Delivering his annual HISD State of the Schools address to a sold-out crowd of 2,000 today, Superintendent Terry Grier said the district took significant steps in 2011 toward raising the level of academic achievement at every campus and meeting parents’ expectations. And while HISD lays claim to some of the top-performing schools in the nation, […]
Sterling High School senior George Smith Jr.: Thank you for the opportunity to be here this afternoon. I’m a senior in the aviation magnet program at Sterling High School. And, I am very happy to tell you that as of February 25th, I am a licensed pilot! I transferred from the Aldine school district to […]
Board of Education President Michael Lunceford: Thank you. Good morning! It’s an honor to stand before you today, as we take a look at the state of our schools — our achievements as well as our challenges. I would like to recognize and welcome my fellow trustees on the Board of Education. Trustees, please stand […]
Stevenson Middle School Principal Alisa Zapata-Farmer: Let’s give a round of applause to the Pin Oak Middle School Orchestra. Weren’t they great? Hello and welcome to the 2012 State of the Schools. It is an honor to be here with Superintendent Terry Grier and to welcome my HISD colleagues, Board of Education trustees, elected officials, […]
Recruiting event designed to showcase the advantages of a career with HISD to external candidates The Recruitment and Selection team from Human Resources held an interactive info session exclusively for experienced teachers from outside the district on Feb. 11. Placing an effective teacher in every classroom is part of HISD’s plan to transform the district […]
The HISD Board of Education on Thursday unanimously approved a plan to draw students back into six neighborhood high schools with strong Career and Technical Education programs. The Board endorsed the plan after hearing from several parents who voiced support for the strategic investment that will strengthen community high schools. Students at Furr, Kashmere, Long, […]
The new program will offer students manufactory, engineering, and technology training and certifications HISD Superintendent Terry Grier announced plans to create a new manufacturing, engineering, and technology program at Booker T. Washington High School during an Acres Home Chamber for Business and Economic Development luncheon Thursday, Feb. 2. The new program is part of a […]
More than 100 student athletes from football, basketball, baseball, track and field, swimming, and wrestling, are at HISD’s Delmar Field House today to make their college and university choices official. Click here to see who’s going where. UPDATE: Click here to view photos from event. Students, parents and school administrators said they were incredibly proud of […]
An editorial in the Houston Chronicle praised the Houston Independent School District for showing that it understands the need for strategic vocational education in high schools. For decades most people assumed that a college education meant a good career. As we have learned, that isn’t necessarily true, and there has been a push to return […]
HISD Superintendent Terry Grier and Chief Elementary Schools Officer Sam Sarabia joined a host of community notables, activists, elected officials, and former teachers on Jan. 20 to dedicate the new Lora B. Peck Elementary School. Nearly 350 guests, including former HISD trustee Arthur Gaines, U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, City of Houston Controller Ron Green, […]