All Houston ISD employees would receive pay increases ranging from 1.75 percent to 2.25 percent in 2012-2013 under a budget proposal presented to the Board of Education for consideration today. HISD’s non-teaching staff last received a pay raise in 2009-2010, and some, but not all, teachers received a raise in 2010-2011. No employees received raises […]
Seven schools in the Houston Independent School District will receive 10,000 books because of a generous donation from Neuhaus Education Center. The announcement was made today at the 3 Men Movers Warehouse on the Southwest Freeway. Neuhaus Education Center received the books as part of the H-E-B Read 3 campaign. This afternoon, 3 Men Movers […]
Every month, schools across the district hold special events and celebrations, or honor employees, students and alumni. Here’s a snapshot of what happened at HISD during the months of April-May: Sherman Elementary honored their Gifted and Talented students at the 3rd Annual GT Expo on May 3. More than ninety gifted and Talented students worked […]
Who: The May 2012 edition of HISD Up Close hosted by HISD Board President Michael Lunceford gives viewers a tour of the Oral Language and Literacy Lab at the Gabriela Mistral Early Childhood Center. The lab, which is a partnership with Rice University’s School Literacy and Culture Project, is having success at teaching English to non-native […]
HISD has withdrawn its allegation that Don Lee Farms breached its contract regarding lean finely textured beef (LFTB) and Don Lee Farms has agreed to redistribute the Charbroiled 100% Beef Patties to other customers requesting the product. This agreement resolves any and all outstanding issues regarding LFTB and the product currently in HISD’s possession. HISD […]
Eight Houston ISD high schools are among Texas’ top 100 in U.S. News’ Best High Schools Rankings issued today, and six HISD schools are listed among the nation’s top 400. The magazine produced the rankings based on an analysis of data from nearly 22,000 U.S. high schools. The rankings’ methodology gives considerable weight to the […]
All board meetings are posted for public viewing as required by the Texas Open Meetings Act. Regular meetings are held the second Thursday of every month, beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center, 4400 West 18th Street, in the board auditorium. Dates are subject to change. HISD live broadcasts of monthly […]
Victoria Rodriguez and four of her peers from across the state engineered a victory at the Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering (TAME) Statewide Math & Science Competition recently, using nothing more than four toothpicks, two rubber bands, a clothespin, and a few dozen other small items. Dubbed “The Tower of Power,” the crane the […]
The Houston Independent School District Transportation Department has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious national Larson Quality Award. The Leland E.G. Larson Quality Student Transportation Program was developed to spotlight school bus operations that provide high quality customer service in safety centered operations. “We are honored to be one of two districts nationally […]
HISD will be observing Teacher Appreciation Week May 7–11, and announcing its Elementary and Secondary Teachers of the Year at the Team HISD Celebration of Excellence on May 24. To help us say “thanks” to these dedicated professionals, we invite you to share your most inspiring or heartwarming story with us about a teacher who […]