Rusk School officials and community members broke ground Monday on a new addition that will house the school’s middle school students. The PK-8 school’s 21,000-square-foot, eight-classroom building is among the final projects under the 2007 bond program. About 40 people gathered under a tent as light rain fell during the groundbreaking at the East End […]
Sterling HS students will move to Jones HS campus during construction; Ryan MS students would move to Cullen MS Four community meetings have been scheduled for Tuesday, February 26 to discuss HISD’s plan move students out of two school buildings at the end of this school year. Under the plan, the current student bodies of […]
Robert Glasper, an alumnus of the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, took home the award for Best R&B Album earlier this month at the 55th Grammy Awards. Glasper, who turns 35 in April, won for his latest album, “Black Radio.” The album blends jazz, R&B, funk and hip-hop and features appearances by […]
Jasmine Wang knew her company would be a good vendor for HISD, offering one-stop shopping for a range of supplies, from janitorial carts to pencil sharpeners. But Wang, a Houston small-business owner, was apprehensive about getting involved in the public procurement process with the largest school district in Texas. That was, until she connected with […]
With shovels in hand and smiles on their faces, fifth-graders at Peck Elementary School planted 13 trees donated by Trees for Houston at their school on Friday, including five live oaks and eight elm trees. In October, HISD announced a partnership with Trees for Houston to plant trees at 27 campuses as part of the […]
HISD Administrators recommend eight firms for selected projects; more recommendations to come Administrators are recommending that the Board of Education authorize the district to negotiate contracts with eight firms on selected 2012 bond projects, including four schools and middle school restroom renovations. HISD officials spent several weeks reviewing qualifications submitted by 85 architectural and engineering […]
Schools getting ready for the 2012 HISD bond program don’t need to look far for helpful advice. Just ask Peck Elementary School Principal Carlotta Brown, whose school was rebuilt thanks to the 2007 bond program. “I made my expectations to architects known from the beginning,” Brown said. “I told them I would be looking over […]
About 30 people turned out Tuesday for a meeting at DeBakey High School for Health Professions, where they were urged to get involved in planning the new school that will be built under the 2012 bond program. HISD Chief High School Officer Orlando Riddick told audience members that their ideas for the new facility should […]
Houston was celebrated on Tuesday for its green building efforts – thanks in part to HISD and new schools built over the past five years under the 2007 bond program. Roger Platt, senior vice president of Global Policy and Law at the U.S. Green Building Council, joined Houston Mayor Annise Parker and HISD Superintendent Terry […]
A state district judge agreed Monday with HISD and several other school districts that joined together to challenge the Texas school finance system as unconstitutional.