On Friday, Nov. 14, special guests volunteered to read to students across Dallas ISD during a JFK Day of Service Celebration/Veterans Day Literacy Event. The effort was part of Dallas Reads, a language and literacy initiative of the district. The purpose was to highlight the importance of literacy and public service as well as to honor community heroes such as veterans, police, firefighters and others. The day also gave the opportunity for high-school students to earn community service hours by reading to elementary students. Pictured below, members of the National Honor Society chapter and Homecoming Court at L.G. Pinkston High…
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Mira los videos y vota por ” Tú Prepa” favorita: SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL, que hasta ahora lleva la delantera, pero North Mesquite nos está alcanzando. Necesitamos de tu apoyo para que podamos ganar como distrito. MacArthur HS de Irving, North Mesquite HS, Amon Carter-Riverside HS de Fort Worth y Skyline HS de Dallas ¿Qué Prepa fue la mejor en su banda de música, porristas y el equipo de fútbol americano? Mira los videos y vota por ” Tú Prepa” favorita: MacArthur HS de Irving, North Mesquite HS, Amon Carter-Riverside HS de Fort Worth y Skyline HS de Dallas ¿Qué Prepa…
Approximately 100 students from Billy Earl Dade Middle School sharpened their leadership skills and received encouragement during the inaugural Dade Leadership Academy gathering on Nov. 13 at the Hulcy school campus. The goal of the project is to build a stronger cohort of student leaders that can serve as mentors and help positively influence their peers. Campus counselors identified students to attend the workshop based on their current outcomes. One-half of the students are among those with the best attendance, behavior and grades. The other half of the students among those struggling with attendance, behavior and grades. At the event,…
UIL Football Playoffs are getting under way this week. Check out where the top Dallas ISD finishers will compete this weekend. CLASS 6A DIVISION I REGION II BI-DISTRICT Skyline (10-0) vs. Lake Highlands (4-6) 7:30 pm, Friday, Nov. 14 at Forester Field CLASS 5A DIVISION I REGION II BI-DISTRICT Kimball (7-3) vs. Mansfield Lake Ridge (6-4) 7:30 pm, Friday, Nov. 14, at Grand Prairie’s Gopher-Warrior Bowl Mansfield Summit (6-4) vs. Spruce (6-4) 7 pm, Thursday, Nov. 13, at Midlothian DIVISION II REGION II BI-DISTRICT Hillcrest (9-1) vs. Terrell (7-3) 7:30 pm, Friday, Nov.14, at Homer B. Johnson Stadium…
El Dallas ISD invita este viernes 14 de noviembre, a voluntarios de nuestra comunidad para que visiten las escuelas para leerle a los niños. Es un día dedicado al servicio en conmemoración del Día de los Veteranos y en agradecimiento por el espíritu de lucha en defensa de nuestro país. Las escuelas necesitan lectores que hablen el idioma español, si estás interesado en ser voluntario este día o cualquier otro día, puedes registrarte en DallasISD/DallasREADS o bien elegir la escuela más cercana.
Nakia Douglas, principal of Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy, was recently recognized at a special reception honoring Dallas ISD’s top principals. This year as part of the district’s new pay for performance initiative, Douglas was one of 184 principals who received an increase in pay under the new system that is based on a combination of performance measures and student achievement results. With the new compensation plan, the higher the principal effectiveness, the higher the salary. On average, principals received a $9,164 increase in pay. The average salary for the 2014-2015 school year is $100,300 up from $91,136 in the 2013-2014 school…
The Green Team after-school recycling club at Skyline High School makes schoolwide recycling look easy. On Wednesdays, the club’s 100 students flock into the cafeteria for their weekly meeting, huddle with their team captains for a quick check-in and then fan out into the hallways of the district’s largest school, with oversized rolling bins, stopping in classrooms to collect used office paper, plastics, soda cans, juice containers and other recyclables. These young conservationists eagerly devote their time and energy to the twin goals of keeping their school clean of items that might otherwise be trashed and serving as good stewards…
Este año escolar, el Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dallas está lanzando un programa piloto para asegurar que más de 3,000 estudiantes de educación especial viajen en el autobús adecuado a la dirección correcta, todo el tiempo. El nuevo Dallas Pass, también conocido como D-Pass, es un programa específicamente dirigido a los estudiantes con discapacidades que reciben servicios de transportación a través de las rutas de educación especial. Cada alumno tiene una tarjeta electrónica especialmente diseñada que se pasa por un lector cuando los alumnos suben o bajan del autobús escolar. El proveedor de servicios de transportación del distrito, Dallas County…