On Saturday, July 27, Helms Elementary and Camp Innovation teamed up to host the Greater Heights Science Extravaganza. Under the leadership of Dr. Reynaldo Guerra, a Houston engineer and community advocate, more than 60 children enjoyed a day of fun free activities aimed at generating student excitement about working in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics […]
As a team of presenters from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) explained the agency’s presence on the International Space Station and described potential future trips to Mars, it quickly became clear that their talk wasn’t solely about reaching past the Earth’s atmosphere and beyond, but was also about setting the foundation here at […]
The Houston Independent School District will be hosting a craft and transportation job fair on Sat., Aug. 3, 2013. The fair will take place at the Barnett Field House (6800 Fairway, 77087) from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Hundreds of teachers—some brand-new and some just new to the Houston Independent School District (HISD)—gathered at the Kingdom Builders’ Center on July 29 for the start of the district’s four-day New Teacher Academy. The event is designed to provide HISD’s newest instructors with an overview of the district, its expectations for their performance, and the […]
HISD’s 2012 bond program garnered unprecedented attention from architectural and engineering firms when the district asked for qualifications last December to design 40 schools slated for renovation or construction. A total of 85 firms responded by the Jan. 15, 2013 deadline, giving the district a diverse pool of choices as it began selecting firms for […]
HISD’s Millionaire Club is a literacy initiative designed to encourage students to read for pleasure during the summer months. Each week, we’ll catch up with one HISD librarian to find out what’s on his or her reading list. This week, we spoke with Velda Hunter, a librarian at Jack Yates High School. What are you […]
HISD is calling upon some of the district’s most tech savvy teachers to help launch PowerUp, HISD’s groundbreaking initiative that will eventually give every high school student a laptop computer. “Students learn differently than we did as children so you have to engage and empower them with technology,” said Bellaire High School teacher Seth Mintz […]
Provides students chance to earn an associate’s degree and technical training The Houston Independent School District, in partnership with the Houston Community College and the University of Texas MD Anderson School of Health Professions, announces a new Futures Academy of Heath Science Careers at Westside High School. Press conference will be on Tuesday, July 30 […]
Editor’s note: This is the third in an occasional series of profiles on minority or women-owned companies that do business with HISD. The district’s minimum M/WBE goal levels are 20 percent for all levels of purchasing and construction, and 25 percent for professional services. In the 2007 bond program, that commitment reached nearly 34 percent. […]
Water-collection systems, recyclable materials and healthier learning and teaching spaces are among the topics to be discussed at HISD’s “Sustaining Momentum” workshop for architect and engineering teams working under the 2012 bond program. Ideas shared during the half-day workshop on Monday, July 29, will help district officials set sustainability goals for schools under the $1.89 […]