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At first it had grades 7-8, with the 9th grade opening in 1969. Its magnet program began on January 9, 1993, making it Richard W. Dowling Middle School of Fine Arts; the HISD board approved the establishment of the magnet program the previous November. [49] As of 2009, 99% of the student body consists of racial and ethnic minorities. [50]
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]
Miles in 2023. F. Mike Miles is the current superintendent of Houston Independent School District.He previously served as the superintendent of the Dallas Independent School District (DISD) from July 1, 2012 to June 25, 2015, [1] and previously in Colorado Springs.
The Houston Independent School District takeover is a 2023 takeover of the state's largest school district by the Texas Education Agency, replacing the superintendent and elected board of trustees with a board of managers and a new superintendent appointed by the Texas commissioner of education.
Whiting taught school until she married in 1941. She served on the Metropolitan Council of the Houston YWCA, and the Houston Association for Better Schools.In 1958, White was elected to the Houston Independent School District (HISD) board, as its first Black member, [5] [6] and as the city's first Black elected official since Reconstruction.
Several school campuses within the Houston Independent School District will be closed on Tuesday, May 21. Houston ISD announces 36 campus closures for Tuesday, May 21 Skip to main content
Joan M. Raymond [1] (February 1, 1936 – February 22, 2017 [2]) was a school district superintendent.She was such of Houston Independent School District (HISD) from 1986, [3] until 1991, [4] as well as for the Yonkers Public Schools, Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205, and the South Bend Community School Corporation.
Make Haste Slowly: Moderates, Conservatives, and School Desegregation in Houston [1] is a 1999 book by William Henry Kellar, published by Texas A&M Press, which discusses school desegregation in Houston, Texas, involving the Houston Independent School District. The book's main focus is 1954–1960.