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STAAR To Replace TAKS In Coming School Year
Beginning next spring, the state assessment program known as the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) will be replaced by the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR).
While students won’t take the first STAAR exams until March of 2012, HISD has spent months preparing for the new assessment program.
During a recent presentation to [...]
More HISD Students Are Graduating On Time, Drop Outs On The Decline
17. June 2011
More Houston ISD students are earning their high school diplomas on time and the number of students dropping out of school is on the decline, according to data released Thursday by the Texas Education Agency.
The four-year graduation rate for the HISD Class of 2010 was 74.3 percent, a 4.3-point improvement from the prior year and [...]
Houston Christian High School Voted Into ISAS Membership
15. June 2011
Houston Christian High School has recently become a member of the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS).
ISAS is a nonprofit voluntary membership association of independent schools. ISAS member schools determine their own missions and are mission driven. The schools are supported primarily by tuition, contributions and endowment income.
“On behalf of ISAS, I heartily congratulate [...]
HISD Board Of Education Votes To Keep Current Bell Schedule
10. June 2011
The Houston Independent School District Board of Education voted Thursday to keep the district’s current start and end time for schools.
Trustees had been asked to consider a proposal that would have saved an estimated $1.2 million per year in transportation costs by setting uniform start times for schools.
The proposal failed by a [...]
Harris Named Greater Houston Women’s Chamber Of Commerce Hall Of Fame Inductee
8. June 2011
HISD Board President Paula Harris has been nominated as a 2011 inductee to the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame.
In order to be considered for this honor, nominees must have contributed significantly to the advancement of women and improved the quality of life for future generations of Houstonians in the categories of [...]
HISD Leaders Call On Texas Legislature To Properly Fund Schools
6. June 2011
With Texas lawmakers gathered in Austin to adopt a school finance plan for the next two years, Houston education advocates came together today to call for adequate funding of public education.
The school finance proposal currently being given the most consideration by the Texas Legislature would eliminate $4 billion in annual statewide education funding. Under that [...]
Nearly 9,000 HISD Seniors To Graduate This Weekend
3. June 2011
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Nearly 9,000 seniors will graduate from HISD high schools on June 3, 4 and 5.
HISD seniors have been offered $121,281,275 million in college scholarships. That already beats last year’s final figure of $97 million and the total for the class of 2011 is still growing. The scholarships run the gamut from community college to Harvard.
The [...]
Presbyterian School First Grade Students Donate To Texas Children’s Hospital
2. June 2011
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As part of the math curriculum at Presbyterian School, first grade students learn how to count mix coin combinations. In order to apply these new skills to real life applications, first grade teachers, Megan Blandford and Rachel Hadcock, came up with an educational project that would benefit their students and the greater Houston community.
The project [...]
HISD Honors Two Bellaire High School Community Volunteers
25. May 2011
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The Houston Independent School District honored its volunteers in public schools (VIPS) during a ceremony on Monday.
Bellaire parent Sharyn Baker was named HISD High School Parent Partner of the Year, and Connie Ho, a Bellaire senior, received the HISD High School Youth Volunteer of the Year award.
Baker’s hands-on assistance with students in the College Information [...]
West U Elementary School Receives ‘No Place For Hate’ Designation
19. May 2011
With the dedication of students, parent volunteers, school administration and teachers, West University Elementary School has implemented an anti-bullying program.
More than 1,000 students have signed a resolution pledging to treat everyone with respect and kindness, which officially designates West U Elementary as a “No Place for Hate” school by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).
At the end [...]
HISD To Hold Job Fairs For Displaced Teachers
18. May 2011
HISD has scheduled a pair of job fairs in the coming days in an effort to fill about 200 teaching vacancies.
A state law intended to protect teachers’ rights required HISD to give notice by mid-April to teachers whose jobs are being eliminated because of state budget cuts for the 2011-2012 school year.
At that time, more [...]
HISD Board Of Education Approves Closure Of Four Elementary Schools
13. May 2011
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The HISD Board of Education Thursday voted to close four of the district’s smallest elementary schools that are unable to offer the same level of programs that larger schools do.
The schools all have fewer than 400 students and do not have enough students to absorb the upcoming state budget cuts and still operate efficiently.
The [...]
HISD Names Dr. Alicia Hill Thomas As Deputy Chief Academic Officer
12. May 2011
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Dr. Alicia Hill Thomas, who ascended from the teaching ranks to the post of Chief Instructional Officer during a 36-year career with the North East Independent School District, has been named Deputy Chief Academic Officer of the Houston Independent School District.
HISD Superintendent Terry Grier today announced Thomas’ hiring.
“Students in San Antonio have made great academic [...]
Pin Oak Middle School Educator Awarded Walter Kase Teacher Excellence Award
9. May 2011
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A Pin Oak Middle School teacher was one of three educators to receive the Anti-Defamation League’s 2011 Walter Kase Teacher Excellence Award.
Alyson Bricker Blotcky, a social worker, received the award during a luncheon on May 5.
The award pays tribute to Holocaust survivor Walter Kase and three Region IV educators for their efforts in creating an [...]
Lamar, Bellaire High School Students Among National Merit Scholarship Winners
6. May 2011
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The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced it’s second of four rounds of National Merit Scholarships this week and 10 HISD seniors are on the list.
Lamar High School student Anne S. Ratnoff is one of the winners.
Four of the winners attend Bellaire High School including Walter Chang, Gitanjali Bhattacharjee, Vivian H. Huang and Samantha M. Maher.
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20. June 2011
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