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The Houston
Independent School District is the largest public school system in
Texas and the seventh largest in the United States.
Our schools are dedicated to giving every student the best
possible education through an
intensive core curriculum and specialized, challenging
instructional and career programs. HISD is working hard to become
Houstonians’ K-12 school system of choice, constantly
improving and refining instruction and management to make them as
effective, productive,
and economical as
possible.
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The Houston A+
Challenge is a not-for-profit public, private partnership
directing the largest single
sum of private money ever
dedicated to public school reform in the Greater Houston area. The
Challenge develops and funds school programs, professional
development and leadership institutes to promote higher academic
achievement by all students using the principles of Whole School
Reform.
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Success For All is a
comprehensive reading and writing program. The program emphasizes
prevention
and early
intervention to solve learning problems. Success for All provides
schools with research-based curriculum materials, extensive
professional development in instruction, assessment, and classroom
management, one on one tutoring for primary grade children who
need it, and active family support interventions.
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The
SPARK
School Park Program is a non-profit organization operating out of
the City of Houston
Mayor's office.
Developed in 1983 as a way to increase park space in Houston,
Texas, Former City
Council Member,
Eleanor Tinsley, created SPARK to develop public school grounds
into neighborhood parks. An inter-local agreement, one of the first
in Houston, between the city, the Houston Parks Board
and the school
district, formally established the SPARK program. SPARK
combines the resources of
the Department
of Housing and Community Development, seven local school
districts, Harris County, the private sector, neighborhood group,
PTA/PTO groups and concerned citizens
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