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In 1995 HISD had a performance audit; As of 2019 this was the last such audit done. [24] In the 1990s, after voters rejected a $390 million bond package, Paige contracted with The Varnett School, River Oaks Academy, and Wonderland School to house 250 students who could not be placed in HISD schools. The schools were paid $3,565 per student.
In 2010 HISD accused principal Mable Caleb of stealing school property and facilitating academic dishonesty, and the board voted to fire her. However an administrative law judge ruled in 2014 that Caleb was not guilty of the charges. Caleb sued HISD, and in 2016 the two parties agreed to a settlement in which she received $550,000. [12]
In September 1991, Milby was one of 32 HISD schools that had capped enrollments; in other words, the school was filled to capacity and excess students had to attend other schools. [10] On November 14, 1991, 18-year-old Francisco Contreras received four gunshot wounds in his feet and leg outside of the cafeteria at Milby.
Bellaire High School Lamar High School Westside High School. This is a list of schools operated by the Houston Independent School District.. 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.
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 school has HISD's magnet program for Teaching Professions. The Port of Houston Maritime Academy was scheduled to come to Austin High School in August 2009. [3] The school is about 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast from Downtown Houston. [4]
Eastwood Academy is a secondary school in the Eastwood neighborhood of the East End, Houston, Texas, United States. [2] The school is a member of the Houston Independent School District and is a school-of-choice for residents in the city of Houston.
[24] [25] In April 2015, an HISD spokesperson stated that the district was investigating an incident in which a substitute teacher was asked to pass all students with grades of 80 or above. [ 26 ] An HISD report stated that Catchings was responsible for the order, and the district reassigned him while the district's director of high schools ...