HISD’s Director of Literacy Carol Bedard has been honored along with two of her colleagues by the National Council of Teachers of English. Dr. Bedard, who serves as an associate professor at the University of Houston Downtown in the Department of Urban Education, shared the role of co-editor on a prize-winning article with fellow faculty […]
Just in time for the new academic year, three elementary schools in the Houston Independent School District have won $25,000 grants from Target to help provide educational resources in the classroom. “This grant could not have come at a more perfect time for these schools,” HISD Superintendent Terry Grier said. “Amid the recent state budget […]
About 200,000 HISD students are expected to return to school for their first day of classes on Monday, August 27. HISD Superintendent Terry Grier and members of the HISD Board of Education will visit with students, teachers and principals at two campuses to personally welcome them to back to school on Monday, August 27 from […]
Here’s a roundup of links that parents may want to reference throughout the year: School calendar School lunch menus (Also, be sure to follow Food Services on Twitter @HoustonISDFood) Pre-payment for school lunches (You can avoid sending cash to school with your child by pre-paying for meals online.) School dress codes (Check to see uniform requirements for child’s […]
About 200,000 Houston Independent School District students are expected to return to school for the first day of classes on Monday, Aug. 27. Students from five middle schools and four high schools in the district’s Apollo 20 school turnaround program will get a one-week head start on Aug. 20 when their school year begins. The […]
Houston voters will decide in November whether to approve a bond referendum to modernize outdated high school buildings and build new schools to meet students’ needs across the city. The HISD Board of Education approved calling an election on the bond proposal by a vote of 8-1. Trustee Greg Meyers voted against the proposal. The […]
Houston ISD mourns the loss of former HISD teacher and administrator Felix Cook. Please join us in sharing your memories of this Houston education pioneer by posting in the comments section below. Felix Cook was a teacher and administrator at HISD for 36 years, starting in the 1940s. He served as a teacher and coach […]
Editor’s note: This is a guest blog entry from HISD Police Officer Rudy Silva, who coaches U.S. Olympic boxer Marlen Esparza. On Monday, Esparza won her quarterfinal match. She is guaranteed to win at least a bronze medal. Her next match is on Wednesday. Marlen and I have been doing this for 11 years. Today, I was about to […]
A revised 2012 bond proposal presented to the HISD Board of Education on Thursday would modernize outdated high schools across the city. The proposal would: Provide new campuses for 20 high schools Austin Bellaire Davis DeBakey Eastwood Furr High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Jordan Lamar Lee Madison Milby North Early College Sam […]
Following are updates from the bond discussion at the Board of Education workshop this morning. For live updates, follow us on Twitter, @HoustonISD. In all, the HISD bond proposal includes 28 high schools, 2 middle schools, 5 K-8 schools, and 3 elementary schools. The bond proposal was guided by a third-party facilities assessment that identified […]