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Maxie Johnson, who represents District 5 in the Dallas ISD board of trustees, hosted a health and job fair at L.G. Pinkston High School, Saturday. The trustee, along with All Kids Matter Foundation, organized the annual Shake Dallas, where partner organizations offered vaccinations and several employers hosted on-the-spot interviews with attendees from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. “We’re offering scholarship opportunities for our students, we’re offering jobs for our students, some that have rough situations at home and they’re going to school full-time but they need a little financial help on the weekends,” Johnson said “And we also opened it…

Last Saturday, Dallas ISD hosted a ceremony to change the name of the school formerly known as Sarah Zumwalt Middle School to Dr. Frederick D. Todd, Sr. Middle School. Dr. Todd was a longtime educator who served in different positions across his 46 years of career – including a period as principal of the school that now bears his name. Dr. Todd’s sons and family members joined Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde and Principal Bobby Nevels at the renaming ceremony to honor his legacy.

Guests including Trustee Maxie Johnson, Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde, former Superintendent Michael Hinojosa, alumni, families and students helped Dallas ISD celebrate the newly renovated Franklin D. Roosevelt High School Saturday, Aug. 13. The dedication ceremony took place inside of the state-of-the-art Melvin Traylor Auditorium. Thanks to voters who passed the 2015 Bond, the campus underwent a $64 million dollar renovation and reconstruction. See highlights of the event in the photo slideshow and video.

Evelyn Lopez and Patricia Barroso were well into planning out their year as early learning specialists when the call came for Teaching and Learning staff to support students in a more direct way—as teachers of record in schools across the district. “My first reaction was surprise,” said Evelyn Lopez, who is teaching first grade at John W. Carpenter Elementary School. “But when Chief [Shannon] Trejo shared the reality that some kids would not have a teacher on their first day, I knew that’s what I had to do. My mind immediately transitioned to being back in the classroom.” “My son…

Evelyn López y Patricia Barroso estaban planificando su año como especialistas en aprendizaje temprano antes de que se pidiera al personal de Enseñanza y Aprendizaje que apoyara a los estudiantes de forma más directa, como maestros de registro en escuelas en todo el distrito. “La primera reacción que tuve fue de sorpresa”, dijo Evelyn López, que da clases de primer grado en John W. Carpenter Elementary School. ” Sin embargo, cuando la jefa [Shannon] Trejo compartió la realidad de que algunos niños no tendrían un maestro en su primer día, supe que eso era lo que tenía que hacer. Mi…

Dallas ISD welcomed students from over 180 campuses on Monday as schools celebrated the third and final first day of classes for the 2022-2023 school year. At 7:45 a.m., Dallas ISD Superintendent of Schools Dr. Stephanie Elizalde, Chief of Staff and Racial Equity Dr. Pamela Lear, and Chief of Strategic Initiatives Dr. Brian Lusk visited students and teachers in several classrooms at Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary. “The instruction, the love, the social-emotional support is happening right here, right here where we are now. It’s in our hallways, it’s in our classrooms, it’s in the cafeteria, it’s in the entrance and…

Dallas ISD welcomed students from over 180 campuses on Monday as schools celebrated the third and final first day of classes for the 2022-2023 school year. At 7:45 a.m., Dallas ISD Superintendent of Schools Dr. Stephanie Elizalde, Chief of Staff and Racial Equity Dr. Pamela Lear, and Chief of Strategic Initiatives Dr. Brian Lusk visited students and teachers in several classrooms at Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary. “The instruction, the love, the social-emotional support is happening right here, right here where we are now. It’s in our hallways, it’s in our classrooms, it’s in the cafeteria, it’s in the entrance and…

Dallas ISD logró avances significativos a pesar de los desafíos impuestos por el COVID-19 y mantuvo el puntaje de 86 que tenía antes de la pandemia. Con la calificación B de la Agencia de Educación de Texas, el distrito tiene una base sólida para el éxito del personal, los estudiantes y las familias en su comienzo del año escolar 2022-2023. “Estos resultados reflejan claramente el arduo trabajo y el compromiso de nuestro personal y la innovación y versatilidad que mueven a Dallas ISD”, dijo la superintendente Stephanie Elizalde. “Las calificaciones proporcionan información alentadora que servirá para planear los programas y…

Dallas ISD made significant gains despite COVID-19 challenges to learning and maintained its pre-pandemic score of 86. With the B grade from the Texas Education Agency, the district has a baseline for success as staff, students and families begin the 2022-2023 school year.  “These results clearly reflect the hard work and commitment of our staff and the innovation and versatility that drives Dallas ISD,” said Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde. “The ratings provide encouraging data points that will map the programs and supports for this year. As I have told our schools, ‘You got us here, preparing students during difficult circumstances, now,…

La Junta Escolar de Dallas ISD recibió el jueves detalles sobre el plan integral del distrito para mejorar la seguridad escolar. El jefe de la Policía de Dallas ISD, John Lawton, presentó el plan integral que fue creado con la ayuda de estudiantes, padres, miembros del personal, la comunidad y expertos en seguridad y protección. “Se necesita de todos para mantener nuestro distrito seguro”, dijo Lawton. “El incidente en Uvalde aumentó el nivel de ansiedad entre las familias. Necesitamos comunicar lo que estamos haciendo como distrito escolar para mantener seguros a nuestros niños, al personal y las instalaciones”. El plan…