Want to help guide the 2012 bond project at your school? There’s no better way than getting involved with your school’s Project Advisory Team, which will help lead the planning and design of new facilities across the district. Sharpstown High School Principal Rob Gasparello wasted no time recruiting members for his PAT, which is typically made […]
More than 150 people turned out Tuesday evening at Booker T. Washington High School where they learned more about the district’s plan to build a new school at the site under the $1.89 billion bond program approved in November. District officials held the meeting to review site needs, as well as the planning and design […]
HISD Administrators recommend eight firms for selected projects; more recommendations to come Administrators are recommending that the Board of Education authorize the district to negotiate contracts with eight firms on selected 2012 bond projects, including four schools and middle school restroom renovations. HISD officials spent several weeks reviewing qualifications submitted by 85 architectural and engineering […]
HISD’s eighth annual Parent Conference and Resource Fair will be taking place on Saturday, March 2, at Pin Oak Middle School (4601 Glenmont, 77401), from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
School board to weigh applying for $12 million grant to open eight magnets focused on science, technology, engineering and math The HISD Board of Education is set to decide this week whether to compete for $12 million in federal funding to open eight new magnet schools emphasizing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) instruction. All […]
Schools getting ready for the 2012 HISD bond program don’t need to look far for helpful advice. Just ask Peck Elementary School Principal Carlotta Brown, whose school was rebuilt thanks to the 2007 bond program. “I made my expectations to architects known from the beginning,” Brown said. “I told them I would be looking over […]
About 35 people attended a community meeting on Thursday night at Young Men’s College Preparatory Academy to discuss construction plans for the fifth ward school under the $1.89 billion bond program. The 2012 bond program approved by voters in November will build or renovate 40 schools across the district, including 29 high schools. School Board […]
Vendors and suppliers curious about how to do business with HISD got an overview Wednesday on how to fill out a “Request for Proposal,” the paperwork required for companies to bid on a project. More than 45 people turned out for the workshop, sponsored by the district’s Office of Business Assistance. Leading the two-hour event […]
About 30 people turned out Tuesday for a meeting at DeBakey High School for Health Professions, where they were urged to get involved in planning the new school that will be built under the 2012 bond program. HISD Chief High School Officer Orlando Riddick told audience members that their ideas for the new facility should […]
A state district judge agreed Monday with HISD and several other school districts that joined together to challenge the Texas school finance system as unconstitutional.