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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.
In 2023 the Texas Education Agency announced that it will remove the superintendent and the board of trustees, and therefore begin to directly control HISD. [47] The Houston Independent School District takeover formally began on June 1, 2023 with the appointment of a new superintendent and board of managers. [ 48 ]
[17] [18] HISD has seen significant staff turnover since Miles' appointment, with more than 10,000 employees leaving as of June 2024. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] In August 2023, his administration sought various policy changes to increase Miles' authority, including an increase in the purchasing threshold requiring board approval from $100,000 to $2 million ...
Texas officials on Wednesday announced a state takeover of Houston's nearly 200,000-student public school district, the eighth-largest in the country, acting on years of threats and angering ...
A Declaration of Beliefs and Visions was the catalyst that launched the ongoing, comprehensive restructuring of HISD. As an HISD trustee, Paige launched a municipal-style, accredited police department at HISD with police officers certified by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Education.
On March 2, 1995, HISD board trustee Ron Franklin introduced a request by the River Oaks neighborhood to have a neighborhood school at the board table. [16] Parents from River Oaks pressured the school into adding back a neighborhood program. [15]
Abelardo Saavedra is a former school district superintendent.He previously served as the superintendent of the Houston Independent School District (HISD) headquartered in Houston, Texas, United States.
Juliet Stipeche, HISD Trustee; Kristi Thibaut, former State Rep. Diane Trautman, HCDE Trustee; Gene Wu, State Rep. List of people who endorsed Ben Hall.