[vimeo http://vimeo.com/87219870/ w=320&h=205] Volunteers will be at all HISD high schools from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Houston FAFSA Day, to help students and their parents apply for a piece of the $150 billion available in federal financial aid for college.
While many were planning to deliver flowers and boxes of chocolate on Feb. 14, the faculty, staff, and students of South Early College High School (SECHS) celebrated its first “I Love STEM” day. Representatives from various organizations, including NASA, San Jacinto College, iRobot, and C-STEM came to share information about careers in science, technology, engineering, […]
Satterfield & Pontikes Construction met with about 30 subcontractors interested in bidding for construction work for the Waltrip High School building renovation during a networking event Tuesday. “We want to get to know more about your company and how your company can fit into this project,” said William Chambers, a senior project manager with Satterfield […]
Student can’t learn if they’re not in class. And in HISD, attendance is getting even more attention as district administrators roll out plans to implement HB 5, the new law passed by the Texas Legislature that revamps graduation, testing and accountability requirements. “We’ve always focused on attendance,” said Mark White, HISD’s director of School Support […]
Houston ISD principals traditionally collaborate via email and at meetings, but on Feb. 19 they’re chatting on Twitter and hope you will join the conversation. The district’s second Twitter chat, which will be held from 1 to 2 p.m., will focus on literacy. “The HISD District Literacy Plan is in the process of being revised,” […]
HISD transportation managers served a pancake breakfast to bus drivers and school bus personnel Thursday as part of a week of events held to recognize national Love the Bus Month. Love the Bus Month, created by the American School Bus Council, raises awareness and appreciation in February for the hundreds of thousands of school bus […]
There’s not much time left to get a piece of the $550,000 in college scholarships earmarked for HISD seniors – the deadline to apply is March 3. Thanks to HISD winning the Broad Prize for Urban Education in September 2013, graduating seniors can receive two- or four-year scholarships, depending on the type of higher educational […]
Trustees will also consider state waiver requests on K-5 class sizes The HISD Board of Education will consider Thursday expanding the Academic Parent-Teacher Teams (APTT) program, which engages parents directly in their children’s classroom success, by adding 30 additional campuses. The APTT model replaces traditional parent-teacher conferences with three 75-minute group meetings involving all parents […]
At lunchtime at Milby High School, many students head outside to the athletic field just to get out of the building for a few minutes. “They inundate our backfield during lunch,” said the school principal Roy De la Garza. “There’s this tendency of wanting to be outside. So, I know that having improved outdoor spaces […]
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