The Dallas ISD Food and Child Nutrition Services is committed to participating in the inaugural National Plastic-Free School Lunch Day on November 2 as designated by the Urban School Food Alliance and Cafeteria Culture. In doing so, Dallas ISD becomes the first district in Texas to join this national movement. “As a founding member of the Urban School Food Alliance, we are proud to move to eliminate plastic items from school lunches on November 2,” Executive Director Michael Rosenberger, said. “In fact, the entire K-12 school food market needs to move to more environmentally-friendly practices.” Dallas ISD school cafeterias already…
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El Programa de Educación para Estudiantes sin Hogar (HEP) de Dallas ISD quiere recordarle a las familias que “No duden en pedir ayuda”. Este verano, el HEP publicó un entrenamiento virtual, que se puede tomar a su propio ritmo, para ayudar al personal a aprender sobre las formas en que pueden apoyar a los estudiantes sin hogar. A través del HEP, la población con inseguridad de vivienda del distrito cuenta con acceso a material escolar, compra de uniformes, artículos de higiene, transporte, referencias a programas externos y artículos para cubrir otras necesidades específicas. Los estudiantes y las familias que estén…
Superintendent Dr. Stephanie Elizalde joined Chief Operations Officer David Bates to recognize Operations and Transportation staff – including two heroes – at Dallas ISD Administration Building, Wednesday. “We have heroes throughout our district,” Dr. Elizalde said. “Operations, you all truly are the Wizard of Oz. You are helping everyone else remember that they have heart, that they have brains, and that they have the courage to do the work. You are all behind the curtain, and you push everyone else on-stage so that they can do their work. That’s the most selfless act, always pushing other team members forward.” Dallas…
The Dallas ISD Homeless Education Program (HEP) wants to remind families that “It’s OK to ask for help.” This summer, HEP published a virtual, self-paced training that can help staff learn about the ways they can support students who are struggling with homelessness. Through HEP, the district’s housing insecure population can access school supplies, purchase uniforms, hygiene items, transportation, referrals to outside programs, and items to meet other specific needs. Students and families going through a crisis can reach the HEP at 972-749-5750 or at homelesseducation@dallasisd.org. The Homeless Education Program Training can be found in Cornerstone, or on their website…
Desde la banqueta hasta los salones, Dr. Billy Earl Dade Middle School le recuerda a cada visitante e invitado, estudiante, padre y educador, que Dade es su hogar. Las bienvenidas amables de la oficina principal y las voces de entusiasmo de los maestros y estudiantes resuenan en los pasillos luminosos de Dade. La luz blanca del techo se refleja en los pisos encerados y contrasta con las decoraciones de color negro y anaranjado brillante que se exhiben en cada pasillo y que hacen que los 600 estudiantes de Dade y los 41 miembros del personal se sientan orgullosos de ser…
From the curb to the classroom, the Dr. Billy Earl Dade Middle School reminds every passerby and guest, and every student, parent and educator that Dade is Home. Friendly greetings from the front office and enthusiastic voices of educators and students echo in Dade’s luminous hallways. The white overhead lights that reflect on the waxed floors contrast with the black and bright-orange decorations displayed in every hallway that cause the 600 Dade Vikings and 41 staffers to beam with pride. Only seven years ago, this South Dallas campus was home to abysmal staff turnover and deep behavioral issues, and was…
Dallas ISD remains committed to ensuring our schools are safe and secure learning environments for all students. Now more than ever, each and every one of us plays a vital role in warranting our children’s safety. With approximately 4.6 million children living in a household with loaded and unsecured firearms, and the startling fact that guns are the No. 1 killer of children and adolescents, we must band together to create secure environments for the future generation. Every child deserves to feel safe at school and at home, and we encourage parents and guardians to join us in these efforts.…
En su reunión del jueves, los representantes de la Junta Escolar se mostraron contentos con las calificaciones de la Agencia de Educación de Texas, las cuales revelaron que el distrito obtuvo una “B” en general para el año anterior, pese a los desafíos de la pandemia del Covid. Nadie estaba más contento que la representante del Distrito 6, Joyce Foreman, cuyo distrito, ubicado en el suroeste de Dallas, fue el único en el que ni una escuela obtuvo una calificación por debajo de una “C”. De las 24 escuelas del Distrito 6, una obtuvo una calificación general de “A”, 16…
Dallas ISD trustees at their meeting Thursday basked in the glow of the recently released Texas Education Agency accountability ratings that revealed the district achieved an overall “B” rating for last school year despite the challenges of the Covid pandemic. No one was more elated, however, than District 6 Trustee Joyce Foreman, whose district in southwest Dallas was the only one to have not a single school rated below a “C.” Of the 24 schools in District 6, one earned an overall “A” rating, 16 earned a “B” and eight earned a “C.” “I want you to excuse my joy,” Foreman…
Maxie Johnson, representante del Distrito 5 en la Junta Escolar de Dallas ISD, organizó una feria de salud y empleo en L.G. Pinkston High School, el sábado. El representante, junto con la All Kids Matter Foundation, organizó la feria anual Shake Dallas, en la que las organizaciones asociadas ofrecieron vacunas y varios empleadores realizaron entrevistas de trabajo a los interesados desde la 1:30 p.m. hasta las 3 p.m. “Estamos ofreciendo oportunidades de becas y puestos de trabajo para nuestros estudiantes, algunos de los cuales están pasando por situaciones difíciles en casa y van a la escuela tiempo completo, pero necesitan…