HISD parents attended an information session Thursday night, hearing directly from a panel of experts representing elementary, middle and high schools; curriculum; and special education. After viewing an overview presentation outlining the differences between TAKS and STAAR and the new requirements high schoolers will face, the session opened up to questions. Presenters Anastasia Lindo and […]
The HISD Board of Education voted Thursday night to extend Superintendent Terry Grier’s contract through June 2014, signaling their commitment to continuing the bold initiatives that began with his arrival in 2009. Trustees Paula Harris, Greg Meyers, Manuel Rodriguez Jr., Larry Marshall, and Harvin Moore voted for the extension. President Michael Lunceford and trustees Juliet […]
[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/35911522 w=320&h=180] Learn what staff at Jackson Middle School are doing to prevent bullying on their campus and to educate parents and students. Campuses across Houston ISD are encouraging students, faculty and staff to create a safe, friendly and positive school environment as part of a districtwide Anti-bullying Awareness Week, February 6 – 10. […]
Orlando Riddick brings experience as teacher, principal, and district administrator to new post January 30, 2012 – Orlando Riddick, the Austin Independent School District’s director of high school operations, has been named Houston ISD’s chief high school officer. In Austin, Riddick oversaw 16 high schools serving 15,000 students. Riddick will now guide 67 Houston Independent […]
All Houston Independent School District after-school events scheduled for today are cancelled because of heavy rains and potential flooding. This includes, but is not limited to, athletics events, club activities, and tutorials. School administrators will decide at a later date whether those events will be cancelled or rescheduled. HISD schools will conduct dismissal at their […]
HISD schools will dismiss at regular times. All after-school activities, tutoring sessions, and athletic events are cancelled. Teachers are free to leave after students are dismissed. Central Office staff will be dismissed at 4:00 p.m.
Sharpen your No. 2 pencils – the state’s new accountability test, STAAR, is just two months away. Ever since the Texas Education Agency began releasing information about the new accountability system, HISD teachers and principals have been hard at work preparing students for the exam. Students in grades 3-8 will begin taking the tests on […]