La lectura es importante en la School for the Talented and Gifted in Pleasant Grove, y los estudiantes celebraron Read Across America Day con una visita de Morr Meroz, autor de la novela gráfica “Snowlands”. Meroz empezó el encuentro con un juego de siluetas de los personajes de su novela. Encima de las siluetas aparecían preguntas: “¿El mejor líder?”, “¿el más astuto?”, “¿el más gracioso?”. Con las manos alzadas, los estudiantes daban sus respuestas a viva voz. Cuando Meroz les pedía, algunos incluso defendieron sus elecciones. Las visitas de autores a las escuelas son una forma común de alentar a…
Author: Gema Guevara
Reading is important at the School for the Talented and Gifted in Pleasant Grove, and students celebrated Read A cross America Day with a visit from Morr Meroz, author of the graphic novel “Snowlands.” Meroz began the meet-and-greet with a fun game consisting of a series of slideshows displaying scalloped silhouettes of characters in the novel. Questions appeared above the row of silhouettes: Best leader? Most clever? Funniest? With hands up in the air, students shouted out their answers. Prompted by Meroz, some even defended their choices. Author school visits are a common way to encourage students to read and…
When most people think of Dallas ISD, they picture classrooms, teachers, and students. Jermauld Cobbs, director of Fleet Services, thinks about trucks, fuel, ice melt, work orders, and pallets of supplies having to move before sunrise. Cobbs is a homegrown leader — a graduate of David W. Carter High School, he pursued engineering studies at Prairie View A&M University. He came back to Dallas ISD as an employee, and will soon celebrate 30 years at Dallas ISD. . “I started with the district back in 1996 and have been here ever since,” he said. Today, Cobbs oversees the Service Center…
When Edwin Dubois, principal of H. Grady Spruce High School, stands before students, he doesn’t see a random crowd of teenagers. He sees the future of the neighborhood where he grew up—and a calling he can’t ignore. “I want people to know that it’s a new day here at Spruce,” Dubois said. “Whatever yesterday’s view of Spruce was, we want people to see about today.” A Dallas ISD legacy, Dubois grew up in the Pleasant Grove community and graduated from Skyline High School. While his professional life didn’t begin in the classroom, the fire was lit once he began substitute…
In 47 years of serving Dallas ISD Food & Child Nutrition Services, Brenda Jackson can count on one hand how many days she’s missed work—just one. In an era where job-hopping is the norm, her colleagues still marvel at her reliability, because for Jackson, the job was never just about serving meals—it was about serving people. This past December, Jackson—who was the food service assistant at Maria Luna Food Service Facility—hung up her apron one final time. Her story with the district began in 1978 at two schools, the now defunct Pearl C. Anderson Middle Learning Center and David Crockett…
Para la mayoría, una baja en la temperatura significa echar mano de un abrigo. Pero para Duran Hargest, director de Servicios Vehiculares, significa movilizar a un equipo de 56 técnicos que se aseguran de que más de mil vehículos, incluyendo los casi 900 autobuses escolares y un nuevo conjunto de 17 buses eléctricos, estén listos para salir a la carretera. Las operaciones vehiculares de Dallas ISD hacen más que transportar estudiantes. Ya sea reparar la llanta de un carro patrulla o preparar un autobús para el invierno, Hargest considera a su departamento un pilar importante del distrito. “Mi departamento apoya…
For most people, a drop in temperature means grabbing a coat. For Duran Hargest, director of Fleet Services, it also means mobilizing a team of 56 technicians to ensure that over 1,000 vehicles — including nearly 900 school buses and a new fleet of 17 electric buses—are ready to hit the road. Dallas ISD’s fleet operation goes beyond just transporting students. Whether it’s repairing a police cruiser’s flat tire or switching a bus to winter mode, Hargest sees his department as the backbone of the district. “My team supports the whole district, from HVAC and maintenance to IT and the…
One of the most important rites of passage in a young person’s life is the ability to do mental math without conscious effort. Children begin training for this process, known as automaticity, in the first grade and continue through elementary school. But as curriculum coordinators visit classrooms throughout the district, they’ve identified a recurring challenge: students lack the immediate recall of basic facts necessary for higher-level problem-solving, according to Aaron Daffern, director of mathematics in Academic Services. “It used to be that there was this false dichotomy: you either memorize everything but don’t understand what it is, or you go…
Cuando los Dallas Cowboys lanzaron una liga élite de fútbol bandera para chicas, se hizo historia en Dallas ISD. Pero en ningún otro lugar se sintió el impacto tanto como en Dr. L.G. Pinkston Sr. High School, cuyo equipo ganó el campeonato de la división. Nicole Stovall, directora deportiva adjunta y técnica del equipo de Pinkston, dijo que estaba emocionada por dejar un legado que su equipo se atribuiría para siempre y dar inicio a algo significativo para las jugadoras y la comunidad. “Sinceramente, ser parte del personal inaugural en Dallas significa mucho”, dijo Stovall. “Esto va a ser muy…
When the Dallas Cowboys launched an elite girls flag football league, history was made across Dallas ISD. But nowhere was the impact felt more deeply than at Dr. L.G. Pinkston Sr. High School, whose team won the division championship. Nicole Stovall, assistant athletic director and lead flag football coach at Pinkston, said she was excited to create a legacy her team could claim forever and to help start the beginning of something bigger for her players and the community. “Honestly, just being a part of the inaugural staff in Dallas meant a lot,” Stovall said. “This is going to be…