The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District celebrated the start of a new year with the help of 21st century technology. HCISD hosted its first digitally distributed kick-off celebration on Thursday...
Families attending Meet the Teacher Day at Treasure Hills Elementary were treated to bags with school and nutritional supplies from Robert and Bobby Muñiz of Muñiz Pharmacy. The backpacks included...
Valley Morning Star readers will be treated to more stories about Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District students, staff and schools. HCISD is proud to announce its new partnership with the...
ACE Coordinator Roxana Kozem received state honors when she was named Top Site Coordinator for cycle 6 earlier this month at the Ace Convention in Austin. Kozem, the coordinator for...
When you walk in any Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District campus or facility, the work of Ken Lee is displayed. Lee, the maintenance director for HCISD, has been with the...
Administrators and teachers from Travis Elementary School gathered today to begin their three-day seminar entitled “Leader in Me”. The “Leader in Me” initiative is a school-wide model that focuses on...
Registration for the new Memorial Middle School began with much excitement yesterday. Students and teachers will be starting the school year in a completely new campus facility that is to...
Using style to help support educational programs, Dare 2 Be Different (D2BD) held its 4th annual “Stride with Pride” fashion benefit to raise a total of $14,000 for the Harlingen...
All Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District teachers and staff will receive a pay increase after the Board of Trustees approved the item for the 2012-2013 school year budget during a...
After 23 years working at J.W. Long Elementary, Lori Romero was named as the executive director for school leadership for the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District during the July school...
School board members and administrators met on Tuesday June 26 as part of a Special Committee for Innovation and Technology, a new venture that aims to strategically review the district’s...
Tuesday night the Board of Trustees approved the hiring of Loretta Lynn Sanchez as a Director of Human Resources and Doyle Jackson Todd, Jr. as an Assistant Principal at Harlingen...
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees restructured its board during Monday night’s special meeting. The board appointed Dr. Cesar Maldonado to serve as board president for the...
The three members of the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees scheduled for reelection this spring have all retained their places on the board. During Tuesday night’s regular...
As part of the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District’s transformation, the Board of Trustees heard presentations Tuesday night on the district’s plan for opening a Two-Way Dual Language Academy and...
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the hiring of Michele Todd as the new principal of Stuart Place Elementary, and adopted the calendar for the 2012-2013...
Outstanding student creativity was on display during Tuesday night's regular meeting of the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees. As part of Texas School Board Recognition Month, student...
The Department for Advanced Academic Services presented the 2011 high school scholars from Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South during Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Board of Trustees....
The regular meeting of the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees was filled with awards and recognitions across the campuses. The Music Department took center stage with recognitions...
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a balanced budget of $168.15 million for the 2011-2012 school year during a special meeting Thursday night. The approved budget...
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees made two significant decisions that will shape the district for years to come. First, the board approved a new vision, mission...
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the hiring of Imelda Munivez to be the next principal at Harlingen High School during a special meeting Monday night....
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the hiring of Kristi David for the principal opening at Wilson Elementary, as well as the hiring of three assistant...
Texas State Technical College (TSTC) Chancellor Mike Resser announced that effective immediately Dr. Cesar Maldonado, President of TSTC Harlingen and Vice President of the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of...
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees met in special session Wednesday afternoon to host its second budget workshop for the 2011-2012 school year. Budget workshops are public...
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District board of trustees approved the hiring of principals at Bonham, Dishman, Treasure Hills and Secondary Alternative Center during a special meeting Wednesday afternoon. The board...
The Texas Association for School Boards presented Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District a $3,000 grant for its risk management program during Tuesday evening's regular meeting of the Board. The district...
One week before its first graduating class will walk down the stage, Early College High School found out who will replace its first director. The Board of Trustees approved the...
Three members of the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees were sworn into office to serve another term Tuesday afternoon during a special meeting. Dr. Nolan Perez, Javier...
Although the approval of the Voluntary Exit Incentive Program made headlines after Tuesday night's regular meeting of the Board of Trustees, it was not the only item on the Board agenda. The Board...
The Board of Trustees approved a Voluntary Exit Incentive Program that is expected to save the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District $4.2 million during the 2011-2012 school year. Trustees adopted...
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District will be notifying contractual employees on Monday, April 11, that they will be employed for the 2011-2012 school year. With school districts across Texas...
There was no shortage of culture or celebration during Tuesday night's regular meeting of the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees featuring a stellar principal's report by Jefferson...
The February regular meeting of the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees featured performances and recognitions of the UIL District Champion Coakley Cougars, the Harlingen High School All-State...
Harlingen High School and Memorial Middle School will have new Assistant Principals stepping onto campus after the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the hires during Tuesday...
Tuesday night's regular meeting of the Board of Trustees was a star studded affair. The board recognized 26 campuses for their Texas Education Agency (TEA) Gold Performance Acknowledgments (GPA). The district earned...
Droves of student scholars filled the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District board room during Tuesday night's Board of Trustees regular meeting. The evening started with the board highlighting student excellence...
The Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the hiring of three positions at Tuesday night's regular meeting. Christie L. Esparza will be HCISD's new Coordinator for Federal...
The Harlingen Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a new tax rate of $1.219 per every $100 in property valuation during their regular meeting on September 14. The increase...
The Board of Trustees approved a $149.9 million budget for the 2010-2011 school year at a special meeting Monday night. The total budget increased by $2 million, about 1.4 percent,...
Several educators will be in new roles across Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District during the 2010-2011 school year as the Board of Trustees approved the hiring of several administrators at...
Eighty-eight years of civic duty could not slow Col. H. William Card Jr., the longest tenured Harlingen mayor and long time friend of Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District, who passed...
Faculty, staff and administrators will have their pay increased after Tuesday night’s decision by the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees. Teachers, librarians and nurses will see an...