HISD board members hold community meetings to listen to input on improving the district.
board members held a community meeting Tuesday night at Farias Elementary School in north Houston to listen to input from parents and educators. The meeting was the first of a series of 11 planned for the month of September.
The meeting began with a presentation on the current reading and math levels in the district. Collectively, 3rd through 12th grade students in Houston are underperforming compared to other major cities across the country. Only 40% of third through fifth graders meet the standards in both subjects. "I like the ability to be one-on-one," said HISD parent Brooke Longoria. "I like their candid responses. I like it. I'm a fan. My concerns tonight - our district has an emerging bilingual population - 37% of HISD Students. We have a duty to educate these children well. I have very deep and sincere concerns that Superintendent Mike Miles is not implementing dual language appropriately at NES and NES-A schools.
HISD volunteer Carmen Nuncio, who has volunteered for over 40 years, said she would prefer to hear from Superintendent Mike Miles.
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