The Texas Gulf Coast Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council presented HISD with its Green Pioneer Award on Thursday in recognition of the district’s “unwavering dedication to building sustainable schools for generations.” The award was accepted at an evening ceremony by Board of Education Trustees Paula Harris and Harvin Moore.
The Houston Independent School District Board of Education today unanimously approved maintaining the lowest school property tax rate among the 26 school systems in Harris County. Superintendent Terry Grier recommended keeping the HISD property tax rate of $1.1567 per $100 taxable value despite the loss of $125.1 million in state funding over the past two […]
The Houston Independent School District Board of Education today is scheduled to approve maintaining the lowest school property tax rate among the 26 school systems in Harris County. Superintendent Terry Grier has recommended keeping the HISD property tax rate of $1.1567 per $100 taxable value despite the loss of $125.1 million in state funding over […]
Melinda Garrett, whose management of finances for Texas’ largest school district since 2001 led to numerous honors and accolades for fiscal responsibility, has announced that she will retire in December. “I am deeply honored to have had the privilege of serving the children, taxpayers, and employees of HISD for all these years,” Garrett said. “But […]
In the coming days, four Houston neighborhoods will dedicate new campuses that were built using voter-approved funds from the 2007 HISD bond program. “These students now have a new campus to call home, and it’s all thanks to the bond program approved by voters in 2007,” said HISD Superintendent Terry Grier. “These schools represent […]
The Houston Independent School District has scheduled 10 Community Conversations for the public to learn more about the district’s proposal to modernize outdated high school buildings and build new schools to meet students’ needs across the city. The bond proposition is primarily focused on 28 of the district’s high schools but also significantly impacts 10 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The HISD Board of Education is meeting to discuss a proposal for rebuilding high schools across the city. Here are some highlights from the discussion, which you can follow on Twitter, @HoustonISD: Staff has spent weeks scrutinizing and fine-tuning the initial $1.89 billion proposal for rebuilding and modernizing schools. Adjustments have been made to the […]