Gil Garza, Dallas ISD’s new director of athletics, has penned the following open letter to the community. As I begin my second month in the Dallas ISD as the director of Athletics, I am even more excited about the possibilities we can achieve as an athletic program. What I am most excited about is the students we serve. I have seen our students compete in many different sports, and I am thrilled to see the spirit with which they perform while representing their schools. I have also found we have some great coaches and a special group of trainers who are…
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Thursday, September 11, 2014 marks the 13-year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93 which crashed in suburban Pennsylvania. Patriot Day serves as a remembrance of the lives lost on that September morning. On Patriot Day, the President directs that the American flag be flown at half-staff at individual American homes, at the White House, and on all U.S. government buildings and establishments, home and abroad.
On average, Dallas ISD teacher salaries are well above those of other school districts both in the metroplex and across the state. In 2014-2015, along with some central, maintenance and security staff, teachers will receive a three percent increase in lieu of a step increase. Salary increase Other staff members including principals, academic coordinators, academic facilitators, and instructional coaches will receive a raise based on a revised pay scale to be applied to their positions. Read additional coverage on employee compensation increases based on the June 26 Board of Trustees’ budget approval here.
Operation Comeback (Operación de Regreso a la Escuela) regresa este año como parte de un esfuerzo del distrito para localizar a los estudiantes “ausentes”, que no se han presentado en las primeras semanas de clases. Durante las siguientes semanas, el personal del distrito hará el intento de contactar a estos estudiantes para convencerlos de regresar a la escuela o determinar si se mudaron del distrito. Como parte de “Operation Comeback”, el distrito va a operar un banco de llamadas como parte de un esfuerzo para llamar a los estudiantes ausentes. La iniciativa va a culminar en una caminata en el…
El vertiginoso mejoramiento del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dallas en su desempeño tanto académico como financiero es casi como un milagro, según lo dice una firma de investigación educativa privada basada en Texas. ERG Analytics, compañía establecida en la ciudad de Houston, elabora una lista de posiciones de los 200 distritos escolares más grandes de Texas, que se basa en la manera en la que dichos distritos educan a sus alumnos comparada con el costo para proveer dicha educación, tomando en cuenta el nivel de pobreza y otros factores. Según datos del 2013, Dallas ISD se encuentra en la posición…
The Home-Rule Charter Commission continues to host public meetings with the goal of receiving input and fostering dialogue. The next meetings are in districts 3 and 4. Meeting 1: 9 to 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 13 Bryan Adams High School (District 3), 2101 Millmar Drive, Dallas, Texas 75228 Meeting 2: 1 to 3 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 13 Seagoville Middle School (District 4), 950 Woody Road, Dallas, Texas 75253
More than 80 United Way volunteers from TXU, Energy Future Holdings and Luminant performed 15 different science experiments on Sept. 3 with 4th and 5th grade children at Julian T. Saldivar Elementary. More than 322 students were positively impacted by the visit. In addition, two soccer goal nets were donated to spruce up Saldivar Soccer Stadium.
The Dallas Independent School District began the 2014-2015 school year with a record number of filled teacher vacancies. Michael Latorre-Quevedo is one of the more than 900 teachers new to the area, among 2,000 teachers overall, hired in the district this school year. But just one year ago, Latorre-Quevedo could have been found helping shape the minds of students in Puerto Rico, where he has taught at both the elementary and secondary levels. Thanks to a friend who told him about an opportunity to teach in Texas through the Dallas ISD Alternative Certification Program, Latorre-Quevedo now calls north Texas home.…
The Dallas television market just gained a new voice with the launch of the School of Business and Management’s video broadcast venture, WSBM: The Face of Townview. The program was developed as a “sister team” to KSBM Radio: The Voice of Townview, which began broadcasting over the internet on the Fishbowl Radio Network last school year. Led by SBM teacher Rochelle Shipman, WSBM’s programming will focus on school news, academic issues, college prep tips and stories such as how to have a successful school year and do’s and don’ts of the school dress code. Once a week, the team will…
The Home-Rule Charter Commission will host a pair of public meetings with the goal of receiving input and fostering dialogue. Meeting 1 9 to 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 6 W.T. White High School 4505 Ridgeside Drive Dallas, Texas 75244 Meeting 2: 1 to 3 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 6 Hillcrest High School 9924 Hillcrest Road Dallas, Texas 75230 In the coming weeks, the commission will host community meetings in every Board of Trustees district.