About 200 law enforcement officials are now more equipped to address school safety and security issues across Houston area schools, thanks to the 2015 Texas School-Based Law Enforcement Summit series held June 7-9 at Westside High School. The event, hosted by Houston Independent School District Police Department, is a part of the Institute for Criminal Justice Studies […]
A series of writing workshops for HISD educators is giving teachers new tools for showing students how to become better writers. In the June 11 workshop, participants practiced the technique of selecting a “seed topic” to inspire students’ writing through personal memories and experiences. “When something is meaningful and important to you, you can tell […]
Students at one school in Houston’s Sunnyside community got a chance to build a foundation of financial savvy alongside their reading skills recently, during a four-day literacy camp sponsored by Capital One and the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000AFAdbo4UqSQ” g_name=”20150611-Read” 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” […]
In this week’s I am HISD, which features district students, graduates, employees, and other team members, Daytime Emmy winner (and Jack Yates School of Communications Class of 1982 member) Kim Gagne discusses when she realized a career in television was her destiny, how she landed her first job in TV, and the journey that took […]
Offices to re-open, classes to resume Wednesday Houston Independent School District schools and offices will be closed Tuesday, June 16 as a precautionary measure because of pending inclement weather and the related potential for dangerous road conditions. HISD officials have been closely monitoring the weather forecast and have determined that storms and heavy rains predicted […]
HISD’s Nutrition Services Department will be hosting a job fair for warehouse drivers and attendants on Tuesday, June 23, 2015. The fair will take place from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. at the Nutrition Services Support Facility (6801 Bennington, 77028).
Rising sophomores get tips from former Futures Academy students and EMERGE fellows The journey from high school to college to a career can be challenging, but HISD’s Futures Academy is helping students develop the skills they’ll need to get there. The Summer Bridge Program is arming rising high school sophomores with critical knowledge in the […]
When the heat was turned up, the Westside High School’s Culinary Arts Program team stayed cool under pressure, taking home first place at the Cooking Up Change National Finals on Monday in Washington, D.C. Students Jose Acosta, Jalien Noel, and Briseida Salas, working under the direction of Westside Chef Reggie Martin, wowed the judges with […]
Salary increases that will help the Houston Independent School District hire and retain effective principals, teachers and district staff remain a top priority for administrators as they continue to develop a budget for the 2015-2016 school year. Under the proposed budget, teachers would get a minimum salary increase of 2 percent, with beginning teacher salaries […]