Education has always played an important role in Dallas ISD Police Chief Albert Martinez’s life. Now, in his new role as the top police officer for the district, he is combining his support for education with his passion for serving others. While growing up, education was strongly emphasized by his mother, who was born and raised in Mexico and who didn’t have the same educational opportunities available to him, so it was always something she pushed, he said. Martinez, a 31-year police veteran, took over as the new chief of police for the district last month. He was previously the…
Author: Priscilla Rice
I’m a working mother of two boys—one who is of elementary age, the other already a grownup. I’ve raised my older son, and I’m raising my son in Southeast Dallas, in the community which is known as Pleasant Grove. This corner of Dallas—my corner of the world—feels like home. My son attends Henry B. Gonzalez Personalized Learning Academy, our neighborhood school. I’m also a Dallas ISD team member, who lives, shops, dines, and volunteers in my community because I’m intentional about supporting it.. As a district team member, I believe in public education. I made a decision early on, that…
En la familia Molina, hay una broma sobre Dallas ISD: “Es un negocio familiar”. Cuenta Mario Molina, quien se jubiló recientemente, que nueve de sus 11 hermanos han trabajado para el distrito. Para los miembros de la familia, que también asistieron a escuelas del distrito, Dallas ISD ha sido su hogar a lo largo de los años. Molina se jubiló en diciembre después de haber trabajado 37 años en el Departamento de Evaluación y Examinación del distrito, fue asignado a la bodega del centro de servicio, donde enviaba y recibía exámenes estatales y locales, entre otras obligaciones. Molina dice que…
In the Molina family, there is an inside joke about Dallas ISD: “It’s a family business.” According to Mario Molina, who recently retired, nine out of the 11 siblings have worked for the district. To the family members, who also attended schools in the district, Dallas ISD has been home over the years. Molina retired this past December after having worked 37 years in the district’s Evaluation and Assessment Department, where he was assigned to the warehouse service center—shipping and receiving state and local tests, among other duties. Molina says he is a proud product of Dallas ISD, as he…
Durante generaciones, las escuelas públicas han sido el motor que impulsa el progreso económico en las comunidades al preparar a los estudiantes para el éxito. Por motivo de esta Semana Nacional de las Escuelas Públicas, del 26 de febrero al 1 de marzo, Dallas ISD reconoce a las escuelas públicas por sus esfuerzos de ofrecer cada vez más opciones en nuestras comunidades. “La Semana Nacional de las Escuelas Públicas es un momento oportuno para conocer las opciones, oportunidades y excelencia que ofrece Dallas ISD a todos y cada uno de los jóvenes”, dijo la superintendente Stephanie S. Elizalde, Ed.D. En…
Siempre es buen momento para que los estudiantes se inicien en el deber cívico, y en North Dallas High School, esto viene en forma de un evento de registro de votantes patrocinado por el Club Estudiantil de Empoderamiento de Votantes (SVEC, por sus siglas en inglés). Se trata de una organización no partidaria dirigida por estudiantes que forma parte de March to the Polls, cuyos proyectos incluyen la promoción de la educación cívica, el incremento del número de personas que votan y el inculcar un compromiso al voto y a la participación cívica después de la preparatoria. Rubí Chávez, gestora…
For generations, public schools have been the backbone and fuel for economic progress in their communities as they prepare students for success. During National Public Schools Week, Feb. 26-March 1, Dallas ISD will celebrate how public schools continue to do this by offering more choices in their neighborhoods. “National Public Schools Week is a great time to check out the choice, opportunities, and excellence Dallas ISD offers to every single child,” said Superintendent Stephanie S. Elizalde, Ed.D.. At Dallas ISD, students have a variety of opportunities to explore careers and develop their skills. Neighborhood schools play an important role in…
It’s never too early to get students interested in becoming civically engaged, and at North Dallas High School, that engagement comes in the form of a voter registration drive at school, sponsored by the Student Voter Empowerment Club (SVEC). SVEC is a nonpartisan, student-led organization under the March to the Polls umbrella, whose projects include promoting civic education, increasing student voter turnout, and instilling a commitment to voting and civic engagement beyond the high school years. Rubi Chavez, office manager and the sponsor of the student-led League of United Latin American Students (LULAC) chapter at North Dallas High School began…
La conocida línea de tambores acompañada de bailarines, típica de una banda de marcha, no lo es en la experiencia de los estudiantes de primaria, pero esto no impidió que Andra Birdsong lo hiciera posible en su escuela. Birdsong, maestra de música en Daniel Webster Elementary School, tuvo la idea cuando sus estudiantes fueron invitados a participar en un desfile de la comunidad luego de que el equipo de básquetbol masculino de Justin F. Kimball High School ganara el campeonato estatal en la primavera de 2023. Kimball es la preparatoria a la que llegan los estudiantes de Webster. Casi un…
A drumline with dancers, typical in a marching band, is not a common part of the elementary school experience—but that didn’t stop teacher Andra Birdsong from making it happen at her school. Birdsong, a music teacher at Daniel Webster Elementary School, first got the idea when her students were invited to participate in a community parade after Justin F. Kimball High School’s boys varsity basketball team won the state championship in the Spring of 2023. Kimball is the high school into which Webster feeds. Nearly a year later, she has at least 25 students performing as either part of the…