The HISD Multilingual Programs Department is proud to host the district’s first ever Multicultural Day. This event was conceived of by Law Elementary fifth-grader Kadence Smith, winner of the 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Oratory Speech Competition.
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SpEd Spring Parent Summit returns to in person April 29
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, HISD’s Office of Special Education Services will hold its semi-annual summit for HISD families in person. The Special Education Spring Parent Summit is set for Saturday, April 29, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center (4400 West 18th Street, 77092).
Continue readingTeachers offered stipend to earn Special Education certification in new program
In partnership with the Special Education Department, HISD’s Talent Acquisition Department is offering core content teachers a monetary stipend in addition to a unique opportunity to develop professionally and earn their Special Education certification.
Continue readingThomas MS SpEd classrooms upgraded thanks to WithMerci Foundation
NFL veteran and philanthropist Whitney Mercilus is once again giving back to HISD students by expanding his WithMerci Foundation’s life-skills program to Thomas Middle School.
Continue readingSpecial Education Fall Virtual Parent Summit set for Nov. 12
Houston Independent School District’s Office of Special Education Services will hold its 2022 Special Education Fall Parent Summit on Saturday, Nov. 12.
Continue readingNotice of Destruction of Special Education Records
The Records and Information Management Department of Houston Independent School District is preparing to destroy personally identifiable information which was maintained to provide educational services for qualifying students.
Continue readingHISD’s Office of Special Education Services to host virtual parent trainings
The Office of Special Education Services will be sponsoring virtual parent trainings in collaboration with Region 4 to facilitate parent engagement.
Continue readingParents invited to virtual Autism Services Meeting on March 31
The Office of Special Education Services invites parents of students with Autism to a virtual meeting March 31, 2022, from 9:30–11 a.m.
The meeting is being held to celebrate the start of Autism Acceptance Month and World Autism Awareness Day by exploring all about sensory integration and how it can assist students on the Autism spectrum.
Continue readingSpecial Education Spring Virtual Parent Summit set for April 23
Houston Independent School District’s Office of Special Education Services will hold its 2022 Special Education Spring Parent Summit on Saturday, April 23.
Participant link to join general session
Continue readingHISD bus attendants celebrate literacy by reading to bus riders
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Perched on the edge of a firm green seat, bus attendant Loretta Gallaviz picked up a book and began to read aloud.
“One morning, Annie could not find Taffy anywhere,” she read, as the bus on which she was riding made its way down the street. “She looked and looked, but Taffy was gone. Annie was very lonely.”