Despite the rain showers brought by Tropical Storm Bill that day to the Houston area, nearly 500 teacher candidates attended HISD’s June 18 recruitment fair at NRG Center, a record-breaking number for the district. Cierra Nickerson, a selection specialist with Talent Acquisition, said her team closely monitored the weather reports, but decided that the event […]
[su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X82U98iMqsc” responsive=”no”]youtube url=”http://youtu.be/GzLcJfvbaww” width=”320″ height=”200″ responsive=”no”][/su_youtube] This June, HISD is teaching young people to be part of a community beyond the classroom.
The United States of America was founded 239 years ago on July 4, and there are many events around Houston where you can celebrate in style.
Online platform going districtwide for 2015–2016 school year HISD’s online teaching and learning platform, known as the HUB , is moving from its pilot phase at a group of schools to full districtwide implementation during the 2015–2016 school year. To assist with the transition, K–12 teachers have been or will be attending a variety of […]
Turning out global graduates is the mission of HISD, and Houston-based nonprofit organization DiscoverU is helping the district achieve that goal. Forty-four HISD students completed college and career preparatory programs worldwide during the 2014–2015 school year, and more than 200 more are taking advantage of programs this summer. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000Vf0e8q6mkeo” g_name=”2015-DiscoverU-photos” width=”600″ f_fullscreen=”t” bgtrans=”t” pho_credit=”iptc” […]
The Houston Independent School District has been selected as the winner of 10 2015 National School Public Relations Association’s (NSPRA) awards, including two Golden Achievement Awards.
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” […]