Clifton Middle School’s annual event to help families see connection between school and careers Students of all ages from all HISD schools are invited to attend Clifton Middle School’s annual College and Career Night on Tuesday, March 19, from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. This is the seventh year for the event, which will feature representatives […]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YyHvgTkbC8&version=3&hl=en_US] (Must have Youtube access to view video.) What happens when you team the HISD Food Services Department with Food Network Star Anne Burrell to create a healthy school lunch in front of a live audience? You get the first ever Great American School Lunch Challenge.
When the district’s $805 million bond program was approved by voters in 2007 to begin more than 180 construction and renovation projects across the district, Berry Elementary Principal Deborah Silber immediately began planning for her new school. While she and her Project Advisory Team considered classroom sizes and how to include 21st century technology in […]
Educators know that often the best way to understand something is to experience it. That was the goal of a recent visit to Dallas by HISD principals and administrators, who got a firsthand look at new schools designed to embrace 21st century learning. With the 2012 bond program slated to build or renovate 40 schools across […]
Ryan students will move to nearby Cullen; Vote postponed on plan to merge Sterling and Jones high schools The HISD Board of Education on Thursday approved a transition plan that will allow historic Ryan Middle School to be repurposed as a magnet school designed to attract students from throughout the city.
More than 40 people turned out Thursday to hear an update on the 2012 bond program by HISD Chief Operating Officer Leo Bobadilla at a luncheon sponsored by the Houston Hispanic Architects & Engineers. “The vision is simple,” he told the crowd. “Build 21st century schools that support 21st century learning.”
For HISD teachers, students and staff wondering how to go about building 21st century schools as part of the 2012 bond program, one architect has some advice. “Start with talking about ideas,” said Christian Carlson, an architect with NBBJ, an architecture and design firm. “This is where the work happens.” Carlson capped off a […]
Houston ISD teachers have the opportunity to enhance their skills with lesson plans designed with the help of educators in the district. Teachers can utilize exemplar lessons as models of effective instructional planning based on district planning guides. In addition, as the exemplar lessons were designed for immediate classroom implementation, teachers can use the lessons […]
Mandarin Chinese Immersion School, Grady MS, and Condit ES among selected projects Administrators are recommending that the HISD Board of Education authorize the district to negotiate contracts with three firms on three more 2012 bond projects, including Grady Middle School, Condit Elementary, and the Mandarin Chinese Language Immersion K-8 School. HISD officials spent several weeks […]
The Houston Area Alliance of Black School Educators has awarded HISD Superintendent Terry Grier its highest honor. Dr. Grier recently received the Presidential Award at the organization’s 26th Annual Outstanding Teacher Awards and Recognition ceremony at the Westin Galleria Hotel.