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Houston ISD announced its top-performing high schools are eligible to become "Innovation Partnership Schools." The partnership allows certain high schools the opportunity to work with a variety of organizations, including non-profits, for increased principal autonomy over instruction, operations, hiring, evaluations and more.

"Level five autonomy is a bold opportunity for Houston ISD's most successful and innovative school leaders to enjoy a greater level of flexibility, increased resources and stability that comes from being managed by their own non-profit board," State-Appointed Superintendent Mike Miles said via a press release.

HISD Director of Communications Lana Hill said no final decisions have been made on which schools will move to lev

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