There’s no better time for a child to begin their educational journey than pre-K, and in HISD, our youngest learners dream big!
Tag Archives: elementary schools
Nonprofit brings free fine arts lessons to HISD classrooms
Season 2 of “Take the Stage” just launched on PBS LearningMedia, and HISD elementary teachers are using the interactive lessons to get their students excited about learning through fine arts.
Continue readingHISD celebrates successful Nickelodeon partnership in support of early childhood education
Pre-K and elementary education are cornerstones of a child’s cognitive development. Few know that better than HISD and Nickelodeon, the producers of children’s programming and champions of early childhood education.
Continue readingHISD offering learning and activity sessions for pre-K parents
HISD families are invited to join the Early Childhood Team in a fun-filled session of hands-on learning!
Continue readingHISD announces continuation of tutoring partnership with iEducate, now accepting applications
In response to the unique challenges presented by COVID-19, Houston Independent School District is partnering with iEducate to hire up to 500 college readiness mentors as tutors.
Continue readingRISE transformation cohort to host parent/community meetings
In order to permanently improve every D- and F-rated campus, HISD is transforming how it serves those students by launching the RISE transformation cohort beginning in School Year 2022-2023.
Continue readingHISD partners with Nickelodeon for Baby Shark’s fin-ship initiative
Members of HISD PD C.O.R.E., Community Partnerships, and Student Enrollment collaborated with Nickelodeon for a special friendship—or fin-ship—initiative the week of April 18-22.
Caring 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 readingWraparound and Nutrition Services join students, parents to revitalize Golfcrest Elementary garden
A cool morning breeze pushed humid air over the dewy grass at Golfcrest Elementary, as parents and community volunteers raked and reclaimed the campus garden beds.
Nearly 20 excited students joined in to help prepare the soil and build additional vegetable and flower beds for the fall growing season.

Three elementary schools designated ‘Pear-fect’ by state
Three HISD elementary schools were honored for their strong nutrition education programs with the Texas Department of Agriculture’s inaugural Pear-fection Awards.
The award was created to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of campus nutrition teams and their efforts to provide students with access to fresh produce and encourage life-long healthy habits.
