Last year, almost two dozen HISD students became members of the city’s inaugural group of “Posse Scholars,” after a national non-profit called The Posse Foundation expanded its programming to Houston. That organization will be sending its second group of students off to higher education this fall—and the majority (70 percent)—come from HISD. The Houston branch […]
HISD Superintendent Terry B. Grier has been selected as one of four finalists for the American Association of School Administrators’ (AASA) National Superintendent of the Year. Under Grier’s leadership, HISD was awarded the prestigious Broad Prize for Urban Education, an award that recognizes gains in student achievement and comes with $550,000 in college scholarships for high school […]
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/83537219/ w=320&h=205] More than 250 HISD staff and police officers, Houston Police Department officers and local elected officials gave HISD Assistant Chief of Police Robert Mock a standing ovation after he was sworn in Monday as the district’s new police chief. “I am very honored and humbled to be in this position,” Mock said. […]
The three-bedroom apartment went from empty to furnished in 90 minutes, thanks to Gallery Furniture, Bethel’s Heavenly Hands, Harris County Youth Services, Westbury High School, and HISD’s Homeless Education Office. Melissa Smith and her seven children had been evicted from their apartment, and with no place to go, were sleeping outside recently on a cold, […]
Beginning Monday, HISD students have a two-week holiday from school – but don’t let it be a two-week holiday from learning. Below are some tips from HISD’s Family and Community Engagement Department to keep your child’s mind active over the break and ready to start school again in 2014.
Thirty-one of the Houston area’s best prep teams will begin three days of action Thursday in the 74th annual HISD Boys Basketball Tournament at nine district locations – and they’ll combine play with holiday giving. Fans bringing two nonperishable food items and one unwrapped toy will gain free admission, with no re-entry permitted. The toys […]
When HISD Police Chief Jimmy Dotson broke the news of his retirement to his department a month ago, he told the officers that after five years, the time had come for him to leave the district. “We have worked very hard as a department to get to where we are today,” said Dotson, whose last […]
Nation’s Report Card shows gains in math across all student groups since 2003; reading scores unchanged from 2007 to 2013 The Houston Independent School District performed better than most large urban school districts in math, showing increases across all student groups compared to 2003, while reading scores remained unchanged, in the National Assessment of Educational […]
The acceptance letters for select colleges and universities are rolling in for HISD seniors working with the district’s EMERGE program – 22 letters so far, as of Dec. 18. On Dec. 16 alone, three HISD seniors were notified they had been accepted to Yale University. All students are either receiving full rides or are having […]
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/82012862/ w=320&h=205] HISD released two videos Tuesday that showcase the progress in the planning and design of Furr and Sharpstown high schools, which are being rebuilt under the district’s 2012 $1.89 billion bond program. The video featuring Furr High School highlights work that is being done on the project advisory team, the collaboration with the architect and […]