HISD To Host Community Meetings For Improvement Required Campuses

HOUSTON, TX — Starting Tuesday night Houston ISD will host a series of community meetings at schools currently in “improvement required” status, or IR, as designated by the Texas Education Agency. The meetings will be hosted by HISD Board of Education President Rhonda Skillern-Jones, Trustee Jolanda Jones and Trustee Wanda Adams.

Ten HISD campuses have struggled academically for four or more years and must meet all state standards this year. HISD recommends changes at these 10 schools as well as four additional "low-performing" campuses.

State law says if any school currently in IR for the fourth year or more does not meet state standards this year, the state will close it or appoint a Board of Managers to run the school district. Senate Bill 1882 provides options that could prevent these sanctions: forming an outside partnership or closing and restarting a campus.

The current recommendation is for eight schools to be managed by outside organizations such as a nonprofit or an institution of higher education. They are Dogan and Mading elementary schools, Henry Middle School, and Kashmere, Madison, North Forest, Wheatley and Worthing high schools. The remaining six – Blackshear, Highland Heights, Hilliard and Wesley elementary schools, Cullen Middle School and Woodson PK-8 – would be closed and reopened to serve limited grades.

HISD trustees and administrators will discuss the recommendations during this series of community meetings on campuses that could potentially be affected.

All meetings will begin at 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 6

Wheatley High School
4801 Providence St.

Wednesday, Feb. 14
Cullen Middle School
6900 Scott St.

Thursday, Feb. 15
Highland Heights Elementary School
865 Paul Quinn St.

Tuesday, Feb. 20
Madison High School
13719 White Heather Dr.

Wednesday, Feb. 21
Mading Elementary School
8511 Crestmont St.

Tuesday, Feb. 27
Wesley Elementary School
800 Dillard St.

Blackshear Elementary School
2900 Holman Ave.

Wednesday, Feb. 28
Kashmere High School
6900 Wileyvale

Thursday, March 1
Dogan Elementary School
4202 Liberty Rd.

Tuesday, March 6
North Forest High School
10725 Mesa Dr.

Tuesday, March 20
Henry Middle School
10702 E Hardy Road

Wednesday, March 21
Hilliard Elementary School
10719 Seneca St.

Worthing High School
9215 Scott St.
(Both Worthing High School and Woodson PK-8 will be discussed at this meeting)

Photo graphic via Houston ISD