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Three HPISD Seats Up For Election

January 25, 2022January 24, 2022 Rachel Snyder 2 Comments Edward Herring, Ellen Lee, HPISD, HPISD School Board election, Park Cities, school board, Schools

The Highland Park ISD board of trustees will get at least one new face later this year.

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HPISD ‘Strongly Encourages’ Masking Amid Omicron Surge

January 5, 2022January 8, 2022 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments PRN

Before students returned to classes this week and amid a surge in COVID-19 cases attributed to the Omicron variant, Highland Park ISD sent a message to students and staff to “strongly encourage the wearing of facial coverings” for the first couple weeks after returning from break.
(Read time: 3.7 minutes)

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HPISD Parent-Led, At-Home Learning Option To Be Discontinued

November 30, 2021November 30, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments

A temporary asynchronous at-home learning option offered by Highland Park ISD is set to end after the fall semester given the approval of a COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 through 11, district officials say.

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Voters OK HPISD Tax Rate Proposition

November 2, 2021November 10, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Real Estate

Voters approved Highland Park ISD’s tax rate election proposal, with 77% (3,882 votes) voting for it and 23% (1,137 votes) against it in unofficial results.
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HPISD Pandemic Response Committee Updates

September 3, 2021September 9, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments

District officials say decisions on when to conduct classes remotely will be made on a case-by-case basis.
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HPISD Trustees Talk BrainPop Online Learning Tool

September 1, 2021September 1, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments

The Highland Park ISD board of trustees work session Tuesday featured a presentation on the online educational platform BrainPop.
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HPISD Again Mulls Mask Policy; No Changes Made

August 29, 2021September 8, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments

After a nearly four-hour-long meeting Saturday ,the community remained divided on the subject and the district’s policy on masks remained unchanged.
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Physicians Call For Additional COVID Protocols in HPISD

August 27, 2021August 29, 2021 Rachel Snyder 1 Comment

More than 120 physicians – many with children in Highland Park ISD – signed on to a letter calling on Superintendent Dr. Tom Trigg and the school board to improve upon the district’s COVID protocols. (Read time: 2.7 minutes)

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HPISD OKs Calling Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election

August 14, 2021August 19, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Real Estate

The Highland Park ISD board of trustees Monday approved calling a voter approval tax rate election in November.
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HPISD Releases Back-To-School Plan

August 12, 2021August 18, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments

Highland Park ISD will continue with their original plan to recommend, but not require masks following a Texas Supreme Court ruling that temporarily blocked mask mandates in Dallas and Bexar Counties.
(Read time: 2.8 minutes)