It’s no secret that the work teachers do changes lives, a sentiment that seems more popular every day as a growing number of companies and individuals seek ways to acknowledge and reward teachers for their work. The financial services firm, National Life Group, is part of that movement, announcing that two teachers from Dallas ISD’s Nancy J. Cochran Elementary School are among the nominees for its LifeChanger award. The effort is a national program that recognizes full-time educators, teachers and administrators who are making a positive difference in the lives of students. Fourth-grade math teacher Romulo Zaragoza was nominated because…
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Volunteers from Texas Trees Foundation and Southwest Airlines helped plant trees and read to students Tuesday. The purpose of the event was to highlight the importance of creating healthy communities through tree planting education and advocacy. Would you like to help make an IMPACT on Dallas ISD students? Volunteering is the best way to do that. Visit our Volutneers page to make a difference. Thank you all of our community supporters for all that you do! .
Parent involvement is a key factor in a student’s academic and athletic success according to Gil Garza, Dallas ISD athletics director. Research shows that students and student-athletes are more successful when they have a foundation of a supportive parent or family member. Garza encourages parents and families to get involved and become active in student-athletes’ sports participation in a positive and engaging way. In the final part of our series on the new direction of the Athletics Department, take a look as Garza discusses the benefits of parent support in athletics. See also: VIDEO: Garza discusses vision for Dallas ISD…
La música es un idioma universal que cruza todas las fronteras. La música beneficia el aprendizaje sobre todo cuando los niños antes de los 7 años de edad están expuestos a estudiar y leer música, y tocar cualquier instrumento. Varios estudios han demostrado que los estudiantes que tocan un instrumento de música desarrollan partes del cerebro que les permiten aprender con mayor facilidad y resolver problemas. El Director de la Escuela de César Chávez Learning Center, tiene una licenciatura en música de la Universidad de North Texas en Denton y habla acerca de los beneficios que se desarrollan en los niños…
Dallas ISD eighth-graders will soon be faced with the important decision of picking the career pathways that will guide their high school coursework, and ultimately help direct them to higher education and career options. In early December, all middle schools will transport their eighth-graders to the district’s Exploring High School fair, where students will have the opportunity to visit high school booths and ask questions about the five high school diploma endorsements ̶ STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), Business and Industry, Public Services, Arts and Humanities and Multidisciplinary Studies. The fair will be conducted during the school day at…
Learn ways to support your child academically, socially, and emotionally at FREE parent workshops. Spanish interpretation is provided and all district families are invited to attend. For more information on these FREE workshops, please contact our Parent and Family department at family@dallasisd.org or call (972)-925-3916.
El Director de Atletismo del Dallas ISD, Gil Garza, habla acerca de lo que los jóvenes estudiantes deben hacer para formar parte de un equipo deportivo y lo importante que son las calificaciones para mantener un buen balance académico.
The freezing temperatures weren’t enough to dissuade soon-to-be-graduates of University of North Texas and Texas Woman’s University from coming out to the recent Education Career Fair in Denton. Dallas ISD joined school districts from Texas and beyond at the event where they met with potential teacher recruits, collecting résumés and discussing opportunities in our schools. The talent acquisition group in Human Capital Management travels to job fairs as close as downtown Dallas, and as far as Spain and Puerto Rico in search of the best candidates to educate students. According to Talent Leader Jordan Carlton, the chance to meet with…