[su_vimeo url=”http://vimeo.com/88935538″ width=”320″ height=”180″ responsive=”no” ] More than 500 teachers and principals from 30 HISD campuses are learning how to get greater numbers of parents involved in their children’s education this year during a series of two-day trainings being offered by the district’s Family and Community Engagement (FACE) department. The topic of the training is […]
More than 500 Advanced Placement (AP) teachers shouted ‘I AM AP’ at HISD’s inaugural AP Ramp Up Celebration, which recognized AP teachers for helping students get a head start on college. “This is not just about the kids who are able to go to college, but those who get to college and are so much […]
This is the second in a series of stories counting down to the start of school, spotlighting what is new in HISD in the coming year. For online Nutrition Services, including information about school meal benefits, managing your child’s cafeteria account, menus, nutritional information, healthy recipes and the latest news, go to www.HoustonISD.org/NutritionServices. Expansion of […]
HISD’s Business Assistance Supplier Diversity team joined Jamail and Smith Construction recently to help 20 local business professionals pitch their products and services during August’s Workshop Wednesday event. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000HrnTGYo7OuA” g_name=”20140806-WorkshopWednesday” 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” […]
This is the first in a series of stories counting down to the start of school, spotlighting what is new in HISD in the coming year. For some students, high school planning used to involve plotting a college path, and for others a vocational path. Starting this August, under a package of state legislation known […]
Eight current and former HISD students got the trip of a lifetime recently, after spending four weeks in Israel courtesy of the Mickey Leland Kibbutzim Internship. Students from Carnegie Vanguard High School (CVHS), the Houston Academy for International Studies (HAIS), Reagan High School, and Yates High School won eight of the ten spots available in the program, […]
Even though it was billed as a “Welcome Back” rally for HISD administrators Friday at Chavez HS, Superintendent Terry Grier was quick to make a distinction. “It’s a ‘we never went anywhere’ event,” he said, thanking the hundreds of employees who worked through the summer. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G00001egMTEgWEOM” g_name=”20140808-Chavez-WelcomeBack” width=”600″ f_fullscreen=”t” bgtrans=”t” pho_credit=”iptc” twoup=”f” f_bbar=”t” f_bbarbig=”f” […]
More than 60 educators spent the first week in August exploring ways to implement science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) activities in their classrooms. [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000iNP4ulL7UoA” g_name=”STEM-Summer-Institute” 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″ […]
Houston ISD students saw an increase in their SAT math, reading and composite scores during the 2013-2014 school year, according to a recent college readiness report from the College Board. Students who took the college entrance exam on HISD’s SAT School Day in April improved their reading scores by six points and their math scores […]
[su_vimeo url=”http://vimeo.com/51603990″ width=”320″ height=”180″ responsive=”no” ] With the first day of school quickly approaching, HISD Transportation is ready for a safe and smooth start to the school year. Before school starts, the department says all parents should receive a postcard in the mail and at least two telephone calls with their children’s bus route information. […]