Earlier this year, Olaide Sode put the finishing touches on the last of 23 separate applications she submitted to various colleges and universities. She has already received acceptance letters from two in-state schools, but the others remain a tantalizing mystery. Read more about how the Carnegie Vanguard High School is dealing with the suspense of […]
I Am HISD profile showcases Educational Diagnostician Week In this week’s I am HISD, which features HISD students, graduates, and employees, we are highlighting Educational Diagnostician Week across Texas by interviewing HISD Lead Evaluation Specialist Tacy Gilmore. Gilmore talks about when she became a diagnostician, how she evaluates students for disabilities, and who decides which […]
HISD’s Construction and Facility Services (CFS) Professional Development team recently announced the launch of a new Leadership Development Training initiative designed to dramatically improve the leadership skills of the management team. The program is developed and delivered by the Sales Excellence Institute at the University of Houston’s Bauer School of Business.
Volunteers spend afternoon at Milby HS learning more about the HUB Houston community members and local businesses are supporting PowerUp, the district’s effort to digitally transform teaching and learning in the classroom. Recently a group of volunteers spent the afternoon side-by-side with teachers at Milby High School learning more about the HUB, the district’s new […]
Ten Grady Middle School eighth-graders performed recently at the Mandarin Chinese Foreign Language Awards Luncheon hosted by World Affairs Council of Houston at HESS Club.
To advance its vision of Becoming #GreatAllOver, and its commitment to placing a highly effective teacher in every classroom, the Houston Independent School District (HISD) will host its fourth annual Experienced Teacher Fair from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., on Saturday, March 14, 2015. This interactive information session is open to all experienced teachers from […]
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HISD District IX Board Trustee Wanda Adams has partnered with the Family Learning Academy to host the District IX Hispanic Parent Summit from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 7, at Anderson Elementary School (5727 Ludington 77035). The free event will connect families with resources that support student success. The event will feature […]
More than 650 students and parents at Chavez HS dove into life after high school Saturday at the school’s second College and Career Readiness Forum.
Five HISD boys’ basketball teams will play Monday and Tuesday in the University Interscholastic League regional quarterfinals. Defending state champions Yates will see the tipoff for their games against Pflugerville at 6 p.m. Monday at Rudder High School in Bryan. The game was postponed from the weekend because of weather that made driving hazardous.