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  • 1 week ago | houstonchronicle.com | Nusaiba Mizan

    Houston ISD campuses announced principal departures at Madison High School, Jones Futures Academy, and Red Elementary School amid at least 21 principal changes. Madison High School welcomed Janet Orozco, formerly the Jones Futures Academy's principal, into the role that had been previously held by Principal Edgar Contreras. Contreras was Madison's third principal, following Yolanda Bruce and Tanisha Lee, since the June 2023 state takeover of the district.

  • 2 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Nusaiba Mizan

    Houston ISD said its students at campuses carrying out stringent reforms as the New Education System will receive $7,011 each for certain components of the system, compared with $6,386 each for students at traditional campuses. Average per-pupil funding at New Education System (NES) schools was reported to be about $9,445 per student in the 2024-25 school year, while per-pupil funding at non-NES schools was about $6,882, according to the budget approved in June.

  • 2 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Nusaiba Mizan

    A Houston ISD union said about 60 custodial and maintenance staff members have received reduction in force notices that put them out of their jobs. Texas Support Personnel Employees Local 1 president Hector Mireles estimated the state's largest school district gave notice to about 60 custodial and maintenance staff members with coordinator 1 and coordinator 2 job titles, formerly called supervisors, affiliated with Central Office.

  • 2 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Nusaiba Mizan

    Leadership at Houston ISD's Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts canceled the annual Black history musical starting in the 2025-26 school year, while students, alumni and parents call for this tradition to be honored.

  • 2 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Nusaiba Mizan

    Valley West Elementary School announced Tuesday a new principal, among at least 21 campus leadership changes in Houston ISD expected as the school year closes. The school near Gessner Road welcomed Nichaelia Tucker as the new principal. Tucker was a principal-in-training, or "principal apprentice," posted to Hartman Middle School, according to May district records. She joined the district in February 2020.

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