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High School for Law Enforcement Community Shares Thoughts on Future of School

About 60 people turned out Jan. 31 to share ideas about the future of the High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice under the 2012 bond program, which will build or renovate schools across the district.

High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice

High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice

The meeting drew students, teachers, staff and alumni from the school, located on Dickson Road in HISD Board Trustee and Law Enforcement alumni Juliet Stipeche’s district.

Stipeche, who graduated as valedictorian from HSLECJ in 1992, encouraged audience members to share their ideas about facility needs during the planning phase of the new school.

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HISD Soliciting Professional Services to Build New Schools

District seeking bids for 14 categories related to school construction 

HISD is looking for firms that specialize in everything from construction materials testing and traffic engineering to surveying to take part in the 2012 bond that will build or renovate 40 schools across the district.

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Community Input Sought on Relocation of High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice

Meeting will focus on schedule, site needs, construction process for 2012 bond project

What: Community meeting to discuss the upcoming project to relocate the High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice. As part of the 2012 Bond Program, voters authorized HISD to relocate the school to a site designed to better meet the academic needs of students and site requirements for physical education and athletics. The meeting will discuss project schedule, as well as site, planning, design and construction considerations.  Continue reading →

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 bond program was complete. Among the milestones are 20 new schools open for students, including Berry Elementary School, which offers a hands-on science garden and two environmental science instruction labs.  Continue reading →

New Committee Looks to Boost HISD’s Supplier Diversity Initiatives

HISD’s Supplier Diversity Advisory Committee got its second look Friday at proposed changes that would build on the success of the district’s program for minority and women-owned enterprises.

The committee, launched in December, is moving forward with a plan to hold firms more accountable in meeting the district’s M/WBE goals with a new scoring system designed to encourage outreach and participation. Continue reading →

HISD to Hear from Students on Planning Phase of 2012 Bond

As HISD begins the planning phase for the 2012 bond program, which will replace or rebuild 40 schools across the city, the district is seeking valuable input from its most important stakeholders: students.

Architecture professors from Rice University and the University of Houston will lead four focus groups on Jan. 31 at the district’s headquarters to get students thinking about what kinds of buildings they would like to see. Each 90-minute focus group will include up to 12 HISD students, all coming from a bond campus high school.  Continue reading →

HISD Seeks Volunteers for Bond Oversight Committee

The Houston Independent School District is looking for volunteers to serve on its newly reorganized Bond Oversight Committee as the district embarks on its $1.89 billion bond program approved by voters in November.

Administrators decided in December to revise the committee charter to give the group of up to nine members a more active role in monitoring the district’s bond program and keeping the public informed on new construction and renovation projects.

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Reagan K-8 Officially Dedicated, Honoring Former HISD Superintendent

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HISD Trustee Larry Marshall, from left, Principal Joyce Williams, Billy Reagan, HISD Superintendent Terry Grier, and Chief School Officer Chip Zullinger cut the ribbon on the new Billy Reagan K-8 Educational Center. For more photos of the dedication, click here.

 

The doors of Billy Reagan K-8 Educational Center opened for students in August, but on Wednesday, the school community got a chance to celebrate the new school with its official dedication.

More than 200 people, including neighbors, parents, faculty, and HISD officials, attended the ceremony at the campus off Anderson Road to recognize the new campus and honor the school’s namesake, former HISD superintendent Billy Reagan. During his opening remarks, Superintendent Terry Grier said Reagan made significant contributions to education in the city of Houston and across the country.

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HSPVA Neighbors Discuss Bond Program, Future of Existing School

HISD officials spoke to a crowd of 15 at the First Montrose Neighborhood Association’s monthly meeting Tuesday at the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts to discuss how the $1.89 billion 2012 bond program will impact the surrounding community.

The bond project will replace or rebuild 40 schools across the district, including HSPVA.

Meeting attendees asked questions about the future of current facility at 4001 Stanford St., after the school moves to its new proposed location at 1300 Capitol St., blocks away from Minute Maid Park in downtown Houston. The new facility will provide instructional and performance spaces appropriate for the arts-centered curriculum, including large theatrical performance areas, along with a recital hall, dance studio, and rehearsal spaces.

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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 time stamp.

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