Lucretia L. Rogers selected as HISD Police Department Assistant Chief Interim Assistant Police Chief Lucretia Rogers has been selected to serve as the second in command of the Houston Independent School District Police Department. A former detective, Rogers has been serving as interim assistant chief since February 2018. She permanently assumes the role on May […]
The Houston Independent School District on Thursday announced the creation of new programs to expand college and career readiness opportunities for students across the district: Launch HISD and Project Explore. The new programs are under the newly established Office of Strategy and Innovation led by EMERGE founder Rick Cruz. Launch HISD is a comprehensive college […]
This week is National Nurses Week, and May 9 is National School Nurse Day, a time to recognize and honor nurses’ daily contributions to education. HISD school nurses provide invaluable services across the district every day to keep students healthy and ready to learn. “School Nurses are trailblazers for children’s health,” said Gwendolyn Johnson, HISD’s manager of Health […]
[photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000XoRsbW6yZGE” g_name=”20180507-ChiefCordova-Swearing” 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” ] Paul Cordova has been appointed to Chief of the HISD Police Department. Cordova has served as interim police chief since February, […]
Sitting behind four large computer screens with a headset attached to her left ear, Raycinda Buxton spends her days responding to other people’s emergencies. On any given day, the HISD Police Department dispatcher is answering 911 calls, dispatching officers, monitoring alarms and video surveillance — often all at the same time.
Micheal Brown received his first college acceptance in November, and after that, they just kept rolling in—20 in all, including all eight Ivy League schools and 12 other top-tier universities across the country. When word got out that not only did Brown get accepted, but he got a full ride to all of them, the story […]
The Houston Independent School District is encouraging parents to register early for pre-K for the 2018-2019 school year during the Week of the Young Child, which is April 16 through 20. Pre-registration will still be available before and after this week, but schools are celebrating the Week of the Young Child as a formal window for pre-K roundup and to showcase HISD […]
The Board of Education on Monday discussed proposed changes to HISD’s Resource Allocation System that address the district’s $115 million budget deficit for the 2018-19 school year. The changes include a reduction to the Per Unit Allocation (PUA), an increase in the small school subsidy, and the centralization of funding for Career and Technical Education. […]
[photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000a8rmCEl0F1c” g_name=”20180329-Art-Cars-in-process” 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” ] Some 20 HISD schools are participating in the 31st annual Art Car Parade, which lines up along Allen Parkway on Saturday, April 14, and rolls out at 2 p.m. into downtown Houston. […]
All HISD campuses and offices will be closed for the spring holiday on Friday, March 30, 2018. They will reopen for normal business on Monday, April 2, 2018. The HISD Police Department will still be patrolling district facilities. Emergencies may be reported by calling 713-892-7777.