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HISD Board Holds The Line On Tax Exemptions, Saves Homeowners Millions
At its regular monthly meeting on June 10, the HISD Board of Education voted to continue its policy of giving homeowners the highest optional tax exemptions allowed under state law, saving them a total of $113 million.
The board also voted 6 to 1 to renew the contract with Community Education Partners to continue operating two [...]
HISD Seeks Input On Computer And Internet Policy
9. June 2010
The Houston Independent School District will hold a public hearing on Thursday at 5 p.m. to gather public input on the district’s acceptable use policy for student use of computers and internet connections as required by the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA).
CIPA is a federal law enacted by Congress to address concerns [...]
HISD Seeks Community Input For Strategic Direction
7. June 2010
The Houston Independent School District is in the midst of developing a long-term Strategic Direction that will provide a road map for the future as the district strives to become the best public school system in the nation.
To ensure that all key stakeholders are engaged and involved in this process, HISD is inviting any member [...]
HISD Graduates Awarded $93 Million In Scholarships
4. June 2010
HISD’s graduating seniors were offered $92,957,003 in college scholarships this year. That’s $16.2 million more than was offered last year.
HISD students applied for and received 5,158 scholarship offers with many students receiving multiple offers. Of that number, 4551 were offered in academics and 270 were offered in athletics.
Schools and universities offering scholarships include local, state [...]
Pershing Students Grow Coneflowers For Katy Prairie Conservancy
26. May 2010
Pershing Middle School students, under the direction of teacher Frank Abbott, participated in a ground-breaking, semester-long conservation project whose aim was to learn about and support local prairie conservation efforts by growing increasingly rare wildflowers once common on the coastal prairies of Texas and Louisiana.
Coastal prairie once blanketed much of the Houston area, including the [...]
Community Advocates Raise Awareness Of Summer Food Program
25. May 2010
Community advocates will hold a press conference to raise awareness about the HISD Summer Food Program today at 10 a.m. on the steps of Houston City Hall, 900 Bagby.
In Harris County, with close to 25 percent of children under 18 living below the poverty line, hunger is a reality for many children.
During the [...]
Lamar High School Seniors Graduate Top Of Class
24. May 2010
Lamar High School Class of 2010 Valedictorian
Zuhdi Abdo is a product of Briargrove Elementary and Grady Middle Schools. He lists his favorite subject as mathematics, and his hobbies as weightlifting, carpentry, and playing football. He plans to major in medicine at Rice University, from which he has already received various merit scholarships.
Abdo is a member [...]
Ministers, HPD To Enhance Security During Last Week Of School
21. May 2010
The last few days of school before the summer break can present an opportunity for students to engage in activities to “settle up” differences with other classmates. But since the implementation of Project Safe Start there have been no major incidents of violence reported on any Houston campus during the last days of school.
This year [...]
14. June 2010
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