Michael Dorsey Email Address

Director of Digital Learning and Resources

Welcome to the homepage of the Houston Independent School District. HISD has 283 schools and 213,000 students, making it the largest district in Texas and the seventh-largest in the United States.

Educator with classroom and administrative experience in both local and international settings. Have worked successfully with secondary students in special education, regular education, Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate programs; and with adult immigrants (in the US) and university instructors (overseas) in ESOL programs. Extensive experience as an administrator working with district teams to develop multiple iterations of aligned, standards-based curriculum documents and district assessments PK-12; and as part of a cross-departmental team to design and implement a major districtwide instructional technology initiative involving a 1:1 laptop program, rollout of an LMS, provision of digital instructional resources and strategies, and redesign of the district's curriculum. Key professional goal is ensuring that all students are engaged in relevant learning experiences with skilled and caring educators that challenge and equip them for productive and meaningful lives of their own choosing.