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Community Events in Sharpstown: July 24-29, 2023

Community Events in Sharpstown: July 24-29, 2023

Monday, July 24 12:00 PM: Southwest Management District Board Meeting at District Office 6588 Corporate Drive, Suite 168, Houston, Texas 77036 Agenda highlights: * Receive Assessment Collection Report. * Receive monthly financial report and approve payment of invoices. * Consider sponsorship request from the Chinese American Citizens Alliance, Houston Community Involvement Fund

What SW Houstonians Think of Extending METRO's Silver Line to Hillcroft and Bissonnet

What SW Houstonians Think of Extending METRO's Silver Line to Hillcroft and Bissonnet

Leo Simon’s palms were covered with white tile dust as he boarded the silver METRO bus at Four Oaks and Post Oak at 6:34 PM. After a day of maintenance work in the Galleria area, he needed to take three buses to get to his home in the

An Underwhelming Trip on METRO’s Low-Rider Silver Line

An Underwhelming Trip on METRO’s Low-Rider Silver Line

Empty blue seats stared back at me as I sat for eleven minutes on a silver bus at the Westpark/Lower Uptown Transit Center (TC), joined only by a woman in a blue-green shirt, a man with a black suitcase, and a quarter-full Starbucks iced coffee (or tea?) abandoned on

Adquisición de HISD: transformando las escuelas de Sharpstown

Adquisición de HISD: transformando las escuelas de Sharpstown

Dos obtienen nuevos directores, tres eligen convertirse en "alineados con NES" Read in English El miércoles 12 de junio, un miembro del personal de la escuela secundaria Sharpstown confirmó que el director Dan De León debe dejar su puesto. El superintendente de HISD, Mike Miles, reasignó a De

Sharpstown High Is Losing Principal Dan De Leon. Here’s What We Know So Far

Sharpstown High Is Losing Principal Dan De Leon. Here’s What We Know So Far

On Wednesday, July 12, HISD Superintendent Mike Miles informed Daniel De Leon, principal of Sharpstown High since 2016, that he would be removed from his position. The school is not NES or NES-aligned, so the decision hit the community without warning—or much explanation. At the press conference at Marshall

Twelve Things HISD Plans to Change at Four Sharpstown Schools: the New Education System Explained

Twelve Things HISD Plans to Change at Four Sharpstown Schools: the New Education System Explained

Leer en Español On July 27, HISD Superintendent Mike Miles will visit Sugar Grove Academy in Sharpstown to explain his “New Education System” (NES) to families and take questions. Parents from all HISD schools are invited to attend the meeting from 6:00-7:30 PM. Can’t wait that long?

HISD Takeover Reshaping Sharpstown Schools: Two Getting New Principals, Three Choosing to Become “NES-Aligned”

HISD Takeover Reshaping Sharpstown Schools: Two Getting New Principals, Three Choosing to Become “NES-Aligned”

Leer en Espanol On Wednesday, June 12, a staff member at Sharpstown High School confirmed that Principal Dan De Leon is being required to leave his position. HISD Superintendent Mike Miles reassigned De Leon and two other principals Wednesday morning, according to Houston Public Media. Principal De Leon’s replacement