—“Debemos infundir amor en nuestros pensamientos,” dijo Etana King de 10 años, ganadora de la competencia de oratoria Gardere MLK 2015. Etana, estudiante de quinto grado en John Neely Bryan Elementary, fue coronada como la mejor oradora después de dar un inspirador discurso sobre lo que ella pensaba que el Dr. Martin Luther King diría en su discurso de aceptación del premio Nobel, si estuviera vivo. “No debemos usar nuestros brazos para tomar armas que hieren y destruyen; en lugar de eso, debemos usarlos para abrazar nuestras diferencias,” continuó. Etana fue premiada con un cheque de $1,000 dólares por ganar…
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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.
Can you interpret the formula Q=cm∆t? Do you have even a clue? If not, you might ask yourself if you’re smarter than a sixth-grader since the formula is the basis of a middle school science fair project. For Vanessa Padilla, a sixth-grader at Henry W. Longfellow Career Exploration Academy, this group of letters and symbols is central to the science project “Heating Up” she will present this weekend at the city’s Divisional Science Fair. Her project examines the lowest specific heat of copper, brass and iron, and the equation represents the relationship between heat and temperature change. Padilla’s interest in…
The Dallas Independent School District is stepping up its support for Advanced Placement courses and now more students than ever are enrolled in them. This year, more than 21,000 students are enrolled in AP courses, which is believed to be an all-time high. For the first time, $1 million has been allocated in the school district budget to pay for student AP exam fees and prep sessions. “It is clear that Dallas ISD students are benefitting from taking AP courses and exams so it makes sense to provide even more support for this program,” said Superintendent of Schools Mike Miles.…
Los alumnos de 12º grado que están por graduarse, están invitados a solicitar una de las tres becas de $10,000 ofrecidas por la fundación de la familia Sulentic. La fecha límite para entregar la solicitud a los consejeros de las preparatorias es el viernes, 27 de febrero. Un comité de selección convocado por Dallas ISD otorgará las becas a tres alumnos de 12º grado. Los ganadores serán notificados el 27 de marzo y las becas serán entregadas durante la Recepción de las Becas del Superintendente del 2015 de Dallas ISD. Para ser elegibles, los estudiantes deben cumplir con todos los…
As Teacher Excellence Initiative experts and principal focus groups continue to refine how the district will evaluate teacher effectiveness, another team – the students – are about to have their say. According to at least one study, students, perhaps the ultimate classroom observers, may be better suited to identify effective teaching than administrators who traditionally measure performance based on scheduled observations of teachers’ instruction and classroom management skills. Plans call for students to complete surveys, to be made available in English and Spanish, on paper the week of April 6. In future, the district will administer the survey online. Teachers…
Dallas ISD’s recruitment team is laser focused on repeating last year’s record of opening the school year with zero teacher vacancies. Thanks to a yeoman’s effort by the team, the 2014 school year launched with a qualified teacher at the helm of every classroom, no mean feat for a district with more than 10,000 teachers. In an effort to keep that winning streak going, Human Capital Management has launched a newly revamped recruitment website and increased state, national and international recruitment efforts, progress that has placed it ahead of the curve to fully staff district classrooms for the coming school year. “We…
Attracting the most talented staff, getting them interviewed, hired and working behind a desk or in front of a classroom is one of the main missions of Human Capital Management. Perfecting the system of recruiting and training talented new hires for an organization of 20,000-plus employees is no small task. In search of methods to increase efficiency, the Board of Trustees created the Star Employee Commission, which comprises human resource experts from area corporations including Presbyterian Hospital, The Container Store and Texas Instruments. Their charge: to recommend improvements to the district’s human resource function. One of the commission’s central findings…
DTR candidates give advice over a slice to teachers interested in applying for DTR.
Elevar la calidad de la enseñanza en cada salón de clases requiere contar con maestros eficientes. Destination 2020, el plan estratégico de Dallas ISD, pone un énfasis especial en identificar, apoyar y recompensar la enseñanza eficiente.
For 18 years, Mark Pierce has networked with community organizations, solicited donations, and counseled with homeless students to encourage them to stay in school. His mission is to get these students the help they need to complete high school. Pierce manages the Homeless Education Program that equips homeless students with uniforms, school supplies, food, bus passes, and other resources that can make the difference between graduating and dropping out. “It’s never the kids’ fault,” said Pierce. “They never wanted this or chose this for themselves, and we should always try to give students the best that we can. If they…