In this week’s “I Am HISD,” which features district students, graduates, employees, and other team members, Sugar Grove Academy social worker Elba Ruibal talks about why she began working in public schools, what compelled her to move from a high school to a middle school setting, and one of the biggest challenges of serving refugee […]
Hundreds of debate teams from around the world entered the 2015–16 International Public Policy Forum (IPPF) competition, but only 16 remain — including HISD’s Bellaire High School. If Bellaire advances in the next round, the team will win an all-expenses-paid trip to the IPPF Finals in New York City on April 2. Sponsored by the […]
More than 30 professional volunteers took time out of their busy careers to speak to Mading Elementary School students, parents, and community members during the school’s second annual Career Day on Jan. 14. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000S2KUNEgdLw8″ g_name=”20160120-MadingESCareerDay” 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” […]
Houston Independent School District Major Projects Officer Rick Cruz has been selected to lead his division, replacing outgoing Chief Don Hare, who is retiring. Cruz, a former fifth-grade teacher who was tapped to serve in the HISD administration after launching the district’s successful EMERGE program more than five years ago, will officially assume his new […]
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Central, administrative offices to reopen on Jan. 4 The Houston Independent School District’s 2015 Winter Holiday schedule is as follows: Students do not attend school from Monday, Dec. 21, 2015, through Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. Students will return to school on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016. HISD central and administrative offices will be closed beginning Monday, […]
Are you one of the more than 900 HISD students with a life-threatening allergy to a particular food or substance? If so, and you carry an emergency epinephrine auto-injector, check your device today to make sure it is not the subject of a recent drug recall. Manufacturer Sanofi US has issued a nationwide recall of […]
Four HISD employees were selected as October’s Employee of the month for Service Excellence and recognized during a special breakfast on Wednesday morning. Each month, HISD’s Business Operations department hosts the event to celebrate employees from the areas of Transportation, Police, Nutrition Services, Construction and Facilities Services, and Business Assistance who provide exceptional customer service throughout […]
HISD hosted its annual Top-Tier College Night on Oct. 6, and hundreds of students and their families came out to learn more about what Ivy League and other high-profile institutions have to offer, as well as what qualities they are looking for in applicants. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000k6x04Zcvp0Y” g_name=”20151006-CollegeNight” width=”600″ f_fullscreen=”t” bgtrans=”t” pho_credit=”iptc” twoup=”f” f_bbar=”t” f_bbarbig=”f” fsvis=”f” […]
Houston ISD Superintendent Terry Grier on Thursday announced his decision to end his six-year tenure as the leader of Texas’ largest school district, effective March 1, 2016. Dr. Grier assumed the superintendency with unanimous school board approval in September 2009, promising to improve student academic achievement, slash the dropout rate, and re-establish HISD as the […]