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	Home - Hallsville Independent School District - Hallsville, Texas USA
		The board report of the regular meeting of the HISD Board of Trustees for October 8, 2007 is now available on-line.
		As centers of life-long learning, the mission of HISD libraries is to promote educational excellence by serving students, staff and community with curriculum support, information access, quality facilities, current technology, and a team of well-trained staff.
		The primary goal of HISD Community Outreach Program is to offer assistance by parents and our community members and organizations to the Hallsville Independent School District in providing the very best education possible for the students of the district.
	www.hisd.com (1110 words)

	Houston - News - Guest Column: HISD's Ethnic Gap - houstonpress.com
		In HISD's class of 2003, the average SAT for white students was 1133; for Hispanics, it was 865, and for African-Americans 858.
		As a white student in HISD in 2004, you were more likely to pass that test (86 percent of the whites had passing grades on all five parts of the test) than Hispanics (54 percent) and African-Americans (57 percent).
		HISD states in a report that its focus is to "serve the top 5 percent of each campus with a differentiated curriculum." Yet, there are many schools in HISD with 10 to 70 percent of students classified as gifted and talented.
	www.houston-press.com /2004-07-01/news/guest-column-hisd-s-ethnic-gap (1394 words)

	Appendix A
		At the time of the one-year review, HISD officials notified the Comptroller's staff that, in some cases, documents supplied to the consultants were on loan, and some of these materials have not yet been returned.
		HISD staff noted that the recommendations, especially in the facilities chapter, were hard for the lay reader to comprehend.
		HISD felt strongly that the caliber of the consulting team was critical to the overall review.
	www.window.state.tx.us /tpr/tspr/hisdyr1/appenda.html (887 words)

	KUHF, Houston Public Radio: HISD Pay Raises
		HISD officials have been working on an incentive pay plan since last June.
		HFT would like to see the $14 million used to raise base salaries and bring HISD into a competitive pay schedule with other districts in the area.
		HISD has one of the lowest starting salaries among Harris County Districts.
	www.kuhf.org /site/News2?JServSessionIdr005=wr00dhra45.app13a&page=NewsArticle&id=15032 (420 words)

	HISD Connect - Department Information
		HISD's Magnet programs will teach children as young as eight about specific career fields.
		Knowing which department in HISD to contact in a particular situation is critical to finding the information you need quickly.
		You can also use the Department Information tool on the right-hand side of the page to locate a complete listing of HISD departments.
	www.hisd.org /HISDConnectDS/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=6a8b2f796138c010VgnVCM10000052147fa6RCRD (82 words)

	HISD Helps Lead Improvements - Texas Public Schools
		March 21, 2006 - HISD is among the nation's leading urban school districts in improving academic performance, and a new study released Tuesday shows big city school districts continuing to climb.
		HISD, Texas' largest school district and the seventh largest in America, is one of the big-city school districts that volunteered for the national test.
		For example, in reading achievement by fourth graders, HISD's gain of four points from 2003 to 2005 was tied for the most progress among the 10 urban districts with scores from the two years.
	www.fotps.org /article-HISD-032106.html (766 words)

	KUHF, Houston Public Radio: HISD Proposed Budget
		The new school finance law passed by the state legislature earlier this year was advertised as having a property tax cut for homeowners.
		If HISD approves the budget, and later this year approves the four cent increase that will be required, it'll mean an additional $43.5 million including the extra money from the state.
		HISD officials have said the extra money will be used for teacher pay raises, classroom computers and infrastructure improvements.
	www.kuhf.org /site/News2?JServSessionIdr006=m2x0adpwt1.app7b&page=NewsArticle&id=16948 (234 words)

	3D/I - Facility Assessment - News - Closeup - HISD
		HISD welcomed back more than 205,000 students for the 2001-2002 school year and opened the doors to 3 new state-of -the-art elementary schools: Eleanor Tinsley Elementary, Jenard Gross Elementary, Sylvan Rodriguez Elementary.
		In addition to the schools being built with the bond funds, HISD opened two new state-of-the-art high schools that were built thanks to the creation of tax increment zones that allow HISD to derive revenue from increases in property value through redevelopment.
		HISD's principal sources of revenue from government funds are local funds, derived primarily from taxes levied on real estate (62%); funds provided by the state on the basis of students' average daily attendance (30%); federal funds or grants designated for special projects or activities (6%); and other financing sources (2%).
	www.3di.com /assessments/news/hisd.htm (881 words)

	HISD moves higher in state rating system
		The number of HISD schools that received the highest rating in the state's accountability system increased this year, while the number of low-performing schools declined slightly, according to Texas Education Agency figures released Monday.
		Other HISD principals at schools that received exemplary ratings also said it requires hard work to reach the bar every year.
		HISD is expected to release its own school ratings later.
	www.chron.com /cgi-bin/auth/story.mpl/content/chronicle/page1/98/08/04/schools.html (848 words)

	KUHF, Houston Public Radio: HISD Teachers' First Day of School
		HISD teachers started early to get their classrooms, and themselves, ready for the 200 thousand plus students who start school next Monday.
		Lott thinks Pre-K is the most important grade level of all because it's a child's first experience in a classroom situation, and her job is to make it a positive experience.
		All HISD teachers will make an average of 8.6 percent more money this year, and get bonuses of up to $3,000 based on their students' performance.
	www.kuhf.org /site/News2?JServSessionIdr006=up5o8au1u2.app5b&page=NewsArticle&id=17348 (303 words)

	Texas may lower HISD rating - 3000 dropouts miscounted (Site not responding. Last check: )
		HISD has not released its findings, although it did place two Sharpstown employees on paid leave while looking into claims that someone at the school intentionally changed dropout records.
		HISD officials said the TEA focused its attention on Houston's system because it is a large, easy target with an exceptional reputation.
		HISD and others function, I am beginning to think, only because everyone in the bureaucracy keeps silent of the chaotic and insane nature of the system itself.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/928895/posts (1978 words)

	School Zone: HISD Archives
		As you probably remember, HISD Superintendent Abelardo Saavedra sent the 99 employees a letter in March, more than a month after handing out the bonuses, asking for part of the money back because his staff failed to program the computer correctly; these part-time employees were supposed to have their bonuses prorated.
		HISD Superintendent Abelardo Saavedra is a graduate of the Broad Foundation's urban superintendents academy.
		HISD officials take this to mean that they really are doing a good job of running the school system, but bad publicity is unfairly hurting the district's reputation.
	blogs.chron.com /schoolzone/hisd (12436 words)

	HISD approves contract with private school, raises
		On the contract issue, Houston Independent School District trustees authorized the administration to negotiate a final contract with The Varnett School, where HISD students could be placed before Oct. 1.
		District officials say the lack of space in HISD has made it necessary to use private facilities to house students capped out of their neighborhood school.
		In presenting the contract to the board, HISD official Paul Ofield told trustees that Varnett met the district's qualifications.
	www.chron.com /content/chronicle/page1/96/09/20/hisd.html (656 words)

	Houston ISD Takes Center Stage by Approving Teacher Performance Pay. HR Exchange February 2006. TASB On Line
		Houston ISD (HISD) officially threw its hat into the performance pay ring January 12 when its board unanimously approved a plan that could net teachers as much as $3,000 more per year based on how well their students perform on state and national standardized tests.
		With 210,000 students, HISD is the largest school district in the country to adopt a performance pay plan.
		HISD’s performance pay plan goes into effect immediately, with the first bonuses awarded to teachers after this year’s performance results are in, probably sometime this fall.
	www.tasb.org /services/hr_services/hrx/vol12/no4/hisd.html (1621 words)

	HISD Charter Schools (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Although they are not regulated the same way as the other HISD schools, they are accountable for showing measurable results in return for exemption from many of the restrictions that apply to the traditional public schools.
		An external campus charter school is one at which HISD supplies instruction under a contract with an outside entity that holds the charter for the school.
		Parents interested in enrolling their child in an HISD charter school can obtain detailed information and an application for admission from the principal of the school or from the HISD administrative office that supervises that school.
	dept.houstonisd.org /charterschools (721 words)

	INVESTIGATIONS \| KHOU.com \| News for Houston, Texas
		HISD would tell those schools to start using the time-only or four-hour rule, a federal and state option that lets the school abandon checking food temperatures (to keep it safe).
		But HISD has another way to avoid health violations: Their kitchens are warned of inspections ahead of time.
		HISD gave 11 News a 10-minute limit to talk to them, and they said they stand behind the way they use the four-hour rule.
	www.khou.com /news/defenders/investigate/stories/khou061106_cd_schoolfood.110cfd5f.html (1437 words)

	blogHOUSTON - HISD steps up to provide schooling for hurricane refugee students
		HISD has announced that it is ready to accept students who are stranded in Houston due to Hurricane Katrina:
		HISD officials contacted the Texas Education Agency Tuesday about guidelines for temporarily accepting the storm refugees as students.
		HISD will seek further guidance from the Texas Education Agency for helping the children after the 30-day period.
	www.bloghouston.net /item/1768 (368 words)

	HISD Side drum heater
		The HISD side drum heaters are a simple and effective method of applying heat to drums.
		The heating element of the HISD range is stitched into an insulated jacket made from a water-resistant, teflon coated polyester, insulated with glass filament blanket insulation complete with quick release buckles for ease of installation and removal.
		All HISD and HTSD side drum heaters are manufactured to conform to the EEC low voltage and EMC directives and CE marked accordingly.
	www.holroyd-components.co.uk /drum_2.htm (591 words)

	KUHF, Houston Public Radio: HISD Opens New Schools
		The first day of school in HISD is August 15th and four new schools and two renovated schools are opening in time for that start date.
		HISD Superintendent Dr. Abe Saavedra says he plans to ask voters to approve more bond issues in the future, although he's unsure of the timeline for that request.
		HISD has spent or committed almost $500 million of the more than $800 million available through the bond program.
	www.kuhf.org /site/News2?JServSessionIdr009=un2w5ev573.app13a&page=NewsArticle&id=12938 (230 words)

	Report: Dropout records were shredded (HISD Corruption)
		In the report released Monday from HISD's Professional Standards Department, Associate Principal Marmion Dambrino said that in March, Assistant Principal Robert Kimball ordered the shredding of 122 boxes that may have contained the data needed to determine whether students were dropouts.
		District officials have said their problem mostly is one of careless recordkeeping and that the nearly 3,000 undercounted potential dropouts uncovered by TEA are shameful but not surprising for a district with 212,000 students.
		HISD on Monday said the rating for Clifton Middle School also was lowered.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/930433/posts (1079 words)

	2005 News
		In response to increasing requests for expansion of this type of program, HISD is introducing the first all-Montessori school for students in prekindergarten through eighth grade.
		HISD has some Montessori classes at three elementary schools now, and there has been a waiting list of parents wanting to get their children into Montessori programs when space becomes available.
		HISD will now extend this program to 550 children at Wilson Elementary School under an agreement with the Friends of Montessori, a nonprofit organization made up of parents and educators in support of Montessori methods in public schools.
	cma.houstonisd.org /HISD/portal/article/front/0,2731,20856_90333894_106737499,00.html (355 words)

	New trustee would alter HISD's look \| Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
		Kamrani said she would push to improve HISD's middle schools and support policies aimed at preparing all high school graduates for college.
		She is endorsed by HISD Trustee Diana Dávila, the wife of HCCS board member Abel Dávila.
		HISD trustees this year cut Project GRAD's budget by $1 million amid concerns from some administrators that the organization hasn't delivered strong enough results.
	www.chron.com /disp/story.mpl/elect2005/3416515.html (685 words)

	TSPR Houston ISD Chapter 9
		The Technology Department is using a mix of HISD technicians and outside resources to perform the work.
		HISD is commended for searching out the best possible prices for computer hardware and software from all available sources.
		Because HISD does not own the source code, HISD programmers can only write interfaces to MPAC, but all changes to the MPAC software must be performed by MPAC programmers.
	www.window.state.tx.us /tpr/tspr/hisd/hou09/hou09b.html (2342 words)

	Issues (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Harvin Moore believes that HISD needs continued reform, experienced board leadership, and a renewed commitment to its beliefs and visions.
		HISD must maintain public confidence and ensure that public school education improves significantly in the months and years to come.
		HISD must be a credible choice for parents seeking an excellent education for their children.
	www.mooreforhisd.com /Issues.htm (134 words)

	abc13.com: Heroic HISD bus driver protects students from gunman
		The alert HISD bus driver, Ann Lewis, tossed her microphone at the man and sped away to safety at Madison High School.
		HISD police arrived moments later, arrested the man and found a loaded handgun, pornography and condoms in the vehicle.
		HISD police said in interviews with students they learned that the man had been seen at the basketball game.
	abclocal.go.com /ktrk/story?section=local&id=4906019 (711 words)

	HISD Bus Drivers Trained To Watch For Terrorism - Education News Story - KPRC Houston
		Look for abandoned items that may be suspicious or dangerous, such as canisters, tanks and metal boxes, and anything that appears to be emitting a mist, gas, vapor or odor, or is connected to wires, timers, tanks or bottles.
		HISD also announced Thursday that accidents involving buses were down 20 percent for the past school year.
		HISD Interim Superintendent Abelardo Saavedra said the number of bus accidents from August to May in the 2003-2004 school year was 411, down from 511 the previous school year.
	www.click2houston.com /education/3621236/detail.html (635 words)

	Henderson Daily News Online
		HISD Superintendent Tommy Alexander, left, looks over early vote totals with school board member Dean McNew.
		The two were waiting at the HISD Administration Building Tuesday night for vote tallies on the district’s $22 million bond election, which won with slightly more than 81 percent of the voters in favor of building a new elementary school campus.
		About one out of every three registered voters in HISD cast ballots in the district's first bond election in 10 years, with 2,883 voting in favor and 651 against.
	www.hendersondailynews.com /articles/2006/11/09/news/01hisdwed.txt (573 words)

	KUHF, Houston Public Radio: School Starts at HISD
		The first few days of school are a matter of working out the kinks and getting into the routine, but HISD Superintendent Dr. Abe Saavedra says things are going smoothly so far.
		Michelle Rozas is the principal of the Mistral Early Childhood Center.
		HISD has more than 200,000 students starting classes this week in 305 schools.
	www.kuhf.org /site/News2?JServSessionIdr005=b62vy1bi91.app13a&page=NewsArticle&id=13280 (161 words)

	Colliers International: HISD Area IV - Office Facilities: A Case Study
		HISD Area IV - Office Facilities: A Case Study
		HISD Superintendent, along with Area IV administration leads, asked for assistance in the relocation of the entire Area IV office facilities.
		Worked with the real estate and legal departments of HISD to insure appropriate language in the lease agreement
	www.colliers.com /Markets/Houston/About/CaseStudies/Local/HISD_AreaIV2 (205 words)

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