In honor of Veterans Day, some 450 students, teachers, and parents from Mandarin Chinese Language Immersion Magnet School (MCLIMS) performed at the “Celebrating Diversity & World Peace” at Minute Maid Park on Nov. 7, 2015. They were invited to sing at the event, which also included a host of other performers. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000xVITAaSApNc” g_name=”20151120-MCLIMS-World-Peace-Day” width=”600″ […]
If you recently received a WOW! card for Service Excellence, you may be a winner of a prize! HISD’s Business Operations department and Service Excellence team hosted the first quarterly WOW! drawing at Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center on Wednesday, recognizing employees for going above and beyond in customer service. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000Tle83kjh.lM” g_name=”20151119-SEWOWCard” width=”600″ f_fullscreen=”t” […]
Keeping email accounts secure with strong passwords is an important aspect of responsible digital citizenship, and students from two HISD schools have demonstrated their mastery of this concept by winning the top prizes in a video production contest co-sponsored by the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and HISD’s Educational Technology team. Harvard Elementary School students […]
Special Education records which have been collected by the Houston Independent School District (HISD) related to the identification, evaluation, educational placement, or the provision of Special Education in the district, must be maintained under state and federal laws for a period of five years after Special Education services have ended for a given student. Special […]
Westbury High School has rebranded its truancy office to better reflect its mission, and already the “Student Success Center” is living up to its new name. Designed to help students graduate by accentuating the positive aspects of the team’s efforts, the rebranding was launched this fall in conjunction with other campus initiatives, including “Relationships Matter: […]
[photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000_vHyIK4O7d8″ g_name=”20151117-Energy” 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” ] Energy Institute High School students, staff, and community members on Tuesday attended the second community meeting to hear about progress on […]
Measure follows new guidance from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration All new school buses purchased by the Houston Independent School District will include three-point seatbelts, effective immediately. The HISD Transportation Department made the recommendation last week, just days after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration provided new guidance on the issue, updating their position to […]
All but one project expected to be under construction contract by the end of 2016. Houston Independent School District construction projects are continuing to move forward with Sharpstown High School slated to soon become the 16th bond project with active construction underway. The HISD Board of Education voted Thursday to hire a new contractor for […]
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has changed its initial eligibility requirements to play Division I and II sports, and college-bound high-school athletes will need to take note so they don’t end up on the sidelines warming the bench. “The biggest change is to the minimum grade point average (GPA) requirement for core courses, which […]
Critical thinking is a key part of HISD’s Global Graduate profile. That’s why students from 59 HISD schools are taking part in a worldwide challenge that introduces computational thinking through online challenges. [su_youtube_advanced url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww5jlaUtrWY”] The Bebras Computing Challenge is open to 5th- through 12th-grade students from Nov. 9-21. The goal is to get kids excited […]