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HISD Board And Superintendent: ‘Fraud Will Not Be Tolerated’
HISD Superintendent Terry Grier and Board President Greg Meyers attended the sentencing of a former HISD employee accused of stealing from the district on Sept. 8.
Lydia Kinchen was sentenced to eight years in prison for a felony conviction of misapplication of fiduciary property.
She was indicted in 2007 for stealing $171,000 in district and [...]
St. Agnes Academy Purchases Land For Future Campus Expansion
10. September 2010
St. Agnes Academy recently purchased 18.709 acres of vacant property at the corner of Fondren Road and Bellaire Boulevard, just minutes away from the school’s existing campus.
The land will be used to provide a state-of-the-art learning facility for students. The site is a former Gillman Automotive Group location.
“This is the next step [...]
HISD Debuts Interactive Math Television Show For K-5 Students
9. September 2010
HISD students will have an extra place to turn to for help with their homework starting Tuesday, Sept. 14, when the district’s Math-A-Letics television program goes live and interactive on the HISD Educational Access Television channel.
The HISD channel is on Comcast channel 18 and AT&T U-verse channel 99.
The show’s target audience is [...]
Rice University Holds Conference To Discuss Hurricane Response Strategies
8. September 2010
Hurricane Ike is still being evaluated, two years after it slammed into the Gulf Coast.
On the storm’s anniversary, researchers and managers from public, private and academic institutions will gather at Rice University to discuss what has been learned in the years since Ike. The annual conference held by Rice’s Center for Severe [...]
HISD Volunteers Make Calls To Students Who Have Not Returned To School
7. September 2010
Volunteers from the Houston community will be calling the homes of students who have not returned to school this year as part of HISD’s Grads Within Reach initiative.
The seventh annual Grads Within Reach phone bank, formerly known as Reach Out to Dropouts, will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 7 and Wednesday, Sept. 8 from 8 [...]
HISD Board Approves External Audit To Review Magnet Program
27. August 2010
At a school board meeting on Aug. 26, HISD Board Trustees approved a vendor award to Magnet Schools of America to conduct an external audit of HISD’s magnet program.
“This district and our board are strong proponents of school choice, but we need to take a hard look at what our magnet schools are doing and [...]
Kroger Helps HISD Foundation Raise Money for Student Programs
25. August 2010
Shoppers at Houston Kroger stores can make a donation that will go toward improving the academic advancement of Houston’s public school children.
From now through Sept. 11, all Houston Kroger locations will be collecting donations on behalf of the HISD Foundation. Shoppers can find the specially marked donation canisters in the check-out area.
“Kroger is committed to [...]
HISD Board Votes to Hold Election To Fill Vacant Seat
19. August 2010
At a special meeting of the HISD Board of Education today, board trustees voted unanimously to hold a special election to fill the vacancy left by former District VIII Trustee Diana Davila.
Davila announced her resignation from the board last month citing family reasons.
“I want to thank my fellow board members and the interested individuals who [...]
HISD Hotline Available For Parents Back-To-School Questions
17. August 2010
HISD has reactivated its back-to-school hotline to help answer questions as parents prepare for their kids to start school.
The hotline will be available today through Aug. 20 and Aug. 23 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Dial 713-556-8900 for answers to back-to-school questions.
HISD administrators will answer parents’ questions regarding school zones and boundaries, immunizations, enrollment [...]
HISD Board Approves District’s Strategic Direction Plan And Apollo 20 Funding
13. August 2010
At the regular monthly meeting of the HISD Board of Education last night, board trustees voted to adopt a Strategic Direction that will guide the transformation of the district over the next several years.
HISD developed the plan over a six month period after holding numerous community meetings to gather input from parents, employees, students, community [...]
HISD Board Of Education Holds Monthy Meeting Tonight
12. August 2010
The Board of Education of the Houston Independent School District will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight at 5 p.m. in the board auditorium of the Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center , 4440 West 18th St.
Prior to the meeting, the HISD Board of Education will host a “meet and greet” reception from 4 p.m. [...]
Sponges Help Rice University Researchers Learn About Animal Evolution
6. August 2010
The simple sponge can reveal much about life on Earth. Researchers who have sequenced the genome of one Down Under inhabitant are learning just how common those roots are.
In a paper published online this week in the journal Nature, Rice University’s Nicholas Putnam is among a group of scientists who have established [...]
Noted Financial Expert And Author Warns Of ‘Worst Paying College Degrees’
5. August 2010
Facing an almost constant bombardment of college and career school ads promising to “help you land a good-paying job,” some of Bellaire’s college-bound students may not stop to consider what kind of salary they may ultimately earn with those degrees.
One prominent financial expert is encouraging parents of those students to help [...]
HISD Increases ‘Exemplary’ Accountability Ratings
30. July 2010
The state accountability ratings, released today, show that the number of HISD schools with the state’s highest rating of Exemplary increased from 84 last year to 101 this year.
The number of HISD schools with the state’s two highest ratings of Exemplary and Recognized increased from 205 last year to 206 this year. As more HISD [...]
HISD Launches ‘Myth Busters’ To Clarify Misinformation, Rumors
29. July 2010
HISD launched a new feature to its website called “Myth Busters” to keep accurate and up-to-date information about the districts programs and operations.
Myth Busters is dedicated to clarifying misinformation or rumors that often circulate in the district or community.
“Our hope is that parents, staff, and members of the community will [...]
10. September 2010
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