Up Close: First impressions of HISD with new Superintendent Richard Carranza 

HISD Board President Manuel Rodriguez Jr. sat down recently with new Superintendent Richard Carranza to hear his reflections after his initial days on the job and to ask him about his goals for HISD. He noted that Carranza hit the ground running, losing no time in getting out to HISD schools and meeting with community […]

HISD cafeterias welcome back students, new HISD Superintendent Richard Carranza

[photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000Pt7Wh4miG4s” g_name=”20160824-Nutrition-Services-Back-to-School” 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” ] On the first day of school, thousands of HISD students were greeted with hot breakfasts and lunches. Carnegie Vanguard High School […]

Superintendent Carranza goes on whirlwind tour of district on first day of classes

[su_youtube_advanced url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jX686X5OIw”] New HISD Superintendent Richard Carranza embarked on a whirlwind tour today of six HISD campuses – which took more than six hours and spanned 60 miles – on the first day of classes in the district. Carranza’s itinerary covered each geographical area of HISD, and he visited with students, school staff, and community […]

Superintendent Richard Carranza to welcome HISD students back to school

New HISD leader will travel 60 miles while visiting 6 schools in 6 hours on Monday Newly hired HISD Superintendent Richard Carranza will welcome students back to school on Monday as he crisscrosses the city on a six-campus tour. A unanimous HISD Board of Education hired Carranza on Thursday, and Monday’s visits will be his […]

Richard A. Carranza named HISD superintendent

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Board of Education set to name Richard A. Carranza HISD superintendent

New superintendent will address news media, meet with public following vote The Houston ISD Board of Education is scheduled to finalize the hiring of lone superintendent finalist Richard A. Carranza on Thursday. The meeting will begin at 4:30 p.m. in the Board Auditorium of the Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center, 4400 W. 18th Street. […]

Richard A. Carranza named sole finalist for HISD superintendent

Veteran educator known for innovative work promoting bilingualism, global citizenship and addressing students’ social and emotional needs The Houston ISD Board of Education on Wednesday named Richard A. Carranza as the sole finalist for superintendent of the nation’s seventh-largest school district. The vote was unanimous. By Texas law, the board now must wait 21 days […]

HISD Board of Education votes to initiate national superintendent search

Trustees exercise warranty with executive search firm previously utilized by district The Houston Independent School District Board of Education on Thursday voted 6 to 3 to exercise a warranty provision with an executive search firm to conduct a superintendent search. The executive search firm, Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates, issued a warranty when it conducted […]

Second annual East Area Feast of Arts showcase this weekend 

The second annual Feast of Arts for schools in the Chavez feeder pattern will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 21, at Chavez High School (8501 Howard, Houston, 77017). Last year, the Fine Arts Initiative in District III started with the Chavez Feeder Pattern, and this year, it is expanding to include […]