate increase on Oct. 10. This would represent the first such rate increase since 2001. The proposed property tax rate of $1.1967 per $100 taxable value is nearly 23 cents less than the average Harris County school district – maintaining HISD’s position […]
On Sept. 25, 2013, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced that HISD was the winner of the 2013 Broad Prize in Urban Education. It was the second time for the district to win the award. HISD also took home the inaugural Broad Prize in 2002. Leave a comment here if you’d like to offer congratulations to […]
The Houston Independent School District was awarded the most coveted award in public education on Wednesday because of consistently strong student academic achievement over a four-year period. The Broad Prize for Urban Education comes with $550,000 in college scholarships for graduating seniors. HISD is now the nation’s first two-time winner of the prestigious award, which […]
Are you wondering about the progress at your school under the 2012 bond program? There’s no easier way to keep up to date than checking out HISD’s website dedicated to providing complete coverage of the program to build or renovate 40 schools at houstonisd.org/bond. One feature of the website is a calendar listing all the […]
The Houston Independent School District is highlighting its commitment to building sustainable schools with a new web section dedicated to raising awareness about its green building program and the different ways campuses are participating. The web page is located at houstonisd.org/GreenSchools and features information about LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards, which were […]
HISD seniors could receive over half a million dollars in college scholarships if HISD takes home the most coveted honor a public school system can win: The Broad Prize for Urban Education. This year’s Broad Prize winner will be announced on September 25, at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., by U.S. Secretary of […]
The High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice was a sea of orange on Mon., Sept. 9. Orange is the color associated with leukemia, and the school went all out to support a beloved teacher in need of blood. Two Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center mobile coaches hosted some 60 students, staff, alumni, and […]
The Houston Texans kick off their 2013 season next week with a game against the San Diego Chargers. In recognition of the team’s many contributions to public education and to HISD students in particular, all students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to show their support by wearing Texans team attire or colors and jeans on […]
[vimeo https://vimeo.com/73789259 w=320&h=205] From friendly campus competitions to going door to door in their communities, HISD schools are getting creative in ways to increase student attendance. September is Attendance Awareness Month, and HISD is joining school districts around the nation to deliver the message that attendance matters for success in school and in life, and […]