By Mary Rainwater – The Huntsville Item

Huntsville Independent School District administrators took another step to improve the education of its African-American student population Thursday, holding a public forum Thursday to gather input from parents and members of the community on the issue.

The meeting, held at Mance Park Middle School, was attended by over 100 concerned parents and residents, with 12 to 15 people participating in the concluding public input portion of the meeting.

It was one of several meetings that have taken place between the district and specific groups in order to gather input about the needs regarding the education of African-American students and to formulate and effective plan to do so.

“The district has shown generally upward trends in test scores, but there are some variants in this group that led us to this effort,” said HISD Superintendent Dr. Richard Montgomery, who presented a review of student data at the meeting. Read more

Dr. Mack Hines III
6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, August 11
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church
1202 Champion Lane, Commerce

Because of the importance of seeing all students succeed, Commerce ISD is bringing back Dr. Mack T. Hines III, a highly sought after author, educator, consultant and speaker, to share
his approach to building positive behavior and academic success within African American students.

Hines will conduct a workshop for African American parents. His presentation focuses on how parents can work with teachers to benefi t their children, academically and behaviorally.

Please attend Dr. Hines presentation to learn how we all can play a role in student success.