National Parental Involvement Day is Nov. 16 When you ask Wilson Renteria to explain what it’s like to assist the families of students with special needs at HISD, he can’t help but get a little emotional. “It’s almost an indescribable emotion to explain what it feels like to help our HISD families,” Renteria said. “To […]
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The academic calendar for the 2018-2019 school year, which was approved by the Board of Education this month, is now available online. The calendar was drafted with input from a committee made up of principals, union representatives, and departments across the district, as well as the District Advisory Committee. The first day of school for students will […]
The Houston Independent School District Board of Education on Thursday approved a resolution to strengthen current services provided to HISD students with special needs to succeed in the general education classroom. This resolution lays out a set of best practices for increasing the time that special education students spend in the general education classroom, while […]
District will resume regular schedule Monday, Nov. 6 The Houston Independent School District will be closed Friday, Nov. 3, to allow students and staff to enjoy the festivities and parade to celebrate our World Series Champions. “Our hometown heroes are World Series Champions for the first time in franchise history,” Superintendent Richard Carranza said. “This is […]
Leaders from Dogan ES and Henry MS provide progress update to board Students at Patrick Henry Middle School are getting intense support and specialized interventions to improve their literacy skills as part of the district’s Achieve 180 initiative. The campus has added a literacy specialist, is utilizing a universal screener to determine student reading levels, and is providing literacy report cards for every student. “We will be having meetings for […]
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[photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000FSqv1FVa6E8″ g_name=”20171019-Washington-HS” width=”600″ f_fullscreen=”t” bgtrans=”t” pho_credit=”iptc” twoup=”f” f_bbar=”t” f_bbarbig=”f” fsvis=”f” f_show_caption=”t” crop=”f” f_enable_embed_btn=”t” f_htmllinks=”t” f_l=”t” f_send_to_friend_btn=”f” f_show_slidenum=”t” f_topbar=”f” f_show_watermark=”t” img_title=”casc” linkdest=”c” trans=”xfade” target=”_self” tbs=”5000″ f_link=”t” f_smooth=”f” f_mtrx=”t” f_ap=”t” f_up=”f” height=”400″ btype=”old” bcolor=”#CCCCCC” ] Construction of the new Washington High School campus is edging closer toward the three-quarter completion mark, with flooring, drywall, ceiling, and […]
HISD will be serving as this year’s host for the 2017 Statewide Parental Involvement Conference set for Nov. 30 to Dec. 2 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel near NRG Park (8686 Kirby Drive). Title I and Achieve 180 schools are encouraged to have staff and parents attend this year’s conference. Over the course of the three-day conference, parents and educators will learn strategies for empowering all school community stakeholders in an effort to increase student achievement and to meet the required […]
Students in grades 6-12 and their parents are invited to the HISD College & Career Ready Day on Saturday, Nov. 11 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Austin High School. During this high-impact event, parents and students will explore different career opportunities in the greater Houston region, learn about HISD programs and resources, and connect with higher education and industry representatives. Two lucky students will win a $500 scholarship for college. Transportation […]