Justin Ritsema has been selected as the new principal at DeAnda Elementary School. Ritsema most recently served as assistant principal at Mandarin Immersion Magnet School. He began his career in 2009 as a 5th grade teacher at Northline Elementary. He has served as a Teacher Development Specialist and also as an Assistant Principal at Mitchell […]
The Houston Independent School District will host its first Men’s Leadership Summit in June to encourage men to pursue careers in education. The Men’s Leadership Summit is Saturday, June 5, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Westbury High school. Participants may also take part virtually at Austin, Heights, Sharpstown or North Houston Early College […]
A series of billboards can be seen around Houston, with one simple message: Dream Big. The signage is part of the district’s Dream Big campaign, to promote registration in early education in HISD campuses starting in pre-K. Studies have shown that pre-kindergarten is an important foundation for children to develop literacy, language, and math skills […]
As the sound of drums reverberated off the walls of the lobby at Sterling Aviation High School, Nurse Veronica Myers instantly knew this wasn’t going to be a typical morning. As she was cheered on by that school’s cheerleading squad, Myers was surprised with the Secondary Nurse of the Month award for May. With more […]
Miguel Garcia thought he was in trouble. As he heard his name over the all-school announcement at Madison High School on Thursday morning, followed by a “please come to the front office immediately,” Garcia assumed the worst. But the real reason behind the announcement was that he was named the Achieve 180 Dedicated Associate Teacher […]
With just three weeks left in the school year and public health conditions improving across the city, the Houston Independent School District is preparing to shut down its Neighborhood Supersite community food distribution program. The two final distributions will be held this Wednesday, May 26, 2021 and next Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Both will be […]
The HISD Family and Community Engagement Department recently welcomed parent leaders from across the district to the Spring Parent Organization Expo. Attendees gathered virtually on May 11 to learn about resources and tools to support their work with their respective parent organization groups, such as recruitment best practices, fundraising ideas, transition to a new school […]
Juanette Green has been selected as the new principal for M.C. Williams Middle School. Green most recently served as principal of Hines Caldwell Elementary School.
Jennifer Pettit has been selected as the new principal at Gregg Elementary School. Pettit most recently served as assistant principal at Shearn Elementary School. She began her career in 2006 as a kindergarten teacher at Alcott Elementary School. Pettit was promoted to a teacher specialist at Shearn Elementary School. In 2017, she became an assistant principal at Shearn. […]
Jordan Curtin has been selected as the new principal at Foerster Elementary School. Curtin most recently served as assistant principal at Benavidez Elementary School.