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[gallery size="medium" link="file" ids="24973,24964,24967,24968,24972,24966"] At the Special Called Board Meeting on August 4, the Harlingen CISD School Board approved the contract to build the HCISD Transition Academy. This custom-built educational...

The goal of the student portal in the HCISD Virtual Academy is to connect students back into learning. The student component will be offering academic and enrichment courses beginning August...

A strong partnership between parents, students, and teachers is needed in order to provide a successful education. To achieve this goal, it is important to increase the knowledge and preparedness not...

Hand sanitizer has become an indispensable item during these times.  After being in low stock or out of stock in some areas, it is slowly making its way back to...

To some people, the act of playing video games might appear to be a series of recurring mindless clicks and presses on a keyboard or game controller. However, when you...

Transportation has been an area of focus as HCISD continues to prepare a safe atmosphere for the return of students and staff. School buses will be disinfected more frequently, and...

At the start of every new school year, HCISD teachers attend a week-long training that provides them with ideas, tools, and other resources to be better prepared for the following...

One change we have seen as the pandemic has spread across our communities, is the increased use of the face mask and other personal protective equipment in public settings, especially...

  HCISD hit the ground running with remote teaching and learning in March. In the two months of this new type of education, the district discovered a lack of adequate...

In the ongoing effort to ensure a safe return to school, HCISD has purchased electrostatic sprayers that will increase and facilitate cleaning and sanitation practices as the new school year...

Last year, the school district surprised Gutierrez Middle School with an opportunity to transform the campus into an arts and science academy. The news was released to an unsuspecting crowd...

The Center for Disease Control has reiterated the importance of frequent hand-washing with soap and water to prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses. With this in mind, HCISD is working...

High school students will use Canvas as the platform of choice for the 2020-2021 school year. Like Google Classroom and other digital learning platforms, Canvas allows teachers to create a...

HCISD is hard at work behind the scenes in preparing for the next school year, and they are taking measures to ensure a safe return when the doors open for...

  While middle schools across the district prepare to use Google Classroom next year, elementary classrooms will be using Seesaw, a student-driven digital portfolio, as the platform of choice. HCISD...

  At the start of summer, Harlingen CISD sprung into action to prepare for whatever next year might bring. In preparation, they put together Campus Innovation Teams (CIT) from schools...

For the first time in weeks and equipped with face masks, several elementary students were able to set foot in a physical classroom again for enrichment classes. Beyond the Bell...

Imelda Trevino has been named principal of Dr. Abraham P. Cano Freshman Academy and Dawn Burbach has been named principal of Stuart Place Elementary. Imelda Trevino will serve as principal...

Mindy Sanchez has been named principal of Travis Elementary, and Melissa Almarez has been named interim principal of Lee Means Fine Arts Academy. Mindy Sanchez will serve as principal of...

Harlingen CISD has once again brought back its Books2Go Program. This offers students an opportunity to pick up several great novels, with a variety of selections to choose from.  ...

HAEF awards nearly $18K in innovation grants The Harlingen Area Educational Foundation, a group of volunteers dedicated to providing additional resources for students and teachers, awarded nearly $18,000 in grants...

With computers and phones charged, ready to go, hundreds of Harlingen CISD families turned to the Internet to see who would win $30,000 worth of prizes from Gillman Chevrolet Harlingen....

AUSTIN, TX –– State education and community leaders gathered virtually Tuesday, May 19, to recognize Principal Irma Davis as the 2020 NAESP National Distinguished Principal (NDP) for Texas. Texas Elementary...

Los líderes estatales y locales de educación se reunieron virtualmente el martes 19 de mayo para reconocer a la directora Irma Davis como la Directora Nacional Distinguida (NDP) NAESP 2020...

A Zavala Elementary School and a Harlingen High School teacher were selected as Harlingen CISD’s elementary and secondary teachers of the year.  With school closed for the remainder of the...