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Spring ISD’s enrollment is 1,630 students less than the previous projection for the 2020-21 school year. (Courtesy Spring ISD)
Houston
6:35 AM Jan 22, 2021 CST
Pandemic leaves Spring, Klein school districts underenrolled, facing financial challenges
Here are the coronavirus data updates to know this week in Klein ISD and Spring ISD. (Community Impact staff)
Houston
1:21 PM Jan 7, 2021 CST
UPDATED: Klein ISD sees drop in COVID-19 case count after winter break
Guy Sconzo, who was the former superintendent at Humble ISD for 15 years, died in April from cancer. The HISD board of trustees voted Dec. 8 to name a school after him. (Courtesy Humble ISD)
Houston
9:05 PM Dec 8, 2020 CST
Humble ISD to rename Quest Early College High School after former Superintendent Guy Sconzo
As student enrollment has a direct correlation to average daily attendance—a component used to calculate how much financial aid a school district will receive from state—Westbrooks said the district is also facing a revenue shortfall of roughly $12.2 million. (Courtesy Fotolia)
Houston
2:43 PM Dec 7, 2020 CST
Spring ISD budget outlook shows district overstaffed, underenrolled for 2020-21 school year
Laura Colangelo
Houston
7:00 AM Nov 25, 2020 CST
Q&A: Laura Colangelo discusses challenges facing private schools during pandemic
Umair Shah, the executive director of Harris County Public Health, will be leaving the department after 16 years to serve as the secretary of health for the state of Washington, effective Dec. 18, HCPH officials announced Nov. 17. (Courtesy Harris County Public Health)
Houston
4:00 PM Nov 17, 2020 CST
Umair Shah to step down as Harris County Public Health executive director effective Dec. 18
Kingwood High School will have a new entrance to its new gymnasium. (Courtesy Humble ISD)
Houston
7:20 PM Nov 11, 2020 CST
Humble ISD selects joint contractor for renovation, flood mitigation projects at Kingwood high schools
Klein ISD Board President Doug James and the other trustees met Oct. 13 for a regular board meeting. (Andy Li/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
12:25 PM Oct 14, 2020 CDT
Klein ISD adopts $1.3373 tax rate for FY 2020-21
Following the board's unanimous adoption of Option 1, SISD students and staff can expect a fall intersession break, which will run Oct. 30-Nov. 2. (Courtesy Fotolia)
Houston
9:07 PM Oct 8, 2020 CDT
Spring ISD adopts revised calendar for 2020-21 school year
Spring ISD parents, students and staff have until Oct. 4 to provide feedback on proposed revised calendar options for the 2020-21 school year. (Courtesy Fotolia)
Houston
11:59 AM Oct 1, 2020 CDT
Spring ISD seeking feedback on revised 2020-21 calendar options through Oct. 4
Humble ISD also began evaluating diversity, equity and inclusion policies this summer. (Graphic by Ronald Winters/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
6:00 PM Sep 29, 2020 CDT
Student, teacher demographics show racial disparity at Humble, New Caney ISDs
See Spring ISD's student and teacher demographic breakdown compared to the rest of the state.
Houston
9:30 AM Sep 23, 2020 CDT
DATA: See how Spring ISD campuses compare in enrollment, demographics
While the number of white students enrolled at Spring, Klein and Cy-Fair ISDs has decreased over the past 15 years, white teachers remain the majority of teachers at KISD and CFISD. At the same time, the number of economically disadvantaged students has also increased across all three districts over the past 15 years. (Graphics by Ronald Winters/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
8:24 AM Sep 18, 2020 CDT
Local school districts target equity to better serve diversifying student populations in Spring, Klein
Spring ISD officials are now considering returning to a traditional calendar for the 2020-21 school year, according to an email sent out to parents and guardians Sept. 9. (Courtesy Fotolia)
Houston
10:53 AM Sep 10, 2020 CDT
Spring ISD looks to switch from intersessional to traditional calendar for 2020-21
Spring ISD officials announced a phased return-to-school timeline beginning Sept. 14 as well as the launch of a districtwide COVID-19 tracking tool. (Courtesy Spring ISD)
Houston
11:49 AM Sep 4, 2020 CDT
Spring ISD announces return to in-person learning timeline, launches COVID-19 tracking tool
In July 2019, THSC processed 201 withdrawals; in July 2020, the organization processed 3,114—almost as many withdrawals as were processed in the entire 2019 calendar year. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston
2:04 PM Aug 28, 2020 CDT
Texas Home School Coalition: Statewide public school withdrawals skyrocket ahead of 2020-21 school year
RESULTS FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES
Scott Palmer administers a COVID-19 vaccine shot to a Roanoke police officer. (Sandra Sadek/Community Impact Newspaper)
Dallas - Fort Worth
7:00 AM
Vaccination hubs open in Plano, McKinney Fire Dept. and more DFW-area news
Pflugerville ISD classes will begin the 2021-22 academic year on Aug. 12 and will culminate with a half day May 26, 2022. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Austin
11:46 AM
Pflugerville ISD finalizes start date, winter break for 2021-22 school year
Spring ISD’s enrollment is 1,630 students less than the previous projection for the 2020-21 school year. (Courtesy Spring ISD)
Houston
6:35 AM
Pandemic leaves Spring, Klein school districts underenrolled, facing financial challenges
Round Rock ISD has announced four days of virtual learning in February, March and May. (Adobe Stock)
Austin
5:03 PM
Round Rock ISD announces four days of virtual learning in February, March and May
Several bills have been filed pertaining to remote learning. (Courtesy Canva)
Houston
6:20 AM
Remote learning plans for 2021-22 uncertain for Conroe, Montgomery, Willis ISDs
The Montgomery ISD board of trustees met Jan. 19. (Eva Vigh/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
3:27 PM
Montgomery ISD adopts first legislative platform
McKinney ISD announced it is opting into a TEA waiver that allows some Texas districts to have asynchonrous learning days so teachers have time to plan and engage in professional development. (Adobe Stock)
Dallas - Fort Worth
9:33 PM
McKinney ISD opts in for asynchronous learning days in spring 2021
Friendswood ISD's board of trustees meets twice monthly, once for a regular meeting and once for a workshop. (Courtesy of Friendswood ISD)
Houston
8:41 PM
Friendswood ISD updates: Curriculum, calendar changes, bond fund allocation
More than 1,200 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Cy-Fair ISD. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston
4:22 PM
Nearly 300 new COVID-19 cases reported in Cy-Fair ISD schools Jan. 11-17
Amid remote learning and the stress of the coronavirus pandemic, FBISD saw 21% of students fail at least one class in Term 1 of the 2020-21 school year. (Courtesy Fort Bend ISD/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
7:20 AM
With more failing students in the first nine weeks, Fort Bend ISD looks for second-semester solutions