Look below for an overview of the HoustonISD Magnet Programs and how to apply! It is NOW Time to Apply for NEXT School Year! This year isn’t like most… but it’s still time to apply for 2021-2022 HoustonISD Magnet Schools! And the deadlines are even earlier than most years! 2020 is the first year that […]
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Holding a child back because of maturity?
Summer & September Birthdays… Start school or wait a year for kindergarten? Should you be holding a child back because of maturity? In Texas, in order to attend kindergarten, kids must be 5 years old by September 1. So, if you were born on September 1, you can go to kindergarten… but if you were […]
For those who have their hearts broken by the HoustonISD Magnet School lottery…
Today is the day… months after applying for HoustonISD Magnet Schools, we will find out if our kids got in to any of our chosen schools. Some of us will be very very lucky… and many of us will probably be heartbroken tonight. Five years ago I applied to HoustonISD magnet schools for the first […]
HoustonISD “Name That Book” List for 2015-2016
Use Summer Break to get ready for the 2015-2016 HoustonISD Name That Book contest! AND, these books (and any others) can count towards the Houston Public Library Summer Reading Program… and great rewards! Find these books with the BKSC Amazon links below, or at your Houston library! K-2 Name That Book List Bink and Gollie […]
What HISD School are you Zoned to? Kindergarten Round Ups Start this Week!
Are you wondering with HISD school your child should attend? Go HERE to view school boundary maps. Or go HERE for a really useful School Zone Search Tool. Once you find out which school you are zoned to, check out the school’s website. Kindergarten Round-Ups start this week and run through April. If you will […]
When does school start? What are the official school holidays? Check the HISD Calendar.
Looking for the HISD Calendar? Go HERE. For 2012, the last day of school is May 31, 2012 an the first day of school is August 27, 2012. You can also go HERE for the 2012-2013 Calendar in PDF format.
HISD Exemplary Schools
Check out Houston Family Magazine for some great local information. In the latest issue, you can see the latest list of HISD Exemplary Schools. Is yours on the list? Elementary Schools: Briscoe Browning Burrus Bush Cage Codwell Condit Cook Cornelius Crockett De Zavala RP Harris Hartsfield JP Henderson Highland Heights Hines-Caldwell Hobby Horn Houston […]