Two Houston ISD schools have received the National Magnet School of Merit’s Magnet Schools of Distinction award from the Magnet Schools of America. Berry Elementary and Garden Oaks Montessori received the MSA’s Magnet School of Distinction award for 2013. The two HISD schools were among seven Texas schools to receive recognition.
What: The free New Futuro Road to College Workshop hosted by H&R Block will give HISD students and their parents the tools they need to plan for college and beyond. This half-day workshop will help students and their parents understand how to prepare, apply and pay for college. Attendees will learn about financial aid, FAFSA completion, entrance […]
In an effort to showcase some of HISD’s outstanding high school students, KHOU Channel 11 has launched a new weekly segment called Our Future, which airs every Thursday during the station’s 5 p.m. newscast. The purpose of the segment is to identify and profile young student leaders who can serve as an inspiration and role […]
Gone are classrooms with chalkboards, rows of desks and teachers who only lecture. Consider instead a school with moveable walls, tables with laptop connections, and an instructor who facilitates lessons with online videos, interactive experiments, and small groups of students. Welcome to 21st century learning, an approach to education that seeks to bring today’s schools into […]
Members of the HISD African-American Advisory Committee held their regular meeting Wednesday at the historic Yates High School campus. In November, HISD voters approved a $1.89 billion bond package that includes $59.5 million to build a modern new Yates campus. HISD Community Relations Liaison Lawrence Allen who has been instrumental in assembling the group of […]
On March 23, 2013 the Houston Independent School District (HISD) will be hosting the 2ndannual “Experience HISD” event, targeted specifically to recruit experienced teachers with a proven track record of success. Principals will have the opportunity to award early contracts to candidates that demonstrate a strong fit for their campus.
The Houston Area Alliance of Black School Educators (HAABSE) will award HISD Superintendent Terry Grier its Presidential Award during the organization’s 26th Annual Outstanding Teacher Awards and Recognition Ceremony. The Presidential Award is presented to educators who are pioneers in the education of Houston’s youth. The HAABSE will also honor community activist Georgia Provost for […]
Teacher and two principals to compete on a statewide level for $500,000 in prizes Educators from three HISD campuses have been named finalists in the 2013 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards program, spotlighting them as some of the best educators in Texas. The finalists from HISD are: Burbank Middle School teacher Dr. Mary Velasquez The […]
HISD’s eighth annual Parent Conference and Resource Fair will take place on Saturday, March 2, at Pin Oak Middle School (4601 Glenmont, 77401), from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. The event is hosted by the HISD Special Education Department and Family to Family Network. Conference highlights include multiple breakout sessions on a wide variety of […]
Rusk School officials and community members broke ground Monday on a new addition that will house the school’s middle school students. The PK-8 school’s 21,000-square-foot, eight-classroom building is among the final projects under the 2007 bond program. About 40 people gathered under a tent as light rain fell during the groundbreaking at the East End […]