Maria E. Barrientos has 35 years of experience in public education. She began her career with HISD at J.P. Henderson Elementary School. After teaching kindergarten and fourth grade, and completing her administrative internship, Ms. Barrientos took on various leadership roles at JPHES, as well as at other public and charter schools. She has also taught […]
We are pleased to announce that Erika Kimble has been selected as the new principal of N.Q. Henderson Elementary School. Ms. Kimble began her educational career as a teacher and teacher specialist at Bonham Elementary School. In 2013, she joined the team at Shadydale Elementary School as a teacher specialist supporting efforts to improve student achievement […]
As preparations for the 2016-2017 school year continue, HISD is inviting pool-approved applicants to attend a teacher job fair on Wednesday, June 15. The fair comes on the heels of a three-day professional development seminar that campus leaders from nearly all HISD schools will attend, and they will be looking to fill as many vacant […]
[photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000iS4fns8sCSQ” g_name=”2016-EMERGE-Tour” 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” ] Students tour over a dozen top-tier campuses in south and northeast Nearly 200 students from high schools throughout HISD are getting […]
The Houston Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics presented HISD Education Dietitian Jennifer Lengyel with the 2016 Outstanding Nutrition Education Award recently at its end-of-the-year meeting, recognized Lengyel for her major contributions educating HISD students on nutrition. Lengyel was awarded the distinction from among two other nutrition education professionals in the Houston area. The nominating committee recognized […]
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District is home to No. 1 schools at every level in statewide rankings [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G00007znttSQcphA” g_name=”20160606-Risk” 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” ] Houston Independent School District campuses occupy half of […]
Zabeth Parra-Malek has been named the new principal of Benavidez Elementary School. She has served as an instructional specialist at Cunningham Elementary, a position she has held since 2013. After receiving her bachelor’s degree in Spanish from the University of Houston, she began her career with HISD as a first-grade bilingual teacher at Scott Elementary. For eight years, […]
[su_youtube_advanced url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6NOiTw7pbs”] Yates High School Principal Ken Davis made an impassioned promise Thursday as he spoke to the crowd of students, alumni and school supporters who gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking for their new $59.4 million school. “I pledge to you, just as I have the community and the children I serve, I’m going to […]
It’s not uncommon for students to lose a little momentum during the lazy days of summer. Luckily, parents and community members can help prevent the “summer slide” by volunteering for the Read Houston Read program this summer break. HISD’s Elementary Curriculum and Development literacy team is excited to announce that many Read Houston Read schools will […]