Two HISD students receive scholarships HISD’s Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts received three Tommy Tune Awards for its production of “The Color Purple” in the annual competition, which celebrates the educational value and excellence of high school musical theatre in the Greater Houston area. The awards were announced during a first-of-its-kind online […]
Business Operations Customer Care Team Leader Johnetta Branch has a new three-step routine when she arrives at her office — put on her face mask, sanitize her hands, and have her temperature checked. The district may be closed, she said, but there are still employee and parent questions to be answered, payrolls to be processed, […]
Construction at the new Scarborough Elementary School is steadily progressing, despite the district being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Work on the campus has continued, as allowable under the public health guidelines, with a reduction of the workforce to adhere to social distancing requirements. The $23 million project is tracking at 94 percent completion, […]
T-Mobile has donated $60,000 to help meet the needs of the students of the Houston Independent School District during the COVID-19 crisis. The donation was sent to the HISD Foundation, the district’s nonprofit organization that raises funds to support students, staff, and families. “We greatly appreciate T-Mobile’s generosity during this challenging time,” HISD Interim Superintendent […]
When Interim Superintendent Grenita Lathan arrived at the HISD Hexser T. Holliday Food Service Center, she was eager to tour facility operations, but precautions had to be taken first. Upon entering the facility, her temperature was taken just footsteps inside the door — a safety precaution and clear sign of the times as the world […]
Houston Independent School District STEM educators are joining the effort to help first responders and health care professionals by producing face shields to be used in the fight against COVID-19. Using HISD’s 3D printers, a team of six district educators are producing at least 100 face shields per week in response to the shortage of […]
The Houston Independent School District will continue operating food distribution sites, with another 25 sites operating throughout the district during the week of April 27. The food distribution efforts will continue utilizing Nutrition Services staff to pack food bags at the Hexser T. Holliday Food Services Support Facility and deliver the food to the distribution […]
With most of the country shut down in an attempt to flatten the COVID-19 curve, HISD’s Construction Services — designated an essential service — is continuing to work on school construction across the district. HISD Construction General Manager Andreas Peeples said construction is expected to continue as allowable under public health guidelines but noted that […]
HISD Nutrition Services Officer Betti Wiggins will share her experiences regarding emergency community feeding during a webinar sponsored by food service publications. Wiggins will participate in a panel discussion to explore how school districts are utilizing different methods to provide nutritious meals through the COVID-19 pandemic. The “K-12 Child Nutrition: Serving students and families during […]
When Brenda Williams learned that the Houston Independent School District was closing due to COVID-19, her first thought was whether she would have enough food to feed her three grandchildren without school meals. Williams previously received help from a local church, but that option became unavailable due to the pandemic. Now, Williams visits the district’s […]