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News from Houston ISD
The Houston ISD board of trustees will next meet for its regular board meeting at 5 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center, 4400 W. 18th St., Houston. The board will meet for an agenda review meeting at 5 p.m. March 3. Meetings are streamed live at www.houstonisd.org/livetv. MEETINGSWE COVER OTHER HIGHLIGHTS HOUSTON ISD Marcus Williams was named the new principal of Lanier Middle School on Jan. 31. Williams had served as assistant principal at Lanier since the 2018-19 school year. Williams earned his bachelor’s degree at Morehouse College and his master’s degree from Prairie View A&M University. HOUSTON ISD Superintendent Millard House announced HISD will adhere to a new “no tra cking zone” law at a Jan. 25 press conference. The law, signed by Gov. Greg Abbott in June 2021 after passing through the Texas Legislature, creates a 1,000-foot no-tra cking zone around all district schools. Penalties are elevated within the zone for any activity related to sex crimes against children.
HISD to hire 500 students and alumni as elementary tutors
BY SHAWN ARRAJJ
In response to the sta ng chal- lenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic, Houston ISD announced Jan. 5 a new partnership with the nonpro t iEducate to hire 500 HISD students and alumni for spring semester tutoring positions at district elementary schools. HISD students age 15 and up and alumni in college were considered for the jobs. Student tutors, who work in person for up to 20 hours per week, earn $12 per hour under the program. iEducate works with aspiring teachers to nd ways to connect them with students in need, accord- ing to an HISD press release. Tutors will be paired with a certi- ed teacher to cover subjects such as English, math and science in third to fth grades. The program runs through the end of June.
Bridget Wade is sworn in to represent District 7 on the Houston ISD board of trustees at a Jan. 11 ceremony. (Courtesy Houston ISD)
NewHouston ISDboardmembers sworn in
BY SHAWN ARRAJJ
Anne Sung in a December runo . District 7 covers the Lazybrook/ Timbergrove area as well as Montrose and River Oaks. Incumbents Sue Deigaard and Myrna Guidry were re-elected to represent districts 5 and 9, respectively. Kendall Baker, who won the race for District 6, joins Wade as another new face on the board this year. District 8 trustee Judith Cruz was also elected board president at a Jan. 13 meeting.
HOUSTON ISD Two new Houston ISD board members were sworn in alongside three returning members at a ceremony hosted by the district Jan. 11. Elizabeth Santos was re-elected to District 1, which covers the Heights, Garden Oaks and parts of North Houston. Santos was re-elected after winning a runo race in December. Newcomer Brid- get Wade was elected to the District 7 seat after defeating incumbent
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