HISD’s Young Women’s College Preparatory Academy is partnering with Houston ConnectSmart to help the Texas Department of Transportation end the streak of daily deaths on Texas roadways.
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HISD to host Business Operations Job Fair
Houston Independent School District seeks to fill several critical operational positions, including bus drivers, custodians, crossing guards, plumbers, telecommunication technicians, electricians, HVAC technicians, and maintenance repair personnel.
A job fair for these positions is being held Saturday, September 10, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Sam Houston High School, 9700 Irvington Blvd., 77076.
Continue readingCaring HISD food service worker selected for March Customer Service Impact Award
When students talk about Travis Elementary School, they get excited about a certain campus employee who not only delivers tasty meals, but merits recognition for the way she does it.
Continue readingTransportation Services is driving support for Souper Bowl of Caring and emergency food pantries
HISD Transportation Services has donated the use of four 20-foot school buses at West University Elementary School to help collect food donations for this year’s Souper Bowl of Caring.
Continue readingHISD Facilities worker pleasantly surprised to win the February Customer Service Impact Award
Thinking it was a business office meeting, Administrative Assistant Irene Martinez attended a gathering of her peers in the 228 McCarty training room, and she was overwhelmed with delight.
Continue readingHISD Customer Service Impact Award winner feels inspiration to help others
The enthusiastic crowd gathered at the HISD Food Service Center broke into cheers when hearing the announcement that Hector Castillo was selected to receive the Customer Service Impact Award for January.
Continue readingNutrition Services graduates have what it takes to manage campus kitchens
Excitement filled the air at the Hexser T. Holliday Food Services Support Facility as Nutrition Services staff members gathered to celebrate the December LEAD campus kitchen training graduates.
Continue readingDecember’s Customer Service Impact Award winner recognized for double effort
Nutrition Services has been relying on the accuracy and dependability of Team Lead Anna Acuña in two kitchens at the same time.
Students at two HISD campuses, Browning and Burrus elementary schools, have been able to count on Acuña for her steady hand in everything from supply ordering to recipe preparation for the last two years.
Continue readingHISD Customer Service Impact Award winner concentrates on excellence
As the morning sun transforms the dark Houston sky into a bright blue, customer service representatives answer requests from campus administrators, concerned employees, and sometimes worried parents.
They work at HISD Customer Care Call Center, a 24-hour operation tasked with everything from answering parents’ transportation-related questions to processing campus work orders and maintenance requests such as air conditioning, plumbing, and electrical issues.
Dedicated Capital Planning Steering Committee focuses on future
A buzz of enthusiastic energy swept into the boardroom at Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center Tuesday evening.
More than 20 members of the Capital Planning Steering Committee, including HISD staff, kicked off their inaugural meeting.
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