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Parents, Don’t Forget: Friday is Deadline to Accept HISD Magnet Offers

Parents, Don’t Forget: Friday is Deadline to Accept HISD Magnet Offers

HISD, Schools April 7, 2015 at 7:36 pm

If your child was accepted to an HISD magnet school this year, congratulations! And don’t forget – this Friday, April 10, is the deadline to claim their spot. To get details on how to secure your child’s spot, visit HISD’s magnet application page or login to your online application. ToRead More

Op-Ed: 3 Reasons to be Thankful for HISD this Thanksgiving

Op-Ed: 3 Reasons to be Thankful for HISD this Thanksgiving

HISD, Opinion November 27, 2014 at 8:30 am

Disclaimer: the views and opinions expressed in Thesis Magazine opinion pieces are those of the author and should not be seen to represent the publication as a whole. Have you ever taken a moment just to think about all of the opportunities Houston provides for top-notch K-12 education? For lifelongRead More

HISD Considers Language Immersion Program in Arabic

HISD Considers Language Immersion Program in Arabic

Education News, HISD, Schools November 7, 2014 at 10:57 pm

UPDATE: As of 11/14/2014, HISD is officially moving forward on plans for an Arabic immersion magnet school. The Houston Chronicle has more. HISD is well-established as a hotspot for excellent programs in world languages. A combined total of 11 languages are offered in HISD schools, starting as early as PreKRead More

HISD Magnet Application Advice for Parents

HISD Magnet Application Advice for Parents

HISD, Recommendations October 27, 2014 at 7:39 am

It’s that time of year again. This Saturday, November 1, is the open date for the HISD magnet application. Before the application period ends on December 19, parents will submit tens of thousands of applications to HISD’s selective magnet schools. If you are one of those parents – and especiallyRead More

Twain, Roberts, 13 Other HISD Magnet Programs on Probation; 3 to Close

Twain, Roberts, 13 Other HISD Magnet Programs on Probation; 3 to Close

HISD, Houston Schools, Schools October 17, 2014 at 3:58 pm

UPDATE: After appeals from the affected schools, only one program has been slated for closure and eight programs – including those at Twain and Roberts – are still on probation. The Houston Chronicle has more. At last night’s school board meeting, a preliminary plan was announced under which 15 HISDRead More

From Wikipedia

Upcoming HISD Events Showcases Magnet Program Options

Education News, HISD, Schools October 7, 2014 at 2:07 pm

Magnet programs – specialized academic offerings open to any student living in the district – are one of HISD’s notable strengths. More than 40% of HISD schools have schoolwide or school-within-a-school magnet programs. Some magnets focus on STEM; some on the arts; some on world languages; some on specific careerRead More

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HISD approves final magnet plan

Education News, HISD June 29, 2014 at 12:10 pm

As part of the $1.74 billion budget, a sharply divided Board of Education approved a new magnet school funding formula for the Houston Independent School District. The board split 5-4 over the program, with board members Juliet Stipeche, Harvin Moore, Michael Lunceford and Anna Eastman voting against the proposal. TheRead More

Lanier Middle School will see increased funding under HISD's new magnet proposal, while other schools will see cuts

HISD tweaks magnet proposal again

Education News, HISD June 13, 2014 at 2:47 pm

Administrators at the Houston Independent School District have made some slight adjustments to finalize their new magnet school funding mechanism. The new plan keeps the broad outlines of the revised plan presented at a budget workshop in May, keeping  proposed per-student allocations the same for most programs including the VanguardRead More

HISD delays magnet vote to June 19

HISD delays magnet vote to June 19

Education News, HISD, Houston Schools June 12, 2014 at 4:36 pm

The Houston Independent School District has delayed a scheduled vote on a proposal to change its Magnet school funding program. The vote was scheduled for tonight’s  HISD Board of Education meeting, but will take place at next week’s meeting, when the board will vote on the district’s proposed 2014-15 budget.Read More

Houston ISD's Carnegie Vanguard picture sourced from HISD: http://www.houstonisd.org/Page/75669

HISD eases Vangaurd cuts in latest budget proposal

Education News, HISD, Houston Schools May 20, 2014 at 11:34 am

The Houston Independent School District has modified a controversial proposal to standardize future magnet school funding. During the April 24 budget workshop, HISD administration proposed eliminating extra funding for Vanguard programs that serve gifted and talented students to redistribute funding more equally across non-magnet schools. On May 15, the administrationRead More

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HISD redistributes some Vanguard funding in 2014-15 budget proposal

Education News, HISD, Houston Schools May 14, 2014 at 9:27 pm

According its recent budget proposal, The Houston Independent School District will eliminate local magnet funding for its Vanguard schools that serve gifted and talented students in the district. The $3 million will be redistributed among zoned non-magnet schools to expand programming. “There are some schools that don’t receive any fundingRead More

Houston ISD's Carnegie Vanguard picture sourced from HISD: http://www.houstonisd.org/Page/75669

HISD’s Carnegie, Bellaire, Lamar high schools place well in US News rankings

Eleven schools in the Houston Independent School District were ranked in U.S. News and World Reports prestigious list of Best High Schools in the United States.  The rankings include more than 4,700 of the top high schools in the country. Carnegie Vanguard, the district’s flagship high school for gifted andRead More

HISD recruits for special programs at school-choice fair this weekend

HISD recruits for special programs at school-choice fair this weekend

Education News, Houston Schools, Schools April 24, 2014 at 7:00 am

Students interested in enrolling in a specialized program for the 2014-2015 school year and their parents can examine the offerings at the Houston Independent School District Choice Fair this weekend. The fair will take place this Saturday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Northwest Mall, 9500Read More

HISD continues attempts to green district

HISD continues attempts to green district

Education News, Houston Schools April 15, 2014 at 12:07 pm

As of April 1, Berry Elementary School became the latest campus of the Houston Independent School District to attain coveted LEED silver status for the environmentally friendly features in the school, which was reconstructed using $14.9 million from the district’s 2007 bond issue. Berry, which opened in 2011, is aRead More

HISD merit pay tracks socioeconomic status

HISD merit pay tracks socioeconomic status

On January 31, the Houston Independent School District announced annual instructor bonuses through its ASPIRE program, a merit pay program for teachers funded through state and federal grants and partly through local funds. Statistical analysis suggests that schools with the highest bonuses on average were wealthier, whiter and more selectiveRead More

from Wikipedia

Michael E. DeBakey High School for Health Professions

Houston Schools July 18, 2013 at 9:18 pm

In 1972, DeBakey opened at Baylor College of Medicine.  Now on its own campus, DeBakey keeps close ties to the Texas Medical Center, giving students the opportunity to experience the Medical Center’s healthcare and research facilities while still in high school.  Debakey’s mission is “to provide a challenging, well-balanced collegeRead More