The past several years of the pandemic, and of associated supply-chain shortages, have negatively impacted school food service departments across our country. From shortages of food and non-food items to long delivery delays, it’s been a challenging time for students who eat school meals and for the staff who prepare those meals. Due to limited availability of certain foods, many food service departments were forced to serve fewer home-cooked meals and more “grab-n-go” pre-packed entrees. For School Year 2022-’23, Dallas ISD’s Food and Child Nutrition Services (FCNS) department is returning to fresh daily cooking in school kitchens across the district. …
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Junta Escolar de Dallas ISD nombra formalmente a Stephanie Elizalde como próxima superintendente. El voto de la Junta Escolar se da después de haberla nombrado como la única finalista y de un periodo de 21 días que exige el estado. Hasta hace poco, Elizalde fungía como superintendente del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Austin, el cual tiene una matrícula de más de 80 000 estudiantes y cuenta con 12 000 empleados. Antes de dicho cargo, Elizalde fue jefa de liderazgo escolar en Dallas ISD. Nacida en Texas, Elizalde es una educadora de escuelas públicas cuya familia se ha dedicado a la…
The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees today formally named Stephanie Elizalde as the district’s next superintendent. The vote followed a 21-day state-mandated waiting period after trustees named Elizalde as the lone finalist. Elizalde most recently served as the superintendent of the Austin Independent School District, serving more than 80,000 students and 12,000 employees. Prior to this role, Elizalde served as the chief of school leadership for Dallas ISD. A native Texan, Elizalde is a third-generation public school educator who has served students in various roles, including as teacher, principal, assistant superintendent and deputy chief. Superintendent Michael Hinojosa announced in January…
El equipo de arquitectura de Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School, Glenn|Partners, ha sido galardonado con el Premio de Diseño de 2022 de la Sociedad de Arquitectos de Texas. Una muestra del gran esfuerzo, compromiso, creatividad y el ingenio del proceso de diseño, esta nueva e innovadora escuela fusiona la curiosidad y el asombro de los estudiantes en una “colmena” de aprendizaje, colaboración y actividad. El sitio web del arquitecto describe el proyecto así: Detrás del concepto de diseño central de la Hawthorne Elementary School, de $25.8 millones, Dallas ISD tenía la intención de ofrecer oportunidades de aprendizaje interactivas e innovadoras a…
Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School’s architecture team, Glenn|Partners, has been awarded a 2022 Texas Society of Architects Design Award. A true testament of hard work, commitment, creativity, and the ingenuity of the design process, this new and innovative school merges student curiosity and wonder in a “hive” of learning, collaboration, and activity. The architect’s website describes the project: Behind the core design concept for the new $25.8M Hawthorne Elementary School, Dallas ISD sought to provide next-generational and interactive learning opportunities for its elementary school students by creating a “hive” of student connectivity, visual curiosity and learning interaction. The highly innovative facility reconnects the…
Dallas ISD reconoce a los valedictorians y salutatorians, los estudiantes con los dos mejores promedios académicos de cada preparatoria, de la generación de 2022. Los que ocupan los codiciados puestos de este año, han demostrado ser sumamente perseverantes y trabajadores y poseen una impresionante amplitud de conocimientos y una habilidad académica excepcional. Dallas ISD celebró a los graduados de la Clase 2022 con el regreso de las ceremonias de graduación de preparatoria en persona. Queremos felicitar a los homenajeados por este importante acontecimiento en sus vidas. Los estudiantes que recibieron los más altos honores de sus respectivas escuelas aparecen a continuación. Barack Obama…
El Comité de la 56ª Reunión de la Clase de 1966 de James Madison High School recaudó fondos para apoyar a los graduados de 2022 que buscan una educación superior. La directora Marian Willard recomendó a dos estudiantes para las becas, basándose en la necesidad y el rendimiento académico. Olive Niyintunze recibió una beca de $1000, y Brandon Patterson recibió una beca de $750. La entrega de esta beca se realiza en un momento en el que la clase de 1966 del JMHS celebra su 56º aniversario. Carolyn Hughes Mitchell, la presidenta del comité, ha liderado la clase, organizando y…
The 56th Class Reunion Committee of the James Madison High School Class of 1966 recently held a fundraiser to support students in the 2022 graduating class who are seeking higher education. Principal Marian Willard recommended two seniors for the coveted scholarships, based on need and academic achievement. Olive Niyintunze was awarded a $1,000 scholarship, and Brandon Patterson was awarded a $750 scholarship. The JMHS Class of 1966 is celebrating its 56th anniversary. Carolyn Hughes Mitchell, the reunion committee chairwoman, has led the class in staying organized and doing positive things to uplift the community, especially by supporting young people in…
Akash Patel, maestro de español en Ignite Middle School y fundador de Happy World Foundation Inc., es parte de un grupo distinguido de primer nivel reconocido en la primera lista de Maestros Innovadores de TIME. Este programa destaca a docentes de todo el país que a través de su trabajo mejoran su ramo o marcan una diferencia única en sus estudiantes. Para compilar esta lista, TIME revisó cientos de nominaciones y seleccionó a educadores de escuelas públicas y privadas que sobresalieron por su trabajo incesante a fin de mejorar el aprendizaje de sus alumnos o resolver algún problema actual al…
Akash Patel, a Spanish teacher at Ignite Middle School and founder of Happy World Foundation Inc., is part of the elite class of honorees named to TIME’s first-ever list of Innovative Teachers. This program highlights teachers from across the U.S. who are improving their field or making a difference for their students in a unique way. To compile this list, TIME reviewed hundreds of nominations and selected educators from public and private sectors who stood out for going above and beyond to improve student learning or solve a problem schools face today. “I am very honored to be included in…