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Bellaire, Lamar envision 21st century design elements in new high schools

Project Advisory Teams for Bellaire and Lamar high schools focused on the best ways to organize spaces in new facilities while sharing input with architects designing 21st century learning environment for both campuses. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G00003lRxBtycAeQ” g_name=”Bellaire-Lamar-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” […]

Good ‘turnout,’ lively discussion at HISD’s HB 5 Tele-Town Hall

More than 2,000 of HISD’s 12,000 eighth-grade families “met” Tuesday, April 29, in two Tele-Town Halls in English and Spanish to hear a panel of experts answer their questions about how recent state legislation is changing their students’ planning  for high school graduation, higher education, and careers. The district placed automated calls to families, who […]

Chávez HS health professional named top Houston-area nurse

Violet Clarke, who serves as the school nurse at Chávez High School, has been named one of the area’s “Top 10 Nurses” by the Houston Chronicle for 2014. She was selected from among hundreds of nominees who come from all fields of nursing in the greater Houston area, including local hospitals, schools, nursing homes, rehabilitation […]

Dozens attend design review meeting for new Mandarin immersion school

More than 85 people turned out on Feb. 27 to hear about the new Mandarin Chinese Language Immersion Magnet School that is being built under the 2012 bond program on nearly eight acres in the Galleria area. “You have a very unique school program and we want to reflect that in the architecture,” said Melissa Turnbaugh, […]

HISD superintendent announces expansion of dual language programs, new diversity initiative during 2014 State of the Schools address

District will continue focus on literacy and student achievement During HISD Superintendent Dr. Terry Grier’s address at the 2014 State of the Schools event, he reminded the sold-out crowd of the district’s successes, tough decisions and the work being done to transform schools into 21st-Century learning environments. He also announced several new initiatives, including the […]

Board of Education Approves Expansion of Academic Parent-Teacher Teams Program

Spring class size waivers approved for submission to Texas Education Agency The HISD Board of Education voted Thursday to approve the expansion of the Academic Parent-Teacher Teams (APTT) program by adding 30 additional campuses. This $1 million program is designed to assist schools with students struggling in literacy and reading. Schools will be selected from […]

Students share their vision of the Bayou City in ‘Eye on Houston’ exhibit

For almost two decades, students at HISD’s Jack Yates High School have been chronicling the rhythm of life in Houston’s historic Third Ward. Under the leadership of photography teacher Ray Carrington III, teens learned the basics of photography, film development, and print-making, then used their developing artistic eye to record interesting images of their neighborhood. […]