HISD’s Green District Challenge energy conservation program was recognized with the 2012 Leadership in Action Award for Environmental Improvement earlier this week during the Leadership Houston awards luncheon. The annual award recognizes Houston corporations and nonprofits that have made extraordinary contributions to the greater Houston community, through programs and projects in 10 different categories, including […]
Students from almost two dozen HISD schools will be competing at the state level of the Odyssey of the Mind contest on April 14—but for two groups of students from Walnut Bend Elementary School, the thrill of advancing past the regional level is particularly sweet, as 2012 marks only the first year that the Apollo […]
11:54 HISD: Thank you for joining us for a live chat about STAAR. Our panelists are ready to take your questions. We have with us Mark Shenker (High School Office), Richard Blair (Middle School Office), Angela Borzon (High School Office) and Angela Miller (Curriculum). We will make every effort to answer your questions today […]
Administrators, staff and students will be joined by HISD Board of Education President Michael Lunceford and Superintendent Terry Grier during the official dedication ceremony for the new Paul W. Horn Elementary today at 9 a.m. at the new campus, 4530 Holly Street. “Being a former Horn parent myself, I can’t tell you how delighted I […]
Panelists will be taking questions from studio audience and callers The Houston Independent School District is reaching out to its Spanish-speaking community and familiarizing them with the new state-mandated STAAR exam by broadcasting a live STAAR Forum in Spanish on Tuesday, March 6, from 7 to 8 p.m. on HISD TV. This live Spanish forum […]
Delivering his annual HISD State of the Schools address to a sold-out crowd of 2,000 today, Superintendent Terry Grier said the district took significant steps in 2011 toward raising the level of academic achievement at every campus and meeting parents’ expectations. And while HISD lays claim to some of the top-performing schools in the nation, […]
Sterling High School senior George Smith Jr.: Thank you for the opportunity to be here this afternoon. I’m a senior in the aviation magnet program at Sterling High School. And, I am very happy to tell you that as of February 25th, I am a licensed pilot! I transferred from the Aldine school district to […]
Board of Education President Michael Lunceford: Thank you. Good morning! It’s an honor to stand before you today, as we take a look at the state of our schools — our achievements as well as our challenges. I would like to recognize and welcome my fellow trustees on the Board of Education. Trustees, please stand […]
Stevenson Middle School Principal Alisa Zapata-Farmer: Let’s give a round of applause to the Pin Oak Middle School Orchestra. Weren’t they great? Hello and welcome to the 2012 State of the Schools. It is an honor to be here with Superintendent Terry Grier and to welcome my HISD colleagues, Board of Education trustees, elected officials, […]
HISD has posted an online survey to gauge opinion on the possibility of adopting a new bus schedule that increases the average school’s class time by 19 minutes per day. Here is the link to the survey: houstonisd.org/bellsurvey Implementing uniform schedules across the Houston Independent School District’s 279 campuses would free up $1.2 million while […]