Teachers' job fair will be held Friday

Certified teachers looking for work for the upcoming school year are invited to attend the Houston ISD's job fair on Friday.

HISD typically hires more than 1,000 teachers a year.

The event is 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Hilton University of Houston hotel on the UH campus, 4800 Calhoun. Candidates should bring a résumé, teaching certificate, test scores and any relevant information for immediate consideration. Alternative-certification candidates must bring a letter of acceptance and passing content test score report. For more details, call 713-556-7373 or visit www.houstonisd.org.

"Cinderella" starts theater festival

The University of Houston's Children's Theatre Festival begins June 19 with a performance of "Cinderella".

The original musical adaptation features professional actors and commissioned works from theater veterans from around the country.

Performances in Wortham Theatre at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts at UH begin at 10:30 a.m. June 19-23 and June 26-30; 1 p.m. on June 21 and 2 p.m. on June 25. Tickets cost $9 for adults and $8 for children 14 and younger. For more information, call 713-743-2929.

Event aims to help public schools

The Houston A+ Challenge is still accepting registrations for next month's Fondren Reforming Schools Summer Institute.

The event, scheduled for July 25-26 at the Hilton University of Houston hotel, is free and open to educators, parents, students and the public and aims to improve teaching and learning in public schools. Space is limited to the first 300 participants. The registration deadline is July 1.

For more details, or to register, visit www.houstonaplus.org or call 713-658-1881.

$120,000 going to 5 HISD schools

The Lowe's Charitable and Education Foundation is donating $120,000 to improve five Houston ISD schools on Thursday.

The money will buy building materials for a barn and pasture for the Chavez High School FFA, a life skills classroom for special-education students at De Zavala Elementary School, an outdoor classroom and parent center at J.R. Harris Elementary School, classroom renovations and campus beautification at M.C. Williams Middle School and a campus beautification project at Austin High School.

Preschoolers can get Head Start

The Gulf Coast Community Services Association is enrolling 3- and 4-year-olds in early education programs that begin in the fall.

The association enrolled nearly 2,000 students in Head Start programs last year and hopes to be fully enrolled by the end of the summer. The programs are free for children with disabilities and those from low-income families. The GCCSA operates 25 Head Start and Early Head Start programs throughout southeast Houston and Harris County.

Children receive medical and dental treatment, plus a nutrition program.

For more information, visit www.gccsa.org or call 713-730-0055.