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Houston Independent School District
	Houston, Texas
District details
	Superintendent: Mike Miles
	# of school board members: 9
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The Houston Independent School District is a school district in Texas.

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Superintendent
School board
Elections
Budget
Teacher salaries
Academic performance
Students
Noteworthy events
Staff
Schools
Contact information

Superintendent

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Mike Miles is the superintendent of the Houston Independent School District. He was appointed by Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath on June 1, 2023.^[1] The district's board of education confirmed the appointment on June 8, 2023.^[2] Prior to his appointment, Miles served as the CEO to the charter school network Third Future School, as well as the superintendent of Dallas Independent School District.^[3]

Past superintendents

Grenita Lathan was the interim superintendent of the Houston Independent School District from 2018 to 2021. Lathan's previous career experience included working as a teacher, the chief elementary school improvement officer of the San Diego Unified School District, and the superintendent of Peoria Public Schools in Illinois.^[4]
Richard Carranza was the superintendent of the Houston Independent School District from 2016 to 2018.^[5]^[6] Carranza's previous career experience included working as the superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School District.^[7]
Kenneth Huewitt was the interim superintendent of the Houston Independent School District in 2016. Huewitt's previous career experience included working as the district's controller and chief financial officer.^[8]
Terry Grier was the superintendent of the Houston Independent School District from 2009 to 2016.^[9]

School board

The Houston Independent School District Board of Trustees consists of nine members elected to four-year terms and nine appointed members. ^[10]

Elected board

Office	Name	Date assumed office
Houston Independent School District, District I	Elizabeth Santos	2017
Houston Independent School District, District II	Savant Moore	January 11, 2024
Houston Independent School District, District III	Daniela Hernandez	January 16, 2020
Houston Independent School District, District IV	Patricia Allen	January 16, 2020
Houston Independent School District, District IX	Myrna Guidry	December 10, 2020
Houston Independent School District, District V	Sue Deigaard	January 11, 2018
Houston Independent School District, District VI	Kendall Baker	January 11, 2022
Houston Independent School District, District VII	Bridget Wade	January 11, 2022
Houston Independent School District, District VIII	Placido Gomez	January 11, 2024

Appointed board

Office	Name	Date assumed office
Houston Independent School District school board	Michelle Arnold	2024
Houston Independent School District school board	Cassandra Bandy	2024
Houston Independent School District school board	Ric Campo	2024
Houston Independent School District school board	Angela Flowers	2024
Houston Independent School District school board	Janette Lindner	2024
Houston Independent School District school board	Rolando Martinez	2024
Houston Independent School District school board	Paula Mendoza	2024
Houston Independent School District school board	Audrey Momanaee
Houston Independent School District school board	Adam Rivon	2024

Elections

See also: Houston Independent School District, Texas, elections

Members of the board are elected biennially in November to overlapping four-year terms.^[10]

Five seats on the board are up for general election on November 4, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was August 18, 2025.

Ballotpedia covered school board elections in 367 school districts in 29 states in 2024. Those school districts had a total student enrollment of 12,203,404 students. Click here to read an analysis of those elections.

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Public participation in board meetings

The Houston Independent School District Board of Trustees maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:^[11]

District map

School district map

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[12]

Revenue
Expenditures

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$683,805,000	$3,514	23%
Local:	$2,024,644,000	$10,404	69%
State:	$234,725,000	$1,206	8%
Total:	$2,943,174,000	$15,124

Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$2,824,805,000	$14,515
Total Current Expenditures:	$2,341,246,000	$12,030
Instructional Expenditures:	$1,269,429,000	$6,523	45%
Student and Staff Support:	$286,567,000	$1,472	10%
Administration:	$368,123,000	$1,891	13%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$417,127,000	$2,143	15%
Total Capital Outlay:	$153,313,000	$787
Construction:	$64,951,000	$333
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$17,676,000	$90
Interest on Debt:	$121,949,000	$626

Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year	Minimum	Maximum
2024-2025^[13]	$64,000	$108,644
2023-2024^[14]	$53,000	$100,000
2020^[15]	$54,369	$96,371

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.^[16]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	27	72	16	22	35-39	45-49	59
2018-2019	45	80	33	44	35-39	66	67
2017-2018	43	80	31	42	40-44	63	66
2016-2017	71	91	63	72	70-74	84	87
2015-2016	69	90	59	70	60-64	83	86
2014-2015	67	88	57	68	70-74	82	86
2013-2014	70	89	60	71	65-69	83	87
2012-2013	72	90	63	73	75-79	83	87
2011-2012	80	94	72	82	75-79	89	91
2010-2011	83	92	77	84	80-84		92

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	35	71	28	30	40-44	40-44	70
2018-2019	41	75	33	37	35-39	70	71
2017-2018	39	74	30	36	45-49	67	71
2016-2017	63	84	57	62	60-64	83	87
2015-2016	64	84	58	62	65-69	85	86
2014-2015	65	83	59	64	60-64	85	87
2013-2014	67	84	61	66	65-69	86	88
2012-2013	72	85	69	70	70-74	88	90
2011-2012	85	92	82	84	85-89	94	95
2010-2011	86	94	84	85	85-89		95

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2018-2019	79	91	79	78	70-79	75-79	79
2017-2018	79	93	78	79	60-69	80-84	77
2016-2017	79	90	78	79	60-69	75-79	78
2015-2016	78	92	76	78	70-79	75-79	80
2014-2015	79	92	77	79	60-79	75-79	83
2013-2014	79	92	75	78	70-79	85-89	86
2012-2013	79	87	76	77	70-79	90-94	91
2011-2012	79	92	77	77	70-79	90-94	89
2010-2011	79	92	77	76	60-79	>=90	90

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	184,109	-3.2
2022-2023	189,934	-2.5
2021-2022	194,607	-1.2
2020-2021	196,943	-6.7
2019-2020	210,061	0.1
2018-2019	209,772	-2.1
2017-2018	214,175	-0.9
2016-2017	216,106	0.2
2015-2016	215,627	0.2
2014-2015	215,225	1.7
2013-2014	211,552	3.9
2012-2013	203,354	0.1
2011-2012	203,066	-0.6
2010-2011	204,245	0.7
2009-2010	202,773	1.3
2008-2009	200,225	0.3
2007-2008	199,534	-1.7
2006-2007	202,936	-3.6
2005-2006	210,292	0.6
2004-2005	208,945	-1.2
2003-2004	211,499	-0.3
2002-2003	212,099	0.5
2001-2002	210,950	1.2
2000-2001	208,462	-0.6
1999-2000	209,716	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE	Houston Independent School District (%)	Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.2	0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	5.0	5.4
Black	21.3	12.8
Hispanic	61.7	53.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.2
Two or More Races	1.8	3.1
White	9.9	25.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Houston Independent School District had 11,785.74 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.62.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	642.24
Kindergarten:	605.96
Elementary:	4,777.21
Secondary:	4,514.58
Total:	11,785.74

Houston Independent School District employed 24.02 district administrators and 1,296.66 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	24.02
District Administrative Support:	2,319.43
School Administrators:	1,296.66
School Administrative Support:	1,226.91

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	1,320.95
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	14.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	354.14
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	103.21
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	1,674.34
Other Support Services:	5,945.80

Schools

The Houston Independent School District operates 274 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools
SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Alcott El	228	PK-5
Almeda El	798	PK-5
Anderson El	588	PK-5
Arabic Immersion Magnet School	611	PK-8
Ashford El	534	PK-5
Askew El	862	PK-5
Atherton El	475	PK-5
Attucks Middle	440	6-8
Austin H S	1,286	9-12
Barrick El	458	PK-5
Bastian El	664	PK-5
Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan	313	6-8
Baylor College Of Medicine Biotech Academy At Rusk	350	6-8
Bellaire H S	3,161	9-12
Bell El	564	PK-5
Bellfort Early Childhood Center	320	PK-KG
Benavidez El	838	PK-5
Benbrook El	485	PK-5
Berry El	755	PK-5
Black Middle	1,331	6-8
Blackshear El	302	PK-5
Bonham El	992	PK-5
Bonner El	596	PK-5
Braeburn El	860	PK-5
Briargrove El	881	PK-5
Briarmeadow Charter	580	PK-8
Briscoe El	227	PK-5
Brookline El	663	PK-5
Browning El	408	PK-5
Bruce El	310	PK-5
Burbank El	754	PK-5
Burbank Middle	1,454	6-8
Burnet El	368	PK-5
Burrus El	216	PK-5
Bush El	726	PK-5
Cage El	365	PK-5
Carnegie Vanguard H S	824	9-12
Carrillo El	352	PK-5
Challenge Early College H S	480	9-12
Chavez H S	2,006	9-12
Clifton Middle	419	6-8
Codwell El	346	PK-5
Community Services-Sec	107	PK-12
Condit El	733	PK-5
Cook Jr El	467	PK-5
Coop El	547	PK-5
Cornelius El	753	PK-5
Crespo El	526	PK-5
Crockett El	551	PK-5
Cullen Middle	290	6-8
Cunningham El	536	PK-5
Davila El	416	PK-5
Deady Middle	494	6-8
Deanda El	641	PK-5
Debakey H S For Health Prof	922	9-12
De Chaumes El	697	PK-5
De Zavala El	232	PK-5
Dogan El	466	PK-5
Durham El	570	PK-5
Durkee El	435	PK-5
East Early College H S	461	9-12
Eastwood Academy	383	9-12
Edison Middle	445	6-8
El Daep	2	5-5
Eliot El	500	PK-5
Ella J Baker Montessori School	617	PK-8
Elmore El	508	PK-5
Elrod El	733	PK-5
Emerson El	993	PK-5
Energized For Excellence Academy Ecc	191	PK-PK
Energized For Excellence Academy El	950	KG-5
Energized For Excellence Academy Inc Middle	549	6-8
Energized For Stem Academy H S	549	9-12
Energized For Stem Academy Middle	351	6-8
Energy Institute H S	663	9-12
Farias Early Childhood Center	399	PK-KG
Field El	464	PK-5
Fleming Middle	348	6-8
Foerster El	545	PK-5
Fondren El	322	PK-5
Fondren Middle	764	6-8
Fonville Middle	663	6-8
Fonwood Early Childhood Ctr	432	PK-KG
Forest Brook Middle	605	6-8
Foster El	363	PK-5
Franklin El	239	PK-5
Frost El	469	PK-5
Furr H S	1,025	9-12
Gallegos El	365	PK-5
Garcia El	325	PK-5
Garden Oaks Montessori	780	PK-8
Garden Villas El	360	PK-5
Golfcrest El	419	PK-5
Gregg El	370	PK-5
Gregory-Lincoln Ed Ctr	494	PK-8
Grissom El	470	PK-5
Gross El	422	PK-5
Halpin Early Childhood Ctr	348	PK-KG
Hamilton Middle	837	6-8
Harper Daep	127	9-12
Harris Co J J A E P	13	8-10
Harris J R El	312	PK-5
Harris R P El	389	PK-5
Hartman Middle	766	6-8
Hartsfield El	300	PK-5
Harvard El	673	PK-5
Hcc Life Skills Program	65	12-12
Heights H S	2,521	9-12
Helms El	481	PK-5
Henderson J El	539	PK-5
Henderson N El	211	PK-5
Henry Middle	610	6-8
Herod El	766	PK-5
Herrera El	781	PK-5
Highland Hts El	444	PK-5
Hilliard El	592	PK-5
Hines-Caldwell	692	PK-5
Hobby El	481	PK-5
Hogg Middle	1,120	6-8
Holland Middle	591	6-8
Horn El	753	PK-5
Houston Academy For International Studies	456	9-12
Houston Math Science And Technology Center	2,644	9-12
H S Ahead Academy	144	7-8
H S For Law And Justice	435	9-12
Isaacs El	274	PK-5
Janowski El	401	PK-5
Jefferson El	334	PK-5
Jones Futures Academy	317	9-12
Kashmere Gardens El	331	PK-5
Kashmere H S	640	9-12
Kelso El	398	PK-5
Kennedy El	496	PK-5
Ketelsen El	422	PK-5
Key Middle	554	6-8
Kinder H S For Performing And Visual Arts	769	9-12
King Early Childhood Ctr	307	PK-KG
Kolter El	762	PK-5
Lamar H S	3,078	9-12
Lanier Middle	1,418	6-8
Lantrip El	462	PK-5
Las Americas	213	4-8
Laurenzo Early Childhood Ctr	229	PK-KG
Law El	519	PK-5
Lawson Middle	1,132	6-8
Lewis El	710	PK-5
Liberty H S	373	9-12
Lockhart El	338	PK-5
Long Academy	715	6-12
Longfellow El	656	PK-5
Looscan El	238	PK-5
Love El	345	PK-5
Lovett El	654	PK-5
Lyons El	825	PK-5
Macgregor El	436	PK-5
Mading El	338	PK-5
Madison H S	1,855	9-12
Mandarin Immersion Magnet School	792	PK-8
Mark White El	522	PK-5
Marshall El	540	KG-5
Marshall Middle	584	6-8
Martinez C El	257	PK-5
Martinez R El	423	PK-5
Mcgowen El	352	PK-5
Mcnamara El	962	PK-5
Mcreynolds Middle	345	6-8
Memorial El	447	PK-5
Meyerland Middle	1,122	6-8
Mickey Leland College Prep Acad For Young Men	302	6-12
Middle College H S At Hcc Fraga	134	9-12
Middle College H S At Hcc Gulfton	112	9-12
Milby H S	2,179	9-12
Milne El	506	PK-5
Mistral Center For Early Childhood	355	PK-KG
Mitchell El	565	PK-5
Montgomery El	423	PK-5
Moreno El	692	PK-6
Mount Carmel Academy	229	9-12
Navarro Middle	487	6-8
Neff Ecc	586	PK-1
Neff El	727	2-5
North Forest H S	949	9-12
North Houston Early College H S	483	9-12
Northline El	398	PK-5
Northside H S	1,141	9-12
Oak Forest El	922	PK-5
Oates El	272	PK-5
Ortiz Middle	823	6-8
Osborne El	323	PK-5
Parker El	887	PK-5
Park Place El	705	PK-5
Patterson El	877	PK-5
Peck El	340	PK-5
Pershing Middle	1,270	6-8
Petersen El	361	PK-5
Pilgrim Academy	1,303	PK-8
Piney Point El	1,276	PK-5
Pin Oak Middle	1,194	6-8
Pleasantville El	231	PK-5
Poe El	736	PK-5
Port Houston El	269	PK-5
Project Chrysalis Middle	252	6-8
Pugh El	320	PK-5
Ray Daily El	841	PK-5
R D S P D	49	PK-PK
Reagan K-8 Educational Ctr	765	KG-8
Red El	586	PK-5
Revere Middle	1,102	6-8
Reynolds El	286	PK-5
Rice Sch /La Escuela Rice	1,040	KG-8
River Oaks El	744	PK-5
Roberts El	730	PK-5
Robinson El	453	PK-5
Roderick R Paige El	399	PK-5
Rodriguez El	849	PK-5
Roosevelt El	404	PK-5
Ross El	258	PK-5
Rucker El	418	PK-5
Sanchez El	432	PK-5
Scarborough El	717	PK-5
Scarborough H S	725	9-12
School At St George Place	784	PK-5
Scroggins El	328	PK-5
Secondary Daep	59	6-8
Seguin El	350	PK-5
Shadowbriar El	408	PK-5
Shadydale El	604	KG-5
Sharpstown H S	1,803	9-12
Sharpstown International School	1,297	6-12
Shearn El	469	PK-5
Sherman El	478	PK-5
Sinclair El	716	PK-5
Smith El	736	PK-5
Soar Ctr	248	PK-12
South Early College H S	416	9-12
Southmayd El	353	PK-5
Sterling H S	1,341	9-12
Stevens El	574	PK-5
Stevenson Middle	1,117	6-8
Sugar Grove Academy	800	6-8
Sutton El	921	PK-5
Tanglewood Middle	854	6-8
Texas Connections Academy At Houston	8,332	3-12
Thomas Middle	474	6-8
Thompson El	376	PK-5
T H Rogers School	1,058	KG-12
Tijerina El	345	PK-5
Tinsley El	607	1-5
Travis El	725	PK-5
Twain El	870	PK-5
Valley West El	599	PK-5
Wainwright El	396	PK-5
Walnut Bend El	610	PK-5
Waltrip H S	1,659	9-12
Washington B T H S	837	9-12
Welch Middle	547	6-8
Wesley El	296	PK-5
West Briar Middle	1,027	6-8
Westbury H S	2,263	9-12
Westside H S	2,825	9-12
West University El	1,131	PK-5
Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy	651	PK-8
Wheatley H S	616	9-12
Whidby El	368	PK-5
White E El	719	PK-5
Whittier El	327	PK-5
Williams Middle	393	6-8
Windsor Village El	638	PK-5
Wisdom H S	2,306	9-12
Woodson School	489	PK-5
Worthing H S	831	9-12
Yates H S	781	9-12
Young El	398	PK-5
Young Women'S College Prep Academy	445	6-12

Noteworthy events

2023: State takeover of school board

On March 15, 2023, Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Morath announced in a letter he was appointing a Board of Managers to replace the HISD elected Board of Trustees.^[17] The appointed school board members took office in June 2024 and held their first public meeting on June 8, 2024.^[18]

The letter followed the Texas Supreme Court's Jan. 13, 2023, ruling ending an injunction against the takeover that had begun in 2020.^[19]

Morath said the new Board of Managers and superintendent would not take over before June 1. The elected Board of Trustees will serve in an advisory capacity, and elections will still take place. The appointed board will serve for two years. At that time, Morath will need to announce a timeline for returning control back to the Board of Trustees or extend the state takeover for an additional two years.^[17]

2019-2022: Potential state takeover of school board

On November 6, 2019, the day after the district's general election for four out of nine seats on the school board, Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Morath notified the district of his decision to appoint a board of managers to replace the elected school board, appoint a superintendent for the district, and lower the district's accreditation status to "accredited-warned."^[20]^[21] Under a state-appointed board, elected board members would function as non-voting representatives until they were phased back in by the commissioner.^[22]^[23]

Morath's decision came after a TEA investigation into the board's governance and repeatedly poor academic performance ratings at a high school in the district.^[24] According to the Houston Chronicle, the transition was originally expected to take place around March 2020.^[25]

As part of an ongoing lawsuit disputing the investigation and takeover, HISD filed a request for a preliminary injunction to prevent state intervention on October 29.^[26] Judge Lee Yeakel of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas denied the injunction on December 18 and remanded the case to a Travis County court.^[27]^[28] On January 8, 2020, Travis County District Judge Catherine Mauzy issued a temporary injunction preventing the TEA from taking over the district until the lawsuit was resolved. Mauzy scheduled the trial for June 22.^[29]^[30] TEA officials filed an appeal with the Texas Third District Court of Appeals on January 9, 2020.^[31] The court upheld the injunction on December 30, 2020, returning the issue to the Travis County district court. The Texas Education Association said it would appeal the ruling before the state supreme court.^[32] The state supreme court upheld the appellate court's decision on March 19, 2021.^[33]

After Morath's announcement, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) stated, "The State of Texas will never give up on our students, nor will we allow Houston ISD's school board to stand in the way of a child and their path to success. I fully support the Texas Education Agency's takeover of HISD and will work with them to give every child a chance at a great education."^[34] Zeph Capo, president of the Houston Federation of Teachers, an affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers and the AFL-CIO, said, "This is a power grab to disenfranchise families in Houston—particularly families of color—who just exercised their voice in a democratic vote on control of the city's public schools. Now, the state government wants to step in and ignore that vote and exercise state control over this community because of one below-grade school, when the rest of them are scoring in the top tier in math and reading."^[35]

Texas Education Agency investigation

The TEA special accreditation investigation into HISD began in January 2019.^[36] Special Investigations Unit Director Jason Hewitt recommended in August 2019 that the state appoint a board of managers for the district due to the elected board's "inability to appropriately govern, inability to operate within the scope of their authority, circumventing the authority of the superintendent, and inability to ensure proper contract procurement laws are followed."^[37] Preliminary findings of the TEA investigation included violations such as secret meetings that broke state law, misuse of district property, and school board member overreach.^[38]

HISD lawyers filed a complaint against the TEA in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas on August 16 which claimed that school board members' rights were violated and that allegations were not fully investigated.^[39] The lawsuit also argued that a state-appointed board would violate the Civil Rights Act, since a majority of voters in the district were people of color.^[40]

The TEA's final investigative report was released on October 30. The document included the district's response to the preliminary findings of the investigation, in which HISD lawyers wrote the following:

“	The findings presented in TEA’s Report are fundamentally flawed because they resulted from an investigation that began with a predetermined result. This meant that instead of conducting a fair and unbiased investigation, TEA’s investigators searched for a problem to use as a pretext for replacing Houston ISD’s elected Board of Trustees with an unelected board of managers.^[41]	”
—Kevin O’Hanlon, Benjamin Castillo, and David Campbell, Special Counsel to Houston ISD^[42]

The TEA's recommendation to replace the board remained the same. Hewitt concluded the following in the report's cover letter to the district:

“	Based on the findings and substantiation of Allegation One, Allegation Two, and Allegation Three, the SIU will recommend to the Commissioner of Education that the accreditation status of the district be lowered, a conservator be appointed, and a Board of Managers be installed in accordance with Tex. Educ. Code §39.057(d) to replace the existing board of trustees due to the HISD Board of Trustees’ demonstrated inability to appropriately govern, inability to operate within the scope of their authority by circumventing the authority of the superintendent, and inability to ensure proper contract procurement laws are followed.^[41]	”
—Jason Hewitt, Special Investigations Unit, TEA^[43]

Academic performance

According to preliminary ratings for the 2018-2019 school year, one HISD high school, Wheatley, received a failing grade for the seventh year in a row.^[44]^[45] At the time, the district was under oversight from a conservator appointed by the TEA due to poor academic performance at various schools.^[46]^[37] Texas House Bill 1842 required that the commissioner of education either close a school that received more than five consecutive failing grades or replace the district's board of education.^[47] HISD received a waiver from state ratings for the 2017-2018 school year due to Hurricane Harvey.^[44]

In a meeting on September 5, 2019, HISD board members voted 7-1 to instruct the interim superintendent, Grenita Lathan, to appeal the failing grade, with Jolanda Jones voting against the appeal and Rhonda Skillern-Jones not present. Carla Stevens, the district's assistant superintendent of research and accountability, stated, "We have tried really, really hard to find anything we can hang out [sic] hat on at Wheatley, and we cannot find anything that would be an allowable appeal that would be granted."^[47] Lathan submitted the district's appeal on September 13.^[48] Morath denied the appeal on November 5.^[49]

Contact information

Houston Independent School District
4400 West 18th St.
Houston, TX 77092-8501
Phone: 713-556-6000

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Footnotes

[1] Houston Landing, "Texas takeover of Houston ISD complete as Mike Miles named superintendent, board replaced," June 1, 2023

[2] Houston Independent School District, "Jun 08, 2023 Special Board Meetings," June 8, 2023

[3] LinkedIn, "Mike Miles," accessed July 10, 2023

[4] Houston Independent School District, "Superintendent / Homepage," accessed March 26, 2021

[5] HISD News Blog, "HISD Superintendent Richard Carranza accepts new role in NYC," March 5, 2018

[6] Houston Chronicle, "Houston ISD superintendent Richard Carranza leaving for NYC’s top job after 18 months here," March 5, 2018

[7] HISD News Blog, "Richard A. Carranza named HISD superintendent," August 18, 2016

[8] HISD News Blog, "HISD Board of Education names Deputy Superintendent/CFO Ken Huewitt as interim leader of state’s largest district," February 17, 2016

[9] Houston Chronicle, "Grier trailed by both acrimony and accolades," August 29, 2009

[Board-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Houston Independent School District, "Board Members - Elections," accessed March 26, 2021

[11] Houston Independent School District, "Board Meetings - Public Participation," accessed January 18, 2024

[12] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[13] Houston Independent School District, "2024–2025 Salary Tables," accessed April 22, 2025

[14] Houston Independent School District, "HISD Compensation Tables," accessed February 4, 2024

[15] Houston Independent School District, "HISD Compensation Tables," accessed March 26, 2021

[16] U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, ""State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation,"" accessed February 25, 2021

[letter-17] 17.0 ^17.1 Texas Education Agency, "Appointment of Board of Managers," accessed March 23, 2023

[18] Houston Chronicle, "Meet Houston ISD's new board of managers, appointed by the state during takeover," accessed June 19, 2024

[19] The Texas Tribune, "Texas Supreme Court clears way for state’s education agency to take over Houston ISD," January 13, 2023

[REPLACE-20] The Texas Tribune, "State to take over Houston ISD by replacing school board and superintendent," November 6, 2019

[21] KHOU11, "State announces plans to take over HISD after investigation reveals 'serious or persistent deficiencies,'" November 6, 2019

[PROGRESS-22] Community Impact, "Houston ISD ratings show progress, but school board could still be replaced," September 3, 2019

[RETURN-23] Texas Education Agency, "TEA Governance Return to Elected Trustee Control," accessed November 22, 2019

[24] Houston Chronicle, "TEA notifies Houston ISD of intent to replace district’s elected school board," November 6, 2019

[25] Houston Chronicle, "TEA to host community meetings on Houston ISD board takeover," November 8, 2019

[26] Houston Chronicle, "HISD lawyers seek injunction to block TEA takeover, allow superintendent search," October 30, 2019

[27] Houston Chronicle, "Federal judge dismisses HISD lawsuit aimed at stopping takeover," December 18, 2019

[28] Texas Tribune, "Federal judge dismisses Houston ISD lawsuit seeking to avoid state takeover," December 19, 2019

[StateJudge-29] The Texas Tribune, "State judge temporarily blocks Texas from taking over Houston school district," January 8, 2020

[AustinJudge-30] Houston Chronicle, "Austin judge temporarily blocks state takeover of HISD school board," January 8, 2020

[APPEAL-31] Houston Chronicle, "TEA appeals injunction blocking it from taking over Houston ISD board," January 9, 2020

[32] Click2Houston, "TEA still blocked from taking over HISD, appeals court rules," December 30, 2020

[33] Houston Chronicle, "HISD board wins another legal battle in fight to stop state takeover," March 19, 2021

[34] ABC13, "HISD's takeover by Texas education brass official," November 7, 2019

[35] American Federation of Teachers, "Educators Question State Takeover of HISD," November 7, 2019

[36] Houston Chronicle, "TEA official: State investigation into HISD could take months," April 6, 2019

[MISCONDUCT-37] 37.0 ^37.1 Houston Chronicle, "TEA investigative report cites misconduct, recommends replacement of HISD board," August 7, 2019

[38] Houston Public Media, "From Secret Meetings To Free Meals: 10 Reasons Why TEA Is Recommending A State Takeover Of HISD," August 19, 2019

[FIRES-39] Houston Chronicle, "HISD board fires back at TEA in lawsuit, calls investigation 'one-sided,'" August 19, 2019

[40] San Antonio Express-News, "Harlandale ISD lawyer sees voting rights as defense against TEA," September 13, 2019

[quotedisclaimer-41] 41.0 ^41.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

[42] Houston Independent School District Special Accreditation Investigation, "Appendix 1: Houston ISD’s response to TEA’s preliminary report and request for informal review," October 30, 2019 (page 7)

[43] Texas Education Agency, "Dear President Davila and Interim Superintendent Lathan," October 30, 2019 (page 3)

[LOOKUP-44] 44.0 ^44.1 The Texas Tribune, "Three Texas school districts face state penalties after getting failing grades. Look up your campus' A-F grade here," August 15, 2019

[45] Houston Public Media, "Texas Education Commissioner Puts Houston, Other Districts On Notice For Failing Grades," September 3, 2019

[46] AP, "State opens accreditation investigation of Houston ISD," January 23, 2019

[WHEATLEY-47] 47.0 ^47.1 Houston Chronicle, "HISD board orders appeal of Wheatley's failing grade, bucking administration," September 5, 2019

[48] Houston Public Media, "Houston District Appeals School’s Failing Grade, Likely Delaying State Decision On Potential Takeover," September 13, 2019

[49] Houston Public Media, "State Denies HISD’s Appeal Of Wheatley’s ‘F’ Rating, Raising Chance Of State Takeover," November 5, 2019

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 {{School board district infobox
-|District = Houston Independent <br> School District
+|District = Houston Independent School District
-|Place = Houston, Texas
+|Place = [[Houston, Texas]]
-|Image = Houston ISD seal.gif
+|Superintendent = Mike Miles
-|Superintendent = Grenita Lathan (interim)
-|Enrollment = {{NCES1000 2014–2015|Enroll=Y|Name=4823640}} students
-|Grad rate = 87.6%<ref>[http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/acctres/completion/2013/district.html ''Texas Education Agency,'' "Search Four-Year Graduation and Dropout Data by District, Class of 2013," accessed August 3, 2015]</ref>
-|Number of schools = 279
-|Budget = $2.09 billion
 |Website = http://www.houstonisd.org/
-|Board president = Anna Eastman
 |Board members = 9
-|Term years = 4
+}}
-}}{{tnr}}'''Houston Independent School District''' ('''HISD''') is the largest public school system in [[Texas]] and the 7th-largest in the [[United States]], serving {{NCES1000 2014–2015|Enroll=Y|Name=4823640}} students in 279 schools during the 2014-2015 school year.<ref>[https://www2.houstonisd.org/HISDConnectDS/v/index.jsp?vgnextchannel=2e2b2f796138c010VgnVCM10000052147fa6RCRD ''Houston Independent School District,'' "General Information," accessed September 4, 2013]</ref>{{NCES1000 2014–2015|Ref=Y}} Houston ISD serves as a community [[school district]] for most of the city of [[Houston, Texas|Houston]] and several nearby and insular municipalities. Like most districts in Texas, it is independent of the city of Houston and all other municipal and county jurisdictions. The district has its headquarters in the Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center (HMWESC) in Houston.
-==About the district==
+The '''Houston Independent School District'''  is a [[List of school districts in Texas|school district]] in [[Texas]].
-[[File:Map of Texas highlighting Harris County.svg|200px|thumb|left|link=Houston Independent School District, Texas|Houston Independent School District is located in Harris County, Texas.]] Houston Independent School District is located in Southeast [[Texas]] in [[Harris County, Texas|Harris County]]. The county seat is [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]. The county was home to an estimated 4,589,928 residents from 2010 to 2016, according to the United States Census Bureau.<ref name=Census>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/harriscountytexas,TX/IPE120216 ''United States Census Bureau,'' "Harris County, Texas," accessed September 26, 2017]</ref>
-===Demographics===
-Harris County overperformed in comparison to the rest of Texas in terms of higher education achievement from 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 29.5 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 27.6 percent of state residents. The median household income in Harris County was $54,457, while it was $53,207 for Texas. The county poverty rate was 16.6 percent, compared to the state's 15.6 percent.<ref name=Census/>
-{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="background:none; text-align: center;"
+Click on the links below to learn more about the school district's...
-! colspan="3" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |'' Racial Demographics, 2010-2016<ref name=Census/>
-|-
+* [[#Superintendent|Superintendent]]
-! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Race
+* [[#School board|School board]]
-! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Harris County (%)
+* [[#Elections|Elections]]
-! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Texas (%)
+* [[#Budget|Budget]]
-|-
+* [[#Teacher salaries|Teacher salaries]]
-| White || 70.0 || 79.4
+* [[#Academic performance|Academic performance]]
-|-
+* [[#Students|Students]]
-| Black or African American || 19.7 || 12.6
+*[[#Noteworthy events | Noteworthy events]]
-|-
+* [[#Staff|Staff]]
-| American Indian and Alaska Native || 1.1 || 1.0
+* [[#Schools|Schools]]
-|-
+* [[#Contact information|Contact information]]
-| Asian || 7.2 || 4.6
-|-
-| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0.1 || 0.1
-|-
-| Two or More Races || 1.9 || 1.9
-|-
-| Hispanic or Latino || 42.4 || 39.1
-|}
-{{School census}}
 ==Superintendent==
 {{Superintendent disclaimer}}
-Grenita Lathan is the interim superintendent of the Houston Independent School District. Lathan was appointed superintendent in March 2018. Lathan's previous career experience includes working as a teacher, the chief elementary school improvement officer of the [[San Diego Unified School District, California|San Diego Unified School District]], and the superintendent of [[Peoria Public Schools District 150, Illinois|Peoria Public Schools]] in [[Illinois]].<ref>[https://www.houstonisd.org/superintendent ''Houston Independent School District'', "Superintendent / Homepage," accessed November 13, 2019]</ref>
+Mike Miles is the superintendent of the Houston Independent School District. He was appointed by Texas Education Commissioner [[Mike Morath]] on June 1, 2023.<ref>[https://houstonlanding.org/houston-isd-hisd-takeover-board-mike-miles/ ''Houston Landing'', "Texas takeover of Houston ISD complete as Mike Miles named superintendent, board replaced," June 1, 2023]</ref> The district's board of education confirmed the appointment on June 8, 2023.<ref>[https://houstonisdtx.new.swagit.com/videos/236994 ''Houston Independent School District'', "Jun 08, 2023 Special Board Meetings," June 8, 2023]</ref> Prior to his appointment, Miles served as the CEO to the charter school network Third Future School, as well as the superintendent of [[Dallas Independent School District]].<ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikejmiles ''LinkedIn'', "Mike Miles," accessed July 10, 2023]</ref>
 ===Past superintendents===
-*Richard Carranza was the superintendent of the Houston Independent School District from 2016 to 2018.<ref>[https://blogs.houstonisd.org/news/2018/03/05/hisd-superintendent-richard-carranza-accepts-new-role/ ''HISD News Blog'', "HISD Superintendent Richard Carranza accepts new role in NYC," accessed March 5, 2018]</ref><ref>[https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/education/article/Richard-Carranza-houston-ISD-new-york-city-deblasi-12730165.php ''Houston Chronicle'', "Houston ISD superintendent Richard Carranza leaving for NYC’s top job after 18 months here," accessed March 5, 2018]</ref> Carranza's previous career experience included working as the superintendent of the [[San Francisco Unified School District, California|San Francisco Unified School District]].<ref>[http://www.houstonisd.org/Page/151977 ''Houston Independent School District,'' "Richard A. Carranza, Superintendent of Schools," accessed January 30, 2017]</ref><ref>[http://blogs.houstonisd.org/news/2016/08/18/richard-a-carranza-named-hisd-superintendent/ ''HISD News Blog,'' "Richard A. Carranza named HISD superintendent," accessed August 18, 2016]</ref>
+*Grenita Lathan was the interim superintendent of the Houston Independent School District from 2018 to 2021. Lathan's previous career experience included working as a teacher, the chief elementary school improvement officer of the [[San Diego Unified School District, California|San Diego Unified School District]], and the superintendent of [[Peoria Public Schools District 150, Illinois|Peoria Public Schools]] in [[Illinois]].<ref>[https://www.houstonisd.org/superintendent ''Houston Independent School District'', "Superintendent / Homepage," accessed March 26, 2021]</ref>
-*Kenneth Huewitt was the interim superintendent of the Houston Independent School District in 2016. Huewitt's previous career experience included working as the district's controller and chief financial officer.<ref>[http://www.houstonisd.org/domain/8144 ''Houston Independent School District,'' "KENNETH HUEWITT, INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS," accessed June 24, 2016]</ref>
+*Richard Carranza was the superintendent of the Houston Independent School District from 2016 to 2018.<ref>[https://blogs.houstonisd.org/news/2018/03/05/hisd-superintendent-richard-carranza-accepts-new-role/ ''HISD News Blog'', "HISD Superintendent Richard Carranza accepts new role in NYC," March 5, 2018]</ref><ref>[https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/education/article/Richard-Carranza-houston-ISD-new-york-city-deblasi-12730165.php ''Houston Chronicle'', "Houston ISD superintendent Richard Carranza leaving for NYC’s top job after 18 months here," March 5, 2018]</ref> Carranza's previous career experience included working as the superintendent of the [[San Francisco Unified School District, California|San Francisco Unified School District]].<ref>[http://blogs.houstonisd.org/news/2016/08/18/richard-a-carranza-named-hisd-superintendent/ ''HISD News Blog,'' "Richard A. Carranza named HISD superintendent," August 18, 2016]</ref>
-*Terry Grier was the superintendent of the Houston Independent School District from 2009 to 2016.<ref>[http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6593218.html ''Houston Chronicle,'' "Grier trailed by both acrimony and accolades," accessed Aug. 30, 2009]</ref><ref>[http://www.houstonisd.org/domain/8144 ''HISD'', "Terry B. Grier, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools," accessed September 5, 2013]</ref>
+*Kenneth Huewitt was the interim superintendent of the Houston Independent School District in 2016. Huewitt's previous career experience included working as the district's controller and chief financial officer.<ref>[https://blogs.houstonisd.org/news/2016/02/17/hisd-board-of-education-names-deputy-superintendentcfo-ken-huewitt-as-interim-leader-of-states-largest-district/ ''HISD News Blog,'' "HISD Board of Education names Deputy Superintendent/CFO Ken Huewitt as interim leader of state’s largest district," February 17, 2016]</ref>
+*Terry Grier was the superintendent of the Houston Independent School District from 2009 to 2016.<ref>[http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6593218.html ''Houston Chronicle,'' "Grier trailed by both acrimony and accolades," August 29, 2009]</ref>
-==School board elections==
+==School board==
-The Houston Independent School District is overseen by a nine-member board elected by district to four-year staggered terms.<ref name=Board>[http://www.houstonisd.org/domain/7897 ''Board of Education'' accessed September 5, 2013]</ref>
+The Houston Independent School District Board of Trustees consists of nine members elected to four-year terms and nine appointed members. <ref name=Board>[https://pol.tasb.org/Policy/Download/592?filename=BBB(LOCAL).pdf ''Houston Independent School District'', "Board Members - Elections," accessed March 26, 2021]</ref>
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+===Elections===
+: ''See also: [[Houston Independent School District, Texas, elections]]
-==Budget==
+Members of the board are elected biennially in November to overlapping four-year terms.<ref name=Board/>
-{{School district budget
-|District=Houston Independent School District
-|Date range=1993 to 2013
-<!--Expenditures-->
-|FY1993InstTotal=$493,258,000
-|FY1993InstPercent=44.03%
-|FY1993SSTotal=$358,404,000
-|FY1993SSPercent=31.99%
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-|FY1993CSPercent=22.22%
-|FY1993DebtTotal=$18,517,000
-|FY1993DebtPercent=1.65%
-|FY1993OtherTotal=$1,201,000
-|FY1993OtherPercent=0.11%
-|FY1993Total=$1,120,318,000
-|FY1994InstTotal=$518,316,000
+Five seats on the board {{Greener|start=2025-11-04 9:00pm CDT|before=are|after=were}} up for general election on [[Texas school board elections, 2025|November 4, 2025]]. The filing deadline for this election {{Greener|start=2025-08-18 9:00pm CDT|before=is|after=was}} [[Texas school board elections, 2025|August 18, 2025]].
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-|FY1994SSTotal=$394,497,000
-|FY1994SSPercent=39.06%
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-|FY1994CSPercent=7.46%
-|FY1994DebtTotal=$20,915,000
-|FY1994DebtPercent=2.07%
-|FY1994OtherTotal=$945,000
-|FY1994OtherPercent=0.09%
-|FY1994Total=$1,010,023,000
-|FY1995InstTotal=$560,154,000
+{{School board data analysis}}
-|FY1995InstPercent=52.39%
-|FY1995SSTotal=$407,459,000
-|FY1995SSPercent=38.11%
-|FY1995CSTotal=$78,151,000
-|FY1995CSPercent=7.31%
-|FY1995DebtTotal=$20,512,000
-|FY1995DebtPercent=1.92%
-|FY1995OtherTotal=$2,833,000
-|FY1995OtherPercent=0.26%
-|FY1995Total=$1,069,109,000
-|FY1996InstTotal=$604,612,000
+===Join the conversation about school board politics===
-|FY1996InstPercent=52.98%
+{{HallPass-signup
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+|slid=3DC725E303A24F8D3A44051DDCDF7472
-|FY1996SSPercent=37.35%
+|heading=Stay up to date on school board politics!
-|FY1996CSTotal=$84,693,000
+|text=Subscribe for a weekly roundup of the sharpest commentary and research from across the political spectrum with [[Ballotpedia%27s_Hall_Pass|Ballotpedia's ''Hall Pass'' newsletter]].
-|FY1996CSPercent=7.42%
+|button=#0645AD
-|FY1996DebtTotal=$19,785,000
+Get your ticket to understanding school board politics.
-|FY1996DebtPercent=1.73%
+}}
-|FY1996OtherTotal=$5,891,000
+===Public participation in board meetings===
-|FY1996OtherPercent=0.52%
+The Houston Independent School District Board of Trustees maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:<ref>[https://pol.tasb.org/Policy/Download/592?filename=BED(LOCAL).pdf ''Houston Independent School District'', "Board Meetings - Public Participation," accessed January 18, 2024]</ref>
-|FY1996Total=$1,141,288,000
-|FY1997InstTotal=$623,143,000
+<pdf height="500" width="900">File: HoustonISDPubPart23.pdf</pdf>
-|FY1997InstPercent=53.09%
-|FY1997SSTotal=$445,664,000
-|FY1997SSPercent=37.97%
-|FY1997CSTotal=$64,271,000
-|FY1997CSPercent=5.48%
-|FY1997DebtTotal=$31,248,000
-|FY1997DebtPercent=2.66%
-|FY1997OtherTotal=$9,425,000
-|FY1997OtherPercent=0.80%
-|FY1997Total=$1,173,751,000
-|FY1998InstTotal=$659,676,000
+===District map===
-|FY1998InstPercent=53.58%
+<div class="dmap">
-|FY1998SSTotal=$465,767,000
+{{Portal_section_collapsible
-|FY1998SSPercent=37.83%
+|id=district-map
-|FY1998CSTotal=$78,843,000
+|title=School district map
-|FY1998CSPercent=6.40%
+|collapsed=N
-|FY1998DebtTotal=$16,212,000
+|text=<APIWidget template="DistrictMap" where=  "districts.id  = 26598 "/>
-|FY1998DebtPercent=1.32%
+}}
-|FY1998OtherTotal=$10,588,000
+</div>
-|FY1998OtherPercent=0.86%
-|FY1998Total=$1,231,086,000
-|FY1999InstTotal=$683,972,000
+==Budget==
-|FY1999InstPercent=51.49%
+{{NCES}}
-|FY1999SSTotal=$492,841,000
+<APIWidget template='NcesDistrictBudget' where=' ndfi.district = 26598 ' />
-|FY1999SSPercent=37.10%
-|FY1999CSTotal=$110,569,000
-|FY1999CSPercent=8.32%
-|FY1999DebtTotal=$29,062,000
-|FY1999DebtPercent=2.19%
-|FY1999OtherTotal=$11,835,000
-|FY1999OtherPercent=0.89%
-|FY1999Total=$1,328,279,000
-|FY2000InstTotal=$753,323,000
+==Teacher salaries==
-|FY2000InstPercent=48.70%
+The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.
-|FY2000SSTotal=$544,614,000
-|FY2000SSPercent=35.20%
-|FY2000CSTotal=$190,678,000
-|FY2000CSPercent=12.33%
-|FY2000DebtTotal=$47,482,000
-|FY2000DebtPercent=3.07%
-|FY2000OtherTotal=$10,910,000
-|FY2000OtherPercent=0.71%
-|FY2000Total=$1,547,007,000
-|FY2001InstTotal=$813,326,000
+{| class="wikitable" style="background:none; text-align: center;"
-|FY2001InstPercent=44.88%
+! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Year
-|FY2001SSTotal=$587,104,000
+! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Minimum
-|FY2001SSPercent=32.39%
+! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Maximum
-|FY2001CSTotal=$347,494,000
+|-
-|FY2001CSPercent=19.17%
+| 2024-2025<ref>[https://www.houstonisd.org/salarytables ''Houston Independent School District'', "2024–2025 Salary Tables," accessed April 22, 2025]</ref> || $64,000 || $108,644
-|FY2001DebtTotal=$46,929,000
+|-
-|FY2001DebtPercent=2.59%
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-|FY2010OtherPercent=0.81%
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-|FY2011InstTotal=$1,110,302,000
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-|FY2011SSTotal=$722,619,000
-|FY2011SSPercent=31.47%
-|FY2011CSTotal=$303,195,000
-|FY2011CSPercent=13.20%
-|FY2011DebtTotal=$141,121,000
-|FY2011DebtPercent=6.15%
-|FY2011OtherTotal=$19,263,000
-|FY2011OtherPercent=0.84%
-|FY2011Total=$2,296,500,000
-|FY2012InstTotal=$1,000,287,000
-|FY2012InstPercent=42.46%
-|FY2012SSTotal=$872,802,000
-|FY2012SSPercent=37.05%
-|FY2012CSTotal=$322,985,000
-|FY2012CSPercent=13.71%
-|FY2012DebtTotal=$140,778,000
-|FY2012DebtPercent=5.98%
-|FY2012OtherTotal=$19,005,000
-|FY2012OtherPercent=0.81%
-|FY2012Total=$2,355,857,000
-|FY2013InstTotal=$970,020,000
-|FY2013InstPercent=46.27%
-|FY2013SSTotal=$715,118,000
-|FY2013SSPercent=34.11%
-|FY2013CSTotal=$263,921,000
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-|FY2013DebtTotal=$130,453,000
-|FY2013DebtPercent=6.22%
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-|FY2013OtherPercent=0.82%
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-|FY1993LocalPercent=57.22%
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-|FY1993StatePercent=35.10%
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-|FY1993FedPercent=7.68%
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-|FY1994LocalTotal=$649,998,000
-|FY1994LocalPercent=62.64%
-|FY1994StateTotal=$276,151,000
-|FY1994StatePercent=26.61%
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-|FY2001Retired=$41,857,000
+==[[Noteworthy events]]==
-|FY2001Issued=$145,500,000
-|FY2001Outstanding=$1,228,316,000
-|FY2002Retired=$54,511,000
+===2023: State takeover of school board===
-|FY2002Issued=$0
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+On March 15, 2023, Texas Commissioner of Education [[Mike Morath]] announced in a letter he was appointing a Board of Managers to replace the HISD elected Board of Trustees.<ref name=letter>[https://www.kxan.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2023/03/Houston-ISD-Commissioner-Correspondence.pdf ''Texas Education Agency'', "Appointment of Board of Managers," accessed March 23, 2023]</ref> The appointed school board members took office in June 2024 and held their first public meeting on June 8, 2024.<ref>[https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/new-hisd-school-board-of-managers-18121144.php ''Houston Chronicle'', "Meet Houston ISD's new board of managers, appointed by the state during takeover," accessed June 19, 2024]</ref>
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-==Schools in Houston ISD==
-Houston Independent School District operates 279 schools listed below in alphabetical order.<ref>[http://www.houstonisd.org/_selectAschool ''School Search'' accessed September 6, 2013]</ref>
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-|-
-| Advanced Virtual Academy
-|-
-| Alcott Elementary
-|-
-| Almeda Elementary
-|-
-| Anderson Elementary
-|-
-| Ashford Elementary
-|-
-| Askew Elementary
-|-
-| Atherton Elementary
-|-
-| Attucks Middle School
-|-
-| Austin High School
-|-
-| Barbara Jordan High School
-|-
-| Barrick Elementary
-|-
-| Bastian Elementary
-|-
-| Baylor College of Medicine Academy
-|-
-| Beechnut Academy
-|-
-| Bell Elementary
-|-
-| Bellaire High School
-|-
-| Bellfort Early Childhood Center
-|-
-| Benavidez Elementary
-|-
-| Benbrook Elementary
-|-
-| Berry Elementary
-|-
-| Black Middle School
-|-
-| Blackshear Elementary
-|-
-| Bonham Elementary
-|-
-| Bonner Elementary
-|-
-| Braeburn Elementary
-|-
-| Briargrove Elementary
-|-
-| Briarmeadow Charter
-|-
-| Briarmeadow Charter School
-|-
-| Briscoe Elementary
-|-
-| Brookline Elementary
-|-
-| Browning Elementary
-|-
-| Bruce Elementary
-|-
-| Burbank Elementary
-|-
-| Burbank Middle School
-|-
-| Burnet Elementary
-|-
-| Burrus Elementary
-|-
-| Bush Elementary
-|-
-| Cage Elementary
-|-
-| Carnegie Vanguard High School
-|-
-| Carrillo Elementary
-|-
-| Community Education Partners Southeast
-|-
-| Challenge High School
-|-
-| Chavez High School
-|-
-| CLC Middle School
-|-
-| Clifton Middle School
-|-
-| Codwell Elementary
-|-
-| Community Services
-|-
-| Condit Elementary
-|-
-| Coop Elementary
-|-
-| Cornellus Elementary
-|-
-| Crespo Elementary
-|-
-| Crockett Elementary
-|-
-| Cullen Middle School
-|-
-| Cunningham Elementary
-|-
-| Davila Elementary
-|-
-| Davis High School
-|-
-| De Chaumes Elementary
-|-
-| De Zavala Elementary
-|-
-| Deady Middle School
-|-
-| Deaf Campus
-|-
-| DeAnda Elementary
-|-
-| DeBakey High School for Health Professions
-|-
-| Dodson Elementary
-|-
-| Dogan Elementary
-|-
-| Dowling Middle School
-|-
-| Durham Elementary
-|-
-| Durkee Elementary
-|-
-| Early College High School East
-|-
-| Eastwood Academy High School
-|-
-| Early Childhood Intervention
-|-
-| Edison Middle School
-|-
-| Eleanor Tinsley Elementary
-|-
-| Ellot Elementary
-|-
-| Elmore Elementary
-|-
-| Elrod Elementary
-|-
-| Emerson Elementary
-|-
-| Empowerment College Prep High School
-|-
-| Energized for Excellence Early Childhood Center
-|-
-| Energized for Excellence Elementary
-|-
-| Energized for Excellence Middle School
-|-
-| Energized for STEM Academy
-|-
-| Energized Science Tech High School
-|-
-| Energized Science Tech Middle School
-|-
-| Energy Institute High School
-|-
-| E-Stem Academy Central
-|-
-| Farias Early Childhood Center
-|-
-| Felix Cook Elementary
-|-
-| Field Elementary
-|-
-| Fleming Middle School
-|-
-| Foerster Elementary
-|-
-| Fondren Elementary
-|-
-| Fondren Middle School
-|-
-| Fonville Middle School
-|-
-| Fonwood Early Childhood Center
-|-
-| Forest Brook Middle School
-|-
-| Foster Elementary
-|-
-| Franklin Elementary
-|-
-| Frost Elementary
-|-
-| Furr High School
-|-
-| Gabriela Minstral Center
-|-
-| Gallegos Elementary
-|-
-| Garcia Elementary
-|-
-| Garden Oaks Elementary
-|-
-| Garden Villas Elementary
-|-
-| Golfcrest Elementary
-|-
-| Grady Middle School
-|-
-| Gregg Elementary
-|-
-| Gregory-Lincoln Middle School
-|-
-| Grissom Elementary
-|-
-| Halpin Early Childhood Center
-|-
-| Hamilton Middle School
-|-
-| Harper Alternative School
-|-
-| Harris R P Elementary
-|-
-| Hartman Middle School
-|-
-| Hartsfield Elementary
-|-
-| Harvard Elementary
-|-
-| HCC Life Skills
-|-
-| Helms Elementary
-|-
-| Henry Middle School
-|-
-| Herod Elementary
-|-
-| Herrera Elementary
-|-
-| High School Ahead Academy
-|-
-| Highland Heights Elementary
-|-
-| Hilliard Early Childhood Center
-|-
-| Hines-Caldwell Elementary
-|-
-| Hobby Elementary
-|-
-| Hogg Middle School
-|-
-| Holland Middle School
-|-
-| Hope Academy Charter
-|-
-| Horn Elementary
-|-
-| Houston Academy International
-|-
-| The High School for Performing and Visual Arts
-|-
-| Inspired for Excellence West
-|-
-| Issacs Elementary
-|-
-| JP Henderson Elementary
-|-
-| J R Harris Elementary
-|-
-| Jackson Middle School
-|-
-| Janowski Elementary
-|-
-| Jefferson Elementary
-|-
-| Jenard M Gross Elementary
-|-
-| Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program
-|-
-| Johnston Middle School
-|-
-| Jones High School
-|-
-| K Smith Elementary
-|-
-| Kandy Stripe Academy
-|-
-| Kashmere Gardens Elementary
-|-
-| Kashmere High School
-|-
-| Kelso Elementary
-|-
-| Kennedy Elementary
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-| North Houston Early College High School
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-==Noteworthy events==
+Morath said the new Board of Managers and superintendent would not take over before June 1. The elected Board of Trustees will serve in an advisory capacity, and elections will still take place. The appointed board will serve for two years. At that time, Morath will need to announce a timeline for returning control back to the Board of Trustees or extend the state takeover for an additional two years.<ref name=letter/>
-===Potential state takeover of school board===
-{{Ongoing news|Team=Marquee|Project=School boards|Writer=Janie Valentine|Last checked=5/8/2020|Story description=HISD takeover and lawsuit|hide=no}}
-On November 6, 2019, the day after the district's [[Houston Independent School District, Texas, elections (2019)|general election]] for four out of nine seats on the school board, [[Texas Commissioner of Education]] [[Mike Morath]] [https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7a13bbe9d1022d4a8ce68efd9f43d74d/Houston%20ISD%2011-6-19.pdf?_ga=2.196535980.1222440811.1573052661-2025904622.1566347078 notified the district] of his decision to appoint a board of managers to replace the elected school board, appoint a superintendent for the district, and lower the district's accreditation status to "accredited-warned."<ref name=REPLACE>[https://www.texastribune.org/2019/11/06/tea-take-over-houston-isd-school-board-replace-superintendent/ ''The Texas Tribune'', "State to take over Houston ISD by replacing school board and superintendent," November 6, 2019]</ref><ref>[https://www.khou.com/article/news/education/state-announces-plans-to-take-over-hisd-after-investigation-reveals-serious-or-persistent-deficiencies/285-592bdc4a-d25e-407a-97d8-d629dff96b84 ''KHOU11'', "State announces plans to take over HISD after investigation reveals 'serious or persistent deficiencies,'" November 6, 2019]</ref> Under a state-appointed board, elected board members would function as non-voting representatives until they were phased back in by the commissioner.<ref name=PROGRESS>[https://communityimpact.com/houston/bellaire-meyerland-west-university/education/2019/09/03/houston-isd-ratings-show-progress-but-school-board-could-still-be-replaced/ ''Community Impact'', "Houston ISD ratings show progress, but school board could still be replaced," September 3, 2019]</ref><ref name=RETURN>[https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/governance_return_to_elected_control.pdf ''Texas Education Agency'', "TEA Governance Return to Elected Trustee Control," accessed November 22, 2019]</ref>
+===2019-2022: Potential state takeover of school board===
+On November 6, 2019, the day after the district's [[Houston Independent School District, Texas, elections (2019)|general election]] for four out of nine seats on the school board, [[Texas Commissioner of Education]] [[Mike Morath]] notified the district of his decision to appoint a board of managers to replace the elected school board, appoint a superintendent for the district, and lower the district's accreditation status to "accredited-warned."<ref name=REPLACE>[https://www.texastribune.org/2019/11/06/tea-take-over-houston-isd-school-board-replace-superintendent/ ''The Texas Tribune'', "State to take over Houston ISD by replacing school board and superintendent," November 6, 2019]</ref><ref>[https://www.khou.com/article/news/education/state-announces-plans-to-take-over-hisd-after-investigation-reveals-serious-or-persistent-deficiencies/285-592bdc4a-d25e-407a-97d8-d629dff96b84 ''KHOU11'', "State announces plans to take over HISD after investigation reveals 'serious or persistent deficiencies,'" November 6, 2019]</ref> Under a state-appointed board, elected board members would function as non-voting representatives until they were phased back in by the commissioner.<ref name=PROGRESS>[https://communityimpact.com/houston/bellaire-meyerland-west-university/education/2019/09/03/houston-isd-ratings-show-progress-but-school-board-could-still-be-replaced/ ''Community Impact'', "Houston ISD ratings show progress, but school board could still be replaced," September 3, 2019]</ref><ref name=RETURN>[https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/governance_return_to_elected_control.pdf ''Texas Education Agency'', "TEA Governance Return to Elected Trustee Control," accessed November 22, 2019]</ref>
 Morath's decision came after a [[Houston Independent School District, Texas#Texas Education Agency investigation|TEA investigation]] into the board's governance and repeatedly poor [[Houston Independent School District, Texas, elections (2019)#Academic performance|academic performance ratings]] at a high school in the district.<ref>[https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/education/article/TEA-notifies-Houston-ISD-of-intent-to-replace-14815171.php ''Houston Chronicle'', "TEA notifies Houston ISD of intent to replace district’s elected school board," November 6, 2019]</ref> According to the ''Houston Chronicle'', the transition was originally expected to take place around March 2020.<ref>[https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/education/article/TEA-to-host-community-meetings-on-Houston-ISD-14820251.php ''Houston Chronicle'', "TEA to host community meetings on Houston ISD board takeover," November 8, 2019]</ref>
-As part of an ongoing lawsuit disputing the investigation and takeover, HISD filed a request for a preliminary injunction to prevent state intervention on October 29.<ref>[https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/education/article/HISD-lawyers-seek-injunction-to-block-TEA-14585565.php ''Houston Chronicle'', "HISD lawyers seek injunction to block TEA takeover, allow superintendent search," October 30, 2019]</ref> Judge [[Earl Yeakel|Lee Yeakel]] of the [[United States District Court for the Western District of Texas|U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas]] denied the injunction on December 18 and remanded the case to a Travis County court.<ref>[https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/education/article/Federal-judge-dismisses-HISD-lawsuit-aimed-at-14917403.php ''Houston Chronicle'', "Federal judge dismisses HISD lawsuit aimed at stopping takeover," December 18, 2019]</ref><ref>[https://www.texastribune.org/2019/12/19/texas-federal-lawsuit-houston-takeover/ ''Texas Tribune'', "Federal judge dismisses Houston ISD lawsuit seeking to avoid state takeover," December 19, 2019]</ref> On January 8, 2020, Travis County District Judge [[Catherine Mauzy]] issued a temporary injunction preventing the TEA from taking over the district until the lawsuit was resolved. Mauzy scheduled the trial for June 22.<ref name=StateJudge>[https://www.texastribune.org/2020/01/08/texas-education-agency-takeover-attempt-houston-isd-halted-judge/ ''The Texas Tribune'', "State judge temporarily blocks Texas from taking over Houston school district," January 8, 2020]</ref><ref name=AustinJudge>[https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/education/article/Austin-judge-temporarily-blocks-state-takeover-of-14960603.php ''Houston Chronicle'', "Austin judge temporarily blocks state takeover of HISD school board," January 8, 2020]</ref> TEA officials filed an appeal with the [[Texas Third District Court of Appeals]] on January 9.<ref name=APPEAL>[https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/TEA-appeals-injunction-blocking-it-from-taking-14963593.php ''Houston Chronicle'', "TEA appeals injunction blocking it from taking over Houston ISD board," January 9, 2020]</ref>
+As part of an ongoing lawsuit disputing the investigation and takeover, HISD filed a request for a preliminary injunction to prevent state intervention on October 29.<ref>[https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/education/article/HISD-lawyers-seek-injunction-to-block-TEA-14585565.php ''Houston Chronicle'', "HISD lawyers seek injunction to block TEA takeover, allow superintendent search," October 30, 2019]</ref> Judge [[Earl Yeakel|Lee Yeakel]] of the [[United States District Court for the Western District of Texas|U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas]] denied the injunction on December 18 and remanded the case to a Travis County court.<ref>[https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/education/article/Federal-judge-dismisses-HISD-lawsuit-aimed-at-14917403.php ''Houston Chronicle'', "Federal judge dismisses HISD lawsuit aimed at stopping takeover," December 18, 2019]</ref><ref>[https://www.texastribune.org/2019/12/19/texas-federal-lawsuit-houston-takeover/ ''Texas Tribune'', "Federal judge dismisses Houston ISD lawsuit seeking to avoid state takeover," December 19, 2019]</ref> On January 8, 2020, Travis County District Judge [[Catherine Mauzy]] issued a temporary injunction preventing the TEA from taking over the district until the lawsuit was resolved. Mauzy scheduled the trial for June 22.<ref name=StateJudge>[https://www.texastribune.org/2020/01/08/texas-education-agency-takeover-attempt-houston-isd-halted-judge/ ''The Texas Tribune'', "State judge temporarily blocks Texas from taking over Houston school district," January 8, 2020]</ref><ref name=AustinJudge>[https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/education/article/Austin-judge-temporarily-blocks-state-takeover-of-14960603.php ''Houston Chronicle'', "Austin judge temporarily blocks state takeover of HISD school board," January 8, 2020]</ref> TEA officials filed an appeal with the [[Texas Third District Court of Appeals]] on January 9, 2020.<ref name=APPEAL>[https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/TEA-appeals-injunction-blocking-it-from-taking-14963593.php ''Houston Chronicle'', "TEA appeals injunction blocking it from taking over Houston ISD board," January 9, 2020]</ref> The court upheld the injunction on December 30, 2020, returning the issue to the Travis County district court. The Texas Education Association said it would appeal the ruling before the state supreme court.<ref>[https://www.click2houston.com/news/texas/2020/12/30/texas-still-blocked-from-taking-over-houstons-school-district-appeals-court-rules/ ''Click2Houston'', "TEA still blocked from taking over HISD, appeals court rules," December 30, 2020]</ref> The state supreme court upheld the appellate court's decision on March 19, 2021.<ref>[https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/HISD-board-wins-another-legal-battle-in-fight-to-16038493.php ''Houston Chronicle'', "HISD board wins another legal battle in fight to stop state takeover," March 19, 2021]</ref>
 After Morath's announcement, [[Governor of Texas|Texas Gov.]] [[Greg Abbott]] (R) stated, "The State of Texas will never give up on our students, nor will we allow Houston ISD's school board to stand in the way of a child and their path to success. I fully support the Texas Education Agency's takeover of HISD and will work with them to give every child a chance at a great education."<ref>[https://abc13.com/education/hisds-takeover-by-texas-education-brass-official/5676921/ ''ABC13'', "HISD's takeover by Texas education brass official," November 7, 2019]</ref> Zeph Capo, president of the Houston Federation of Teachers, an affiliate of the [[American Federation of Teachers]] and the [[AFL-CIO]], said, "This is a power grab to disenfranchise families in Houston—particularly families of color—who just exercised their voice in a democratic vote on control of the city's public schools. Now, the state government wants to step in and ignore that vote and exercise state control over this community because of one below-grade school, when the rest of them are scoring in the top tier in math and reading."<ref>[https://www.aft.org/press-release/educators-question-state-takeover-hisd ''American Federation of Teachers'', "Educators Question State Takeover of HISD," November 7, 2019]</ref>
 ====Texas Education Agency investigation====
-The TEA special accreditation investigation into HISD began in January 2019.<ref>[https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/TEA-official-State-investigation-into-HISD-could-13747133.php ''Houston Chronicle'', "TEA official: State investigation into HISD could take months," April 4, 2019]</ref> Special Investigations Unit Director Jason Hewitt recommended in August 2019 that the state appoint a board of managers for the district due to the elected board's "inability to appropriately govern, inability to operate within the scope of their authority, circumventing the authority of the superintendent, and inability to ensure proper contract procurement laws are followed."<ref>[https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/education/article/TEA-investigative-report-cites-misconduct-14288680.php ''Houston Chronicle'', "TEA investigative report cites misconduct, recommends replacement of HISD board," August 6, 2019]</ref> Preliminary findings of the TEA investigation included violations such as secret meetings that broke state law, misuse of district property, and school board member overreach.<ref>[https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2019/08/19/343215/from-secret-meetings-to-free-meals-10-reasons-why-tea-is-recommending-a-state-takeover-of-hisd/ ''Houston Public Media'', "From Secret Meetings To Free Meals: 10 Reasons Why TEA Is Recommending A State Takeover Of HISD," August 19, 2019]</ref>
+The TEA special accreditation investigation into HISD began in January 2019.<ref>[https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/TEA-official-State-investigation-into-HISD-could-13747133.php ''Houston Chronicle'', "TEA official: State investigation into HISD could take months," April 6, 2019]</ref> Special Investigations Unit Director Jason Hewitt recommended in August 2019 that the state appoint a board of managers for the district due to the elected board's "inability to appropriately govern, inability to operate within the scope of their authority, circumventing the authority of the superintendent, and inability to ensure proper contract procurement laws are followed."<ref name=MISCONDUCT/> Preliminary findings of the TEA investigation included violations such as secret meetings that broke state law, misuse of district property, and school board member overreach.<ref>[https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2019/08/19/343215/from-secret-meetings-to-free-meals-10-reasons-why-tea-is-recommending-a-state-takeover-of-hisd/ ''Houston Public Media'', "From Secret Meetings To Free Meals: 10 Reasons Why TEA Is Recommending A State Takeover Of HISD," August 19, 2019]</ref>
-HISD lawyers filed a [https://www.scribd.com/document/422408861/Houston-ISD-lawsuit-against-Texas-Education-Agency complaint] against the TEA in the [[United States District Court for the Western District of Texas]] on August 16 which claimed that school board members' rights were violated and that allegations were not fully investigated.<ref name=FIRES>[https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/education/article/HISD-board-fires-back-at-TEA-calls-investigation-14358555.php ''Houston Chronicle'', "HISD board fires back at TEA in lawsuit, calls investigation 'one-sided,'" August 19, 2019]</ref> The lawsuit also claimed a state-appointed board would violate the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964|Civil Rights Act]], since a majority of voters in the district were people of color.<ref>[https://www.expressnews.com/news/education/article/Harlandale-ISD-lawyer-sees-voting-rights-as-14438029.php ''San Antonio Express-News'', "Harlandale ISD lawyer sees voting rights as defense against TEA," September 13, 2019]</ref>
+HISD lawyers filed a [https://www.scribd.com/document/422408861/Houston-ISD-lawsuit-against-Texas-Education-Agency complaint] against the TEA in the [[United States District Court for the Western District of Texas]] on August 16 which claimed that school board members' rights were violated and that allegations were not fully investigated.<ref name=FIRES>[https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/education/article/HISD-board-fires-back-at-TEA-calls-investigation-14358555.php ''Houston Chronicle'', "HISD board fires back at TEA in lawsuit, calls investigation 'one-sided,'" August 19, 2019]</ref> The lawsuit also argued that a state-appointed board would violate the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964|Civil Rights Act]], since a majority of voters in the district were people of color.<ref>[https://www.expressnews.com/news/education/article/Harlandale-ISD-lawyer-sees-voting-rights-as-14438029.php ''San Antonio Express-News'', "Harlandale ISD lawyer sees voting rights as defense against TEA," September 13, 2019]</ref>
-The TEA's [https://media.click2houston.com/document_dev/2019/10/30/HISD%20Final%20Report%2010-30-19_1572491637993_22429494_ver1.0.pdf final investigative report] was released on October 30. The document included the district's response to the preliminary findings of the investigation, in which HISD lawyers claimed the following:
+The TEA's [https://media.click2houston.com/document_dev/2019/10/30/HISD%20Final%20Report%2010-30-19_1572491637993_22429494_ver1.0.pdf final investigative report] was released on October 30. The document included the district's response to the preliminary findings of the investigation, in which HISD lawyers wrote the following:
 {{quote|
-The findings presented in TEA’s Report are fundamentally flawed because they resulted from an investigation that began with a predetermined result. This meant that instead of conducting a fair and unbiased investigation, TEA’s investigators searched for a problem to use as a pretext for replacing Houston ISD’s elected Board of Trustees with an unelected board of managers.|author=Kevin O’Hanlon, Benjamin Castillo, and David Campbell, Special Counsel to Houston ISD<ref>[https://media.click2houston.com/document_dev/2019/10/30/HISD%20Final%20Report%2010-30-19_1572491637993_22429494_ver1.0.pdf ''Houston Independent School District Special Accreditation Investigation'', "Appendix 1: Houston ISD’s response to TEA’s preliminary report and request for informal review," August 26, 2019] ''(page 7)''</ref>}}
+The findings presented in TEA’s Report are fundamentally flawed because they resulted from an investigation that began with a predetermined result. This meant that instead of conducting a fair and unbiased investigation, TEA’s investigators searched for a problem to use as a pretext for replacing Houston ISD’s elected Board of Trustees with an unelected board of managers.|author=Kevin O’Hanlon, Benjamin Castillo, and David Campbell, Special Counsel to Houston ISD<ref>[https://media.click2houston.com/document_dev/2019/10/30/HISD%20Final%20Report%2010-30-19_1572491637993_22429494_ver1.0.pdf ''Houston Independent School District Special Accreditation Investigation'', "Appendix 1: Houston ISD’s response to TEA’s preliminary report and request for informal review," October 30, 2019] ''(page 7)''</ref>}}
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 ====Academic performance====
-According to preliminary ratings for the 2018-2019 school year, one HISD high school, Wheatley, received a failing grade for the seventh year in a row.<ref name=LOOKUP>[https://www.texastribune.org/2019/08/15/texas-schools-grades-accountability/ ''The Texas Tribune'', "Three Texas school districts face state penalties after getting failing grades. Look up your campus' A-F grade here," August 15, 2019]</ref><ref>[https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2019/09/03/344805/texas-education-commissioner-puts-houston-other-districts-on-notice-for-failing-grades/ ''Houston Public Media'', "Texas Education Commissioner Puts Houston, Other Districts On Notice For Failing Grades," September 3, 2019]</ref> At the time, the district was under oversight from a <CustomToolTip linktext='conservator'>The commissioner of education can appoint a conservator to oversee and direct a school district that fails to meet certain criteria, as authorized by Texas Education Code sections 39A.002, 39A.003, 39A.006, and 39A.102. The commissioner defines the duties of the conservator and must review the situation every 90 days.</CustomToolTip> appointed by the TEA due to poor academic performance at various schools.<ref>[https://www.apnews.com/8a17c26ccd7746a5b02aec59af097195 ''AP'', "State opens accreditation investigation of Houston ISD," January 23, 2019]</ref><ref name=MISCONDUCT>[https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/education/article/TEA-investigative-report-cites-misconduct-14288680.php ''Houston Chronicle'', "TEA investigative report cites misconduct, recommends replacement of HISD board," August 6, 2019]</ref> [https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/84R/billtext/pdf/HB01842F.pdf#navpanes=0 Texas House Bill 1842] required that the commissioner of education either close a school that received more than five consecutive failing grades or replace the district's board of education.<ref name=WHEATLEY>[https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/education/article/HISD-board-orders-appeal-of-Wheatley-s-failing-14417858.php ''Houston Chronicle'', "HISD board orders appeal of Wheatley's failing grade, bucking administration," September 5, 2019]</ref> HISD received a waiver from state ratings for the 2017-2018 school year due to Hurricane Harvey.<ref name=LOOKUP/>
+According to preliminary ratings for the 2018-2019 school year, one HISD high school, Wheatley, received a failing grade for the seventh year in a row.<ref name=LOOKUP>[https://www.texastribune.org/2019/08/15/texas-schools-grades-accountability/ ''The Texas Tribune'', "Three Texas school districts face state penalties after getting failing grades. Look up your campus' A-F grade here," August 15, 2019]</ref><ref>[https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2019/09/03/344805/texas-education-commissioner-puts-houston-other-districts-on-notice-for-failing-grades/ ''Houston Public Media'', "Texas Education Commissioner Puts Houston, Other Districts On Notice For Failing Grades," September 3, 2019]</ref> At the time, the district was under oversight from a <CustomToolTip linktext='conservator'>The commissioner of education can appoint a conservator to oversee and direct a school district that fails to meet certain criteria, as authorized by Texas Education Code sections 39A.002, 39A.003, 39A.006, and 39A.102. The commissioner defines the duties of the conservator and must review the situation every 90 days.</CustomToolTip> appointed by the TEA due to poor academic performance at various schools.<ref>[https://www.apnews.com/8a17c26ccd7746a5b02aec59af097195 ''AP'', "State opens accreditation investigation of Houston ISD," January 23, 2019]</ref><ref name=MISCONDUCT>[https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/education/article/TEA-investigative-report-cites-misconduct-14288680.php ''Houston Chronicle'', "TEA investigative report cites misconduct, recommends replacement of HISD board," August 7, 2019]</ref> [https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/84R/billtext/pdf/HB01842F.pdf#navpanes=0 Texas House Bill 1842] required that the commissioner of education either close a school that received more than five consecutive failing grades or replace the district's board of education.<ref name=WHEATLEY>[https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/education/article/HISD-board-orders-appeal-of-Wheatley-s-failing-14417858.php ''Houston Chronicle'', "HISD board orders appeal of Wheatley's failing grade, bucking administration," September 5, 2019]</ref> HISD received a waiver from state ratings for the 2017-2018 school year due to Hurricane Harvey.<ref name=LOOKUP/>
 In a meeting on September 5, 2019, HISD board members voted 7-1 to instruct the interim superintendent, Grenita Lathan, to appeal the failing grade, with [[Jolanda Jones]] voting against the appeal and [[Rhonda Skillern-Jones]] not present. Carla Stevens, the district's assistant superintendent of research and accountability, stated, "We have tried really, really hard to find anything we can hang out {{sic}} hat on at Wheatley, and we cannot find anything that would be an allowable appeal that would be granted."<ref name=WHEATLEY/> Lathan submitted the district's  [https://www.scribd.com/document/428452203/Houston-ISD-Wheatley-Appeal appeal] on September 13.<ref>[https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2019/09/13/346163/houston-district-appeals-schools-failing-grade-likely-delaying-state-decision-on-potential-takeover/ ''Houston Public Media'', "Houston District Appeals School’s Failing Grade, Likely Delaying State Decision On Potential Takeover," September 13, 2019]</ref> Morath [https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/app/plugins/pdfjs-viewer-shortcode/pdfjs/web/viewer.php?file=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.hpm.io%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F11%2F05181850%2FHouston-Appeal-Letter.pdf&download=true&print=true&openfile=false denied] the appeal on November 5.<ref>[https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2019/11/05/350946/state-denies-hisds-appeal-of-wheatleys-f-rating-raising-chance-of-state-takeover/ ''Houston Public Media'', "State Denies HISD’s Appeal Of Wheatley’s ‘F’ Rating, Raising Chance Of State Takeover," November 5, 2019]</ref>
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-===2010 magnet school review===
+===2010: Magnet school review===
 In 2010, the district agreed to spend $275,000 reviewing its magnet schools performance.<ref>[http://www.texaswatchdog.org/2010/09/hisd-magnet-programs-to-undergo-performance/1285277592.column ''Texas Watchdog'', "HISD magnet programs to undergo performance reviews," September 24, 2010]</ref>  The review found that the $17 million program for magnet schools had the following issues:<ref>[http://www.texaswatchdog.org/2010/11/review-of-houston-isds-magnet-schools-states-the/1288646400.column ''Texas Watchdog'', "Review of HISD's magnet schools states the obvious: Problems with funding, standards in Houston's public schools," November 1, 2010]</ref>
 * Lack of funding
 * No standard magnet guidelines or requirements
 * No definition of a successful magnet school
-* Inconsistent quality of magnet programs
+* Inconsistent quality of magnet programs-->
 ==Contact information==
-[[File:Houston ISD seal.gif|200 px|link=Houston Independent School District, Texas]]<br>
+[[File:Houston ISD seal.gif|150px|link=Houston Independent School District, Texas]]<br>
 Houston Independent School District<br>
 West 18th St.<br>
 Houston, TX 77092-8501<br>
-'''Phone:''' (713) 556-6000<br>
+'''Phone:''' 713-556-6000<br>
+==About school boards==
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-*[http://www.houstonisd.org Houston Independent School District]
+{{Google}}
+* [http://www.houstonisd.org Houston Independent School District]
+* [http://tea.texas.gov/ Texas Education Agency]
+* [https://www.tasb.org/Home.aspx Texas Association of School Boards]
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