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Lamar HS School Board Member Returns Inappropriate $2.5 Thousand Donation
Houston school board members had to file campaign finance reports this week, and one of the more interesting findings had nothing to do with the recent election. Trustee Harvin Moore, who was not up for re-election in November, used this …
Presbyterian School Students Serve Nonprofits During Annual Day of Service
The Presbyterian Middle School students and faculty served 11 nonprofit organizations in the Houston community for an entire school day on Thursday, Dec. 15 during their Annual Middle School Day of Service. The organizations served included Amazing Place, The Children’s Museum, …
Bellaire Attorney’s Mistress Agrees to Plead Guilty in Murder Plot of Socialite
The mistress of a prominent attorney has agreed to plead guilty to trying to hire several men to kill her lover’s wife last year. Prosecutors this morning said jurors will hear Michelle Gaiser admit she hired several men to shoot Yvonne Stern, the wife …
Council Wants More Feedback From Residents About Baldwin Avenue Sidewalks
Despite several complaints about new sidewalks being installed as part of the Baldwin Avenue drainage project, the Bellaire City Council said they would like more feedback from residents. Council received an update this week regarding a July neighborhood meeting that …
Feral Cat Gets Into Bellaire Resident’s House, Bites Homeowner
Bellaire police were called to a home in the 7200 block of Avenue B on June 18 because the homeowner had been bit by a feral cat. According to police reports, the feral cat got into the house and attacked …
HISD Board Of Education To Consider Streamlined Bell Schedule
The Houston Independent School District Board of Education is scheduled to vote today on a plan to make the district’s transportation operation more efficient by reducing the number of start times used by HISD schools from 19 down to four. …
HISD Board Of Education Approves Closure Of Four Elementary Schools
The HISD Board of Education Thursday voted to close four of the district’s smallest elementary schools that are unable to offer the same level of programs that larger schools do. The schools all have fewer than 400 students and do …
HISD Office Of Special Education To Host First Parent Focus Meeting
The Houston Independent School District’s Office of Special Education is inviting parents of special education students to the first in a series of parent focus meetings. The meeting will be held on Thursday, May 5 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. …
HISD To Consider Additional School Closures, Consolidations
HISD officials will explore whether to consider closing or consolidating smaller elementary and middle schools in the coming weeks. All elementary schools with fewer than 400 students and all middle schools with fewer than 500 students will be up for …
Presbyterian School Odyssey Of The Mind Team Takes Second Place At Regional Tournament
The Presbyterian School Odyssey of the Mind team earned 2nd place at the Regional Odyssey of the Mind tournament on March 12. Presbyterian School’s Odyssey of the Mind skit actually received a 1st place standing which brought their overall tournament …
HISD Budget Proposals Include Closure Of Four Elementary Schools
At a special meeting of the Houston Independent School District’s Board of Education, Chief Financial Officer Melinda Garrett Thursday briefed trustees on several budget proposals that would offset the district’s anticipated $171 million state funding shortfall. Cost-cutting proposals presented to …
HISD Superintendent Presents Set Of Magnet Program Recommendations
HISD Superintendent Terry Grier today presented a set of magnet program recommendations to the Board of Education that aims to build on the school district’s tradition of offering parents a portfolio of school choice options. Grier’s proposals include ending some …
HISD State Of The Schools Address: Budget Cuts Won’t Stall Reforms
HISD Superintendent Terry Grier Thursday called on the community to rally around the district’s plan to staff every classroom with an effective teacher and every school with a great principal during his annual State of the Schools Address. Although the …
Last Magnet School Town Meeting To Be Held Feb.12
The Houston Independent School District will hold its last town hall meeting on Feb. 12 to gather feedback from the public regarding numerous “improvements” to the district’s magnet program, including reducing the number of magnet schools by 47 percent. HISD …
Magnet School Town Meeting To Be Held At Bellaire High School Tonight
The Houston Independent School District will tonight hold a town hall meeting at Bellaire High School to gather feedback from the public regarding numerous “improvements” to the district’s magnet program, including reducing the number of magnet schools by 47 percent. …
