Category: District

The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approves a significant tax rate reduction for the upcoming 2023 tax year. The unanimous decision was made during Tuesday night’s regularly...

It’s a new school year at HCISD, and that means that more than 1,000 new second graders will learn how to swim through the SEAL program at the Harlingen Aquatic...

HCISD is excited to announce that Trustee Eladio Jaimez was one of 36 school board leaders from across Texas selected to be part of the 2024 Leadership Texas Association of...

The Harlingen CISD Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the official naming of Dr. J.A. Gonzalez as the new Harlingen CISD Superintendent of Schools. The announcement was made during...

HCISD is excited to announce that Kevin Garcia has been selected as the Director for Advanced Academics. Garcia has 15 years of experience in education. This is his first year...

HCISD is proud to announce that Michelle Ayala has been selected as the director for the Afterschool Centers on Education (ACE) program. Ayala has 18 years of experience in education...

Harlingen CISD is excited to announce new principals and interim principals for four elementary campuses in the district. Treasure Hills Elementary Principal: Jaymie Galan Jaymie Galan has 20 years of...

HCISD is proud to announce that Elizabeth Minto-Bauer has been named interim principal for Coakley Middle School. Minto-Bauer has worked in education for nearly two decades and spent 16 of...

On May 15, Ricky Leal was officially sworn in as a member of the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees during a Special Board Meeting. Leal is a...

Harlingen native and longtime educator, Dr. Veronica Kortan, was named as interim superintendent by the Harlingen CISD Board of Trustees during a special board meeting on Monday, May 14, 2023....

Harlingen CISD has 31 campuses. Every year, each campus selects a teacher to represent their school. Out of that group of teachers, one elementary teacher and one secondary teacher are...

After an extensive authorization visit from an International Baccalaureate certified team, Vernon Middle School World Languages Academy received the news in early April that they were approved to be an...

Harlingen High School and Harlingen South FFA members competed at the 84th Annual Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show in Mercedes over Spring Break and brought home top honors. Results are...

Harlingen CISD is celebrating after receiving full system approval for the Teacher Incentive Allotment program on February 6. On February 10, the qualifying teachers were brought together at the HCISD...

As HCISD kicks off Texas Public Schools Week, Monday, March 6 through Friday, March 10, the district will have several celebrations and themed events. Please view campus activities below. Sam...

Sam Houston Elementary Spanish teacher Laura Abrego is a newly published author. She wrote “Fun at the Festival” a year ago but did not submit it until a few months...

“Inspire, engage, empower,” that’s the foundation of the new HCISD strategic plan which was adopted by the Board of Trustees at the regular board meeting on February 14. The new...

During the month of January, the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District honored its Board of Trustees for their dedication and willingness to serve as advocates for our children and public...

 On December 12, HCISD held a ribbon-cutting for a fire training structure which will allow our Fire Academy students to complete required live-fire training. The fire simulator was made possible...

Sylvia Gonzalez has been named Director of Family and Community Engagement. Gonzalez has been a part of the Family and Community Engagement Department at Harlingen CISD for 18 years. She...

The Harlingen Police Department invited 68 HCISD students on a shopping spree. The day began when students arrived at Target on December 8. “We’re blessed as a school district to...

Gutierrez Middle School of Arts and Sciences hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony in November to celebrate the opening of a new spa-like room for teachers and staff on their campus. The...

The Harlingen CISD Family and Community Engagement Department is currently in a partnership with the Cameron County Housing Authority and the Harlingen Housing Authority to provide support to students in...

In their 36 years as bus drivers, Manuel Betancourt and Olga B. Rodriguez have safely transported two generations of students to and from numerous destinations including school, home, competitions, and...

Seeking a more family-friendly work schedule that coordinated with her daughter’s school schedule, Ninfa Munoz began her career in the Child Nutrition Department at Harlingen CISD in 1983.   This...

Although Vanessa Cobarrubias calls the Rio Grande Valley home, she is currently living in Washington, D.C. In August, Cobarrubias, a Harlingen High School South graduate, was appointed as a 2022-2023...

With the help of the entire Harlingen community, what began as a single, small closet more than 25 years ago has now expanded into an entire building. Harlingen CISD held...

This school year, HCISD has set up a security camera monitoring center as an additional layer of safety and security. “Every campus throughout the district has both internal cameras as...

Harlingen CISD has created additional layers of support for mental health this school year with the hiring of two student wellness specialists, Angela Totman and Cathy Steadman. In their new...

HCISD Board of Trustee and current Board Secretary Dr. Belinda Reininger was one of 27 school board leaders from across Texas selected to be part of the 2023 Leadership Texas...

Dr. Gina Cano-Monreal was officially sworn in as a member of the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees on August 9 at a regular board meeting. “I am...

The Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation awarded an $888,000 grant to Harlingen CISD. This grant will help to provide students with resources and support for mental health wellness and student connectedness...

Right before the start of the 2022-2023 school year, all new teachers and other professionals joining the district were brought together for an HCISD welcome. The luncheon, this year featuring...

The Harlingen CISD School Safety Design Team had its first meeting of the school year in July. “Design teams are groups of people we bring together that are part of...

The Family and Community Engagement Department will hold a Texas Parents Day event at the Boys & Girls Club of Harlingen on August 12 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m....

HARLINGEN, Texas (July 25, 2022) -- Longtime board member Gerry Fleuriet announced her resignation from the Harlingen CISD School Board in late July 2022. Fleuriet has served as a board...