About 60 people turned out Jan. 31 to share ideas about the future of the High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice under the 2012 bond program, which will build or renovate schools across the district. The meeting drew students, teachers, staff and alumni from the school, located on Dickson Road in HISD Board […]
New exams measure whether students are on track for college and career readiness Most Houston ISD students who took the new State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) in grades 3-8 for the first time in 2011-2012 met the tougher academic challenge. The Texas Education Agency released the STAAR passing rates by grade level […]
Twelve HISD students will compete in the final round of the 17th Annual Gardere MLK Jr. Oratory Competition. The fourth-and fifth-grade students have written three-to-five minute speeches answering the theme question “If you could talk directly to Dr. King about your dream for our future, what would you tell him?” Students will be judged on […]
HISD officials spoke to a crowd of 15 at the First Montrose Neighborhood Association’s monthly meeting Tuesday at the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts to discuss how the $1.89 billion 2012 bond program will impact the surrounding community. The bond project will replace or rebuild 40 schools across the district, including HSPVA. Meeting attendees […]
Donations from local attorney and Texas legislator helped group finally meet its fundraising goal The Waltrip Ram Band is making final preparations for its trip to perform at the Inaugural Celebration in Washington, D.C. For the past few months, the band has been holding benefit concerts and other events to raise the $150,000 needed to […]
Nearly 100 firms met HISD’s Jan. 15 deadline to submit their qualifications to take part in the architectural and engineering phase of the 2012 bond program to repair or replace 40 schools across the city. District officials accepted proposals up until the advertised deadline of 2 p.m., logging each submission and labeling it with a […]
Dr. Martin Luther King will inspire several elementary school students to pick up a microphone and show off their oratory skills in the 17th Annual Gardere MLK Jr. Oratory Competition Finals at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church of Christ on Friday, Jan. 18 from 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Twelve students will be judged on delivery, […]
Posse Foundation to send 23 HISD Students to Elite Universities The Posse Foundation, a national nonprofit organization designed to send students from urban districts to elite universities to serve in a pre-established peer support network, selected 23 HISD students to represent the city.
Architectural and engineering firms seeking to take part in the Houston Independent School District’s $1.89 billion 2012 bond program to replace and modernize schools across the city will have more time to submit their Statement of Qualifications. HISD officials decided to push back the deadline from Jan. 7 to Jan. 15 at 2 p.m. after […]
Now that the Houston Independent School District has laid out the construction timeline for the 40 schools slated to be rebuilt or renovated under the 2012 bond program, planners are busy visiting principals and campuses to learn about each school’s unique needs and goals. The goal is to get a better understanding of the […]