The Houston Independent School District is reaching out to North Forest school employees who are interested in applying for positions with HISD. Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams has ordered HISD to annex North Forest ISD effective July 1. The first outreach event is a job information session exclusively for North Forest ISD employees. The session […]
Those interested can attend informational session on May 15 HISD is expanding its current partnership with the University of St. Thomas to offer a Master’s of Education in Special Education Leadership through a grant program. The district already collaborates with UST to offer a Master’s in Business Administration program for aspiring principals. Like its predecessor, […]
Three HISD educators won top honors at the HEB Excellence Awards on May 3, 2013, and brought home a combined total of $75,000 for their schools. Mike Walker, the principal at Fondren Elementary, received top honors in the elementary principal category. He received a $10,000 prize and a $25,000 grant for his school. High School […]
Houston Mayor Annise Parker praised HISD for giving students a variety of choices and opportunities, including single gender education, at a recent open house at the Young Women’s College Preparatory Academy. The mayor also encouraged local business leaders to partner with HISD’s first all-girls school. “Single-sex education can make a difference in the lives of […]
Proceeds from Condit ES event to offset cost of attending Odyssey of the Mind World Finals HISD students are taking part in dozens of activities this week and next as a part of their observance of Cinco de Mayo (May 5). Originally celebrated as the day Mexico’s army defeated a much larger French force in […]
Darrien Coleman plans to own his own auto repair shop one day, and although still in high school, he is already taking meaningful steps to achieve that dream. The Sterling High School senior has been participating in an automotive internship program since last November that allows HISD students to work with members of the district’s […]
Parents and students interested in attending The Energy Institute High School are invited to attend an open house on Thursday, May 2, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center (4400 West 18th Street). The new HISD magnet school is currently recruiting ninth grade students for the 2013-2014 school year. […]
HISD is kicking off a program to help small and minority-owned businesses develop the skills needed to compete for government contracts as part of an Interagency Mentor-Protégé Program sponsored with the City of Houston, Metro, and the Port of Houston Authority. “Programs like this are going to help you take advantage of all the opportunities,” […]
All proceeds to be split between the school and The Berry Foundation April 22 is Earth Day and campuses across the district are celebrating with a variety of fun and educational activities. Jennifer Levy, a kindergarten teacher at Briargrove Elementary School, took a novel approach this year by staging the school’s first annual 1K Berry […]
Half of the top 30 schools in the Houston area are from HISD For the second year in a row, Houston ISD schools have dominated the Children at Risk Greater Houston School Rankings.