Author: 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.
The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees approved the 2015-2016 school year calendar during its regular meeting on Dec. 18. The calendar calls for teachers to report for the new school year on Monday, Aug. 13. It includes 175 days of instruction, and designates Monday, Aug. 24, as the first day of classes. State law requires that public schools begin the school year no earlier than the fourth Monday in August. Other features of the approved calendar include three days for Thanksgiving Break for students and staff, 10 days for Winter Break and a full week for Spring Break, March 14-18,…
Los resultados de la encuesta de clima del Dallas ISD del personal de la escuela, muestran que el apoyo a la dirección del distrito y las escuelas en general sigue creciendo. Los resultados de la encuesta fueron que el 74 por ciento del personal del plantel están de acuerdo y totalmente de acuerdo con la dirección que está tomando su escuela, un aumento de cuatro puntos sobre los resultados de la encuesta que se llevó a cabo en la primavera de 2014. Además, 48 por ciento de los encuestados está de acuerdo o totalmente de acuerdo con la dirección general…
Mensaje a la comunidad Saludos y felices fiestas. Cuando comenzamos este año escolar, animamos a nuestro personal a pensar de manera diferente y actuar con valentía. Ellos han hecho precisamente eso y ahora, al final del primer semestre, es un buen momento para reconocer lo lejos que hemos llegado. En primer lugar, hemos logrado algunas metas importantes con la nueva Iniciativa de Excelencia Docente. Certificamos a 650 líderes escolares para garantizar la equidad en las evaluaciones de todo el sistema. El grupo Expertos de TEI continúa aportando importante información desde la perspectiva de los maestros. En diciembre, más de 1,400…
It’s been months of intense planning, development and incubation for eight teams working to establish Personalized Learning (PL) models throughout Dallas ISD. Now that hard work will soon come to fruition. The cohort teams presented PL plans last week to a panel of Dallas ISD senior leadership. Following a rigorous vetting process, the Office of Transformation and Innovation announced today that five of the eight teams were selected to move forward with implementation and will launch their plans next fall. The teams selected to launch their plans are William C. Cabell Elementary, Dan D. Rogers Elementary, Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary, T.C.…
Principals play an important role when communicating the components of the Teacher Excellence Initiative (TEI) – Dallas ISD’s new teacher evaluation system that defines, supports and rewards effective teachers. Principals must have a deep understanding of the components that make up the new evaluation system to ensure a successful implementation and to answer questions and provide feedback to teachers. The district leadership team meets regularly with campus leadership to provide ongoing training. Yesterday, principals, executive directors, and assistant superintendents gathered at D.A. Hulcy Middle School to receive additional, in-depth TEI training. Superintendent Miles worked with principals to review their knowledge…
In William Cabell Elementary, philanthropist Serena Simmons Connelly saw an opportunity to impact the families in her community. Inspired to visit the school after hearing about the Personalized Learning Initiative, Connelly spoke with Principal Dr. Jo Anne Hughes about how engaging neighborhood residents can make a difference in their local school. “The school has a good amount of land but they never had much playground equipment,” Connelly said, adding that this was a project the neighborhood could get behind. “Kids need a place to play. They need some brightness and beauty in their surroundings.” Hughes knows how important such a…
This year, Dallas ISD Connect Contact Center staff shared a little bit of holiday spirit by greeting families, helping with purchases and customer service at the Treasure of Hope, an annual shopping effort that allows families in need to shop for merchandise at 75 percent off retail value. Treasure of Hope provides selected families a $40 credit to spend in their holiday store. The effort supported by the Dallas Leadership Foundation includes a donation of toys and money from more than 20 churches and community- and faith-based organizations and serves 400-500 families and 1,500 children through the work of more…
Results from the Fall 2014 Dallas ISD Climate Survey of campus staff show that support for the direction of individual campuses and the district as a whole continues to grow. The survey found that 74 percent of campus staff agree or strongly agree with the direction of their campus, up four points from the Spring 2014 survey results. Additionally, 48 percent of respondents agree or strongly agree with the overall direction of the district (with another 26% neutral), up almost four points from the Spring 2014 survey. Campus morale also continues to improve, up nearly 15 percentage points from the…