Friday, March 22 – 5 p.m. With reports of the Deer Park industrial fire re-igniting this afternoon, all on-campus activities for east area campuses this weekend (Friday, March 22 through Sunday, March 24) have been cancelled. Weekend sporting events also have been rescheduled at alternate locations. Thursday, March 21 – 1:30 p.m. According to Harris […]
If you’ve visited local movie theaters recently or driven around town, you might have noticed the district’s newest marketing campaign featuring HISD’s new tagline: HISD Empowers. The tagline emphasizes HISD’s role in building stronger, more confident students. The district launched the series of advertisements in an effort to highlight the district’s positive impact through educational […]
Texas lawmakers have entered the halfway point of the 86th Legislative Session, and the pace of activity at the State Capitol has significantly increased since January. On March 4, the Texas Senate unanimously approved Senate Bill 3, which provides an across-the-board $5,000 pay raise to every full-time classroom teachers and all school librarians. As filed, […]
All HISD campuses and offices will be closed for Spring Break from Monday, March 11, through Friday, March 15, 2019. Schools and offices will reopen for normal business on Monday, March 18, 2019. Employees should consult the duty schedules posted here. The HISD Police Department will be patrolling district facilities all during the holiday break. Emergencies […]
Transportation Services is continuing its efforts to address the district’s bus driver shortage with a job fair next week. The job fair will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Wed., Feb. 20 at the HISD Construction Services Facility (3200 Center St., 77007)
Bridgett Ramirez was born and raised in Houston, the oldest of three children. She began her formal education at Harvard Elementary School and is now attending Harvard University in Boston. She is the first in her family to go to college after graduating from Lanier Middle School and Heights High School. Ramirez credits the HISD […]
The Houston Independent School District’s 2018 winter break begins on Friday for all students. Campuses and district offices will be closed for the break starting on Monday, Dec. 24. Students will be on winter break from school starting on Friday, Dec. 21, 2018, through Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. Students will return to school on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. HISD central and administrative […]
The Houston Independent School District Police Department opened a new police substation in northeast Houston to better support the schools and communities in that area. Located in the former Chatham Elementary School on Bertwood Street, the northeast substation will serve the north, east, and central sides of town. The new location was established as part […]
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[photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000ewoJIYYMCNQ” g_name=”10032018-NationalNightOut” 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” ] Music, laughter, and cheers filled the courtyard at Marshall Middle Academy of Fine Arts on Tuesday as students, employees, and community […]