Top Houston ISD stories to watch in 2023 EDUCATION HISD adds new magnet schools in push for equity
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BY SHAWN AARAJJ
NEW NEXT YEAR New specialized magnet programs are being established at seven Houston ISD campuses in the 2023-24 school year.
Houston ISD students looking to get involved in a magnet school will have seven new options for the 2023-24 school year. The Houston ISD board of trustees approved the establishment of seven new magnet schools at its November meeting, following up on promises made by Superintendent Millard House II in his ve-year plan to address “magnet deserts”—parts of the district where students previously could not access magnet programs close to them. New programs were added at Attucks, Fonville, McReynolds and Patrick Henry middle schools; Mad- ison and Worthing high schools; and at the Houston Math, Science & Technology Center High School. Several trustees initially called for delaying the November vote due to concerns that ranged from HISD not providing enough information on the programs to schools not receiving additional funding to support them. District 9 Trustee Myrna Guidry expressed concerns about Worthing High School in particular. “They’re barely maintaining their [career and technical education program], and now you’re saying their CTE funds are going to be used to manage this magnet,” she said. “They don’t have the funding, and it will fail.”
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Attucks Middle School: science, technology, engineering, math Fonville Middle School: STEM Patrick Henry Middle School: medical careers McReynolds Middle School: STEM, public policy
Madison High School: STEM careers Houston Math, Science, & Technology Center High School: careers in medicine Worthing High School: agriculture and aquatic science careers
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City of Bellaire, Houston ISD continue talks over baseball scoreboard The city of Bellaire’s board of adjustments denied a variance to allow a historic scoreboard to be placed at new Bellaire High School baseball elds after two board members voiced opposition at a Dec. 15 meeting. The variance was required to place the 576-square-foot scoreboard because of Bellaire zoning rules that limit signs in the area to 300 square feet. The baseball elds are located at 6300 Avenue B, Bellaire. Bellaire city o cials said they recognize the historical signi cance of the scoreboard and are continuing talks with HISD to nd other options for it. Bellaire High School Principal Michael Niggli spoke in favor of the variance at the Dec. 15 meeting.
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HISD o cials said coordinators at each campus will be added to help market the new magnet programs across the district. “As they market it, the hope is increased enrollment, which would derive additional funding based on the ... allocation we get from the state,” said Michael Love, executive o cer of innova- tion, at the November meeting. As part of the strategic plan, the district is also looking at its magnet funding model to identify possible changes, Love said. Students can apply for magnet schools through Feb. 2. Noti - cations on acceptances will begin being sent out on April 5. HISD o ers magnet programs at around 100 of its campuses.
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