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HEB ISD outlines extensive summer school, STEM camps and HEB Reads kickoff
Summary
District staff presented a multi‑track summer program plan including elementary language programs with transportation and meals, secondary recovery and credit‑advancement sessions, ESY and gifted/STEM enrichment, plus coding and robotics camps and an HEB Reads campaign running May 17–July 31.
Hurst‑Euless‑Bedford Independent School District staff gave the board a broad overview of 2025 summer offerings, including instructional recovery, language supports, enrichment and new STEM camps.
Elementary programs include an Early Language Proficiency (ELP) course and a Language Academy for emergent bilingual students at Oakwood Terrace Elementary with dates in early June, transportation and summer dining provided at no cost, and projected enrollments of about 450 for K and incoming kindergarten ELP and about 200 for the Language Academy.
Secondary programming covers course recovery and credit advancement in two nine‑day sessions (June 9–20 and June 20–July 3) delivered in person and online via Edgenuity for ninth through twelfth graders; some offerings include a registration fee (example cited: $35 with $25 per course). The district also plans Extended School Year (ESY) services for eligible special education students, GT/STEM enrichment such as Camp Invention, IB Summer Academy and Superintendent Scholars programs, plus language camps for Chinese and Arabic.
Dr. (name not specified) described three STEM camp tracks targeting current fourth through seventh graders: a coding camp (two weeks; projected 220–240 students per week with transportation and meals and a $25 refundable family contribution), a LEGO robotics camp (projected 40 students per week), and a female‑empowerment STEM camp run by Design Connect Create partnering to pay teachers. Dr. said the HEB Reads campaign will run May 17–July 31 with a kickoff on May 17 and community partnerships including a returning In‑N‑Out promotion.
Staff said registration had high interest: as of a stated morning count, 380 of 440 slots had filled for one coding camp offering. The district plans student showcases during camp weeks and said it will publish the district summer program page on the website for families.
