Neff Elementary Celebrates Dedication of New School

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Berry Elementary School Wins Design Awards

Houston Independent School District’s Berry Elementary School was recently awarded the Sustainability Design Excellence Award by the Texas and Oklahoma chapter of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) and was named a runner-up for the Best of the Year award by Interior Design Magazine. The awards come just a year after construction was completed on […]

HISD, City Recognized for Environmentally Sustainable Buildings

Houston was celebrated on Tuesday for its green building efforts – thanks in part to HISD and new schools built over the past five years under the 2007 bond program. Roger Platt, senior vice president of Global Policy and Law at the U.S. Green Building Council, joined Houston Mayor Annise Parker and HISD Superintendent Terry […]

Majority of Work Under 2007 Bond is Complete; 20 New Schools Open

As the Houston Independent School District moves forward with planning for the 2012 bond program to renovate, build, or replace 40 schools, work is under way to finish all the projects in the 2007 bond program over the next two years. As of January, more than 77 percent of the approved work in the 2007 […]

Firms Submit Architectural, Engineering Qualifications for 2012 Bond

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 […]

Reagan K-8 Center to dedicate new school on Wednesday

Billy Reagan Educational K-8 Center, one of HISD’s newest campuses, will host its school dedication, Wednesday, Jan. 16, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. for students, parents, and community members. The school’s namesake, Dr. Billy Reagan, was HISD’s superintendent from 1974 to 1986. During Reagan’s 12 years with the district, he created the magnet school system and launched […]

HISD to Dedicate Billy Reagan K-8 Educational Center

HISD Superintendent Terry Grier and Former HISD Superintendent  Dr. Billy Reagan to Deliver Remarks Community leaders, students, administrators, and staff will join HISD Superintendent Terry Grier, Board of Education Trustee Larry Marshall and former HISD superintendent Dr. Billy Reagan at the official dedication ceremony for the new Billy Reagan K-8 Educational Center on Wednesday, January […]

Deadline extended for HISD’s RFQ on architectural, engineering services

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 […]