The old thought is that you are suppose to drink 8 glasses of water a day. We think that’s a good place to start, but to find out for sure we’ve provided you with a water calculator! Age, health and activity level all play a part on how much water you should drink a day. Try it out: http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/water/art-20044256
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Messaging and Marketing
Marketing Services is responsible for communicating internally to more than 20,000 Dallas ISD employees and externally with the greater Dallas community through publications, marketing and advertising, e-newsletters, social media and photography.
Dallas ISD is on the leading edge of public school districts that offer after-school meals. In the past two years, the after-school dinner program has expanded from 37 schools to 136. LINK: http://www.districtadministration.com/article/more-schools-serving-dinner-need-increases
Under Dallas ISD’s new Teacher Excellence Initiative evaluation system, we are now able to identify what highly effective teaching looks like. The Distinguished Teacher Review is a process within TEI that seeks to identify the district’s most effective teachers by examining their contributions to the teaching profession, lifelong learning and leadership. Three-member teams visit a teacher’s classroom for a 45-minute lesson cycle looking for signs of effective teaching like high levels of student engagement and student directed learning. SEE ALSO: VIDEO: Teachers work together on DTR applications “It makes me think about the work I am doing, what I am…
In any given year, more than 1 million homeless teenagers in the U.S. lack the necessities they need for normal life. According to DoSomething.org, a not-for-profit organization for young people and social change, the item most requested by homeless youth is a basic pair of jeans. When seventh-grader Daniela Mora at Robert T. Hill Middle School learned about the organization’s national Teens for Jeans campaign to provide jeans for homeless youth, she seized the opportunity to help her community, and organized a denim drive at her school. The decision to conduct the Teens for Jeans campaign also gives Daniela a…
Los estudiantes de Harry Stone Montessori Academy obtuvieron los honores más elevados como el mejor equipo en general en el Pentatlón Académico de séptimo grado que se llevó a cabo el 7 de febrero. Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School obtuvo el primer lugar en la competencia de octavo grado. Estudiantes de séptimo y octavo grado de 16 secundarias del distrito pasaron el día compitiendo individuamente en cinco materias: literatura, matemáticas, ciencias sociales y bellas artes. La competencia culminó con el Super Quiz, en el que los estudiantes de cada escuela compiten como equipo. Los puntajes individuales y de…
At the start of this school year, Superintendent Mike Miles challenged Dallas ISD staff to “Think Differently and Act Courageously” in pursuit of the bold goals laid out in the Destination 2020 plan. His recent report on mid-year progress showed achievement gains in every area, affirming that the district is on a path toward student success. For the first time, the district started the school year with nearly zero teacher vacancies, a feat the Human Capital Management department aims to repeat for 2015-2016. In another first for the district, parents enrolled nearly 10,000 children in pre-kindergarten. With early childhood as…
Teachers of K-12 Social Studies, 9-12 Mathematics, K-12 Fine Arts, and select Career and Technology Education content areas are encouraged to cast their vote by Friday, February 20, 2015 at 7:00 pm. Voting by eligible teachers can be completed either electronically via Curriculum Central or for teachers in need of additional assistance, computer labs will be available at the H.B. Bell School Support Service Center computer lab (3rd Floor) from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. the week of February 16-20, 2015. To begin the voting process, teachers should visit Curriculum Central at http://tiny.cc/ccentral, look under Recent News for the IMA…
Dallas ISD staff and students supported two fundraising campaigns to benefit the American Heart Association on Friday, Feb. 13. District employees supported the “Go Red for Women” effort, paying $5 each for the privilege of wearing jeans to work. Many wore red shirts to raise heart-health awareness. For the students’ part, many solicited pledges for the annual Jump Rope for Heart event. See also: Staff goes Red to increase awareness of hearth health At Anne Frank Elementary School, much of the school supported both campaigns, including Principal Jonnice Legum-Berns, the office staff and several teachers. Since 1998, students have raised…