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The Houston Independent School District (HISD) is the largest public school system in Texas, and the eighth-largest in the United States. [3] Houston ISD serves as a community school district for most of the city of Houston and several nearby and insular municipalities in addition to some unincorporated areas.
In the district, grades kindergarten through 5 are considered to be elementary school, grades 6 through 8 are considered to be middle school, and grades 9 through 12 are considered to be senior high school. Some elementary schools go up to the sixth grade. Every house in HISD is assigned to an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school.
That year, the HISD school board was to vote on whether to close Dodson Elementary. Terry Grier, the HISD superintendent, argued that Dodson needs to close so another school will be located there while its permanent facility is under construction. [194] On Thursday March 13, 2014, the HISD board voted to close Dodson Elementary 5-4. [193]
The district was already under state leadership but the schools could still be closed. [61] As of the 2023-2024 school year, all three campuses are now run by Third Future Schools, which was founded by Houston ISD's state-appointed superintendent Mike Miles. [62] [63]
Pages in category "Houston Independent School District high schools" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The HISD board voted to rename the school to Heights High School in 2016. [13] In June 2016 a group of eight Houston area residents, including alumni and parents, sued HISD to get an injunction to prevent the name changes; they did so after HISD did not accept their ultimatum to stop the name changes. Wayne Dolcefino serves as their spokesperson.
Three people, former and current residents of the Fifth Ward, had filed lawsuits in an attempt to prevent the demolition. Dan Hinde, a Texas state district judge, dismissed the lawsuits in December of that year. The district immediately proceeded with the demolition of the remainder of the structure. HISD plans to build a new school on that ...
It is a part of the Houston Independent School District (HISD). It was one of the first HISD schools to have a garden, as well as an outdoor classroom. [1] The garden was established after a teacher received a grant from a national gardening organization. In addition to Woodland Heights, it serves sections of Norhill south of 11th Street. [2 ...