Schools getting ready for the 2012 HISD bond program don’t need to look far for helpful advice. Just ask Peck Elementary School Principal Carlotta Brown, whose school was rebuilt thanks to the 2007 bond program. “I made my expectations to architects known from the beginning,” Brown said. “I told them I would be looking over […]
About 35 people attended a community meeting on Thursday night at Young Men’s College Preparatory Academy to discuss construction plans for the fifth ward school under the $1.89 billion bond program. The 2012 bond program approved by voters in November will build or renovate 40 schools across the district, including 29 high schools. School Board […]
Students and staff marked the 100th day of school at campuses across the district. What did your school do to celebrate? Send your photos to HISDphotos@yahoo.com to be included in our gallery. And check out photos from several Houston ISD schools below and on our Facebook page at facebook.com/HoustonISD
About 30 people turned out Tuesday for a meeting at DeBakey High School for Health Professions, where they were urged to get involved in planning the new school that will be built under the 2012 bond program. HISD Chief High School Officer Orlando Riddick told audience members that their ideas for the new facility should […]
About 60 people turned out Jan. 31 to share ideas about the future of the High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice under the 2012 bond program, which will build or renovate schools across the district. The meeting drew students, teachers, staff and alumni from the school, located on Dickson Road in HISD Board […]
Trustee Anna Eastman was unanimously elected 2013 president of the Houston Independent School District Board of Education on Thursday. Eastman, who was elected to the board in 2009, pledged to create an environment of “healthy, spirited, and respectful debate” with a focus on raising the level of academic achievement for all students. Eastman said she […]
HISD Superintendent Terry Grier and Former HISD Superintendent Dr. Billy Reagan to Deliver Remarks Community leaders, students, administrators, and staff will join HISD Superintendent Terry Grier, Board of Education Trustee Larry Marshall and former HISD superintendent Dr. Billy Reagan at the official dedication ceremony for the new Billy Reagan K-8 Educational Center on Wednesday, January […]
Who: The January 2013 edition of HISD Up Close hosted by HISD Board President Michael Lunceford discusses the next steps in the 2012 HISD Bond Program, which was overwhelmingly approved by voters in November. The program also takes a closer look at Istation, an online tool that elementary school teachers across the district are using […]
Contributions benefitting HISD’s innovative effort to transform 20 struggling schools total $16.8 million The most ambitious private fund raising effort in HISD history has successfully concluded with the recent $1 million donation from the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo to the district’s Apollo 20 school turnaround program. This donation brings the total amount given to […]
The HISD Board of Education voted Thursday to extend Superintendent Terry Grier’s contract through June 2016.