Are you interested in joining Team HISD as a teacher? We have an information session Tuesday for you to learn about the district’s teacher selection process. The session will be held at the Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center, 4400 W. 18th St., from 5-6 p.m. tomorrow. Candidates may register online and check-in begins at […]
Group to explore where HISD is as a district, where it’s going, and what needs to be done to get there In 2010, HISD launched the Effective Teachers Initiative to provide targeted support for teachers to better meet the needs of their students and ultimately to improve student achievement. This year, the district is continuing […]
The Houston Independent School District is continuing its partnership with Univision 45 and nonprofit organizations for a district-wide voter registration drive, Ya Es Hora (It Is Time), at a number of the district’s high schools.
Maria Rios, the content manager for the mathematics department of Austin High School, knew that there was already a multitude of resources available online—such as the Khan Academy—to help kids master various math concepts. But something about that just set wrong with her. So she and the school’s Algebra I team produced an online library […]
The Houston Independent School District’s Transportation Department brought home two awards from the annual statewide Mechanics Rodeo, which was held by the Texas Association of School Bus Technicians (TASBT) from July 30-Aug. 2.
This is the third in a series of stories counting down to the start of school, spotlighting what is new in HISD in the coming year. As 21 more HISD high schools gear up to become part of the PowerUp one-to-one laptop initiative in the 2014-2015 school year, HISD has unveiled a powerful new companion […]
Long Academy student Jheysson Menendez imagined what his life would be like if he was a mail clerk with an annual salary just over $29,000. “I have to cut back on my phone and cable bill,” Menendez said while making a budget during a financial literacy session Wednesday at the Junior Achievement Finance Park, an […]
On Thursday, parents and community members met for the second time to discuss design updates for the new Mandarin Chinese Language Immersion Magnet School being built under the district’s 2012 bond program. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000QgRNX3WKsWI” g_name=”20140619-Mandarin” width=”600″ f_fullscreen=”t” bgtrans=”t” pho_credit=”iptc” twoup=”f” f_bbar=”t” f_bbarbig=”f” fsvis=”f” f_show_caption=”t” crop=”f” f_enable_embed_btn=”t” f_htmllinks=”t” f_l=”t” f_send_to_friend_btn=”f” f_show_slidenum=”t” f_topbar=”f” f_show_watermark=”t” img_title=”casc” linkdest=”c” trans=”xfade” […]
After two months of preparation and review, the Houston ISD Board of Education will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday, June 19, at district headquarters to consider adopting a $1.74 billion budget for 2014-2015. The proposed budget addresses the district’s key priorities – increasing teacher pay, supporting the implementation of a comprehensive literacy plan, and funding […]
Sasha spends most of her work day sniffing around HISD schools, searching for anything that doesn’t belong – drugs, weapons or suspects. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000h6vxu7tmL2E” g_name=”K9-gallery” width=”600″ f_fullscreen=”t” bgtrans=”t” pho_credit=”iptc” twoup=”f” f_bbar=”t” f_bbarbig=”f” fsvis=”f” f_show_caption=”t” crop=”f” f_enable_embed_btn=”t” f_htmllinks=”t” f_l=”t” f_send_to_friend_btn=”f” f_show_slidenum=”t” f_topbar=”f” f_show_watermark=”t” img_title=”casc” linkdest=”c” trans=”xfade” target=”_self” tbs=”5000″ f_link=”t” f_smooth=”f” f_mtrx=”t” f_ap=”t” f_up=”f” height=”400″ btype=”old” bcolor=”#CCCCCC” […]