Houston Independent School District

Communities In Schools of Houston to expand student support services to RISE Strong HISD campuses in 2022-2023 school year

CIS of Houston will support all 24 RISE campuses this school year Communities In Schools (CIS) of Houston announces the expansion of its student support services for the Houston Independent School District (HISD) RISE Strong initiative to all 24 campuses targeted for improvement by the district. Of these campuses 19 are new to CIS for the 2022-23 school year, bringing the total number of HISD campuses served by CIS to 56 campuses. RISE (Redesign, Innovate, Support, Empower), […]

UHV Alumna Receives Bilingual Teaching Honor

Yonghui Wang builds bridges through bilingual instruction – a talent recently recognized by the middle school office of the Houston Independent School District, which named her Bilingual Teacher of the Year.   “This award is a huge honor to me. It also encourages my continued commitment and dedication to support my linguistically and culturally diverse students,” said Wang, a University of Houston-Victoria alumna who also teaches kindergarten Chinese, math and science at the Mandarin Immersion Magnet […]

Agricultural Productivity Valuation Application Required

The Harris County Appraisal District is mailing agricultural applications to property owners in five school districts to verify those owners still qualify for agricultural or timber productivity valuations. The application packet will come by certified mail requiring a receipt signature. Property owners must complete and return the application and the HCAD Agricultural/Timber User Questionnaire by April 30 in order to requalify for the agricultural/timber valuation.  Separate applications must be filed for each account covered by […]