David Lee, director de Héctor García Middle School, ha sido educador en Dallas ISD por la mayoría de su carrera profesional. En un distrito en el que los estadounidenses de origen asiático componen el 2.18% del personal y 1.11% de la población estudiantil, Lee sabe lo que es establecer estándares y lo que es vivir en espacios en los que la mayoría no se parece a uno. Nació en Seúl, Corea del Sur, emigró a Estados Unidos con sus padres y hermano menor y radicaron en el área de Dallas cuando tenía dos años. Desde temprana edad, Lee se…
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Dallas ISD students from across the district will convene at Skyline High School to learn more about the Texas Governor’s Race on Tuesday, May 17th! The purpose of this event is to give young voters an opportunity to hear candidates at the top of the ballot discuss topics and issues that are important to high schoolers in Texas. This event will be moderated by the Student Voter Empowerment Coalition (SVEC), a nonpartisan student-led extracurricular club aimed at increasing voter awareness and participation among students and their families through voter education, motivation, empowerment, and civic engagement. Virtual Livestream: https://bit.ly/3PbPVO8.
La propuesta de presupuesto 2022-2023 de Dallas ISD incluye un aumento a los salarios iniciales para los maestros que son nuevos en el distrito, además de miles de dólares en incentivos por contratación. Si se aprueba el presupuesto, los maestros nuevos al distrito ganarían un salario inicial de $60,000. El aumento del salario base para los nuevos maestros, combinado con el incentivo por contratación de $2,000 disponible tanto para los maestros con experiencia como para los nuevos, ayudará a que Dallas ISD sea más competitivo y a superar la escasez de maestros a nivel nacional y estatal que se ha…
Dallas ISD named the teachers and principals of the year at the inaugural 2021-2022 Educator of the Year Awards presented by the Dallas Education Foundation and sponsored by Reliant. The event at The Statler Ballroom celebrated all of the outstanding finalists and educators in the district. Superintendent Michael Hinojosa, who is set to depart Dallas ISD after 42 years in education, shared his heartfelt thanks with the teachers and principals in the room. “The fact that we get to celebrate in person these outstanding educators is incredible,” Hinojosa said. “I want to thank you for your outstanding work, especially over these past…
A la enfermera Emily Geeslin, o ” Nurse G” como la llaman sus alumnos, le apasiona promover la salud y la prevención de enfermedades en North Dallas High School. Además de llevar a cabo con éxito eventos de vacunación, examinado a estudiantes para detectar problemas de visión y audición y prestar atención de emergencia a los estudiantes que lo necesitan, ha establecido relaciones con la comunidad que están transformando vidas todos los días. Es por todas estas razones y más que la directora Katherine Wanserski Eska la nominó como Empleada del Año de los Servicios de Salud 2021-2022, un título…
Nurse Emily Geeslin, or “Nurse G” as her students call her, is passionate about bringing health promotion and disease prevention to North Dallas High School. Not only has she successfully pushed vaccination events, screened students for vision and hearing problems and provided emergency care to students in need, but she has also fostered community relationships that are transforming lives every day. For all those reasons and more, Principal Katherine Wanserski Eska jumped at the opportunity to nominate Geeslin as the 2021-2022 Health Services Employee of the Year, a title Geeslin earned just in time to celebrate National School Nurse Day…
Dallas ISD’s proposed 2022-2023 budget includes an increase in the starting salaries for teachers who are new to the district in addition to thousands of dollars in hiring incentives. If the budget is approved, novice teachers who are new to the district would earn a starting salary of $60,000. The increase in base salary for new teachers combined with the $2,000 hiring incentive—available for both experienced and novice teachers —will help Dallas ISD be more competitive and overcome a national and state teacher shortage that has been made worse by the pandemic. The hiring incentive applies to all certification areas…
Robert Matthew Bell III es representante de la Junta Escolar Adolescente de Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship Academy (IDEA) en James W. Fannin. En su segundo año como miembro de la junta, fue incorporado a la Sociedad Nacional de Honor, también forma parte de la junta asesora de la Fundación de la Academia Nacional y ha formado parte del consejo estudiantil desde el 9º grado, en el cual ocupó el cargo de presidente. Robert, exalumno de una escuela chárter, decidió asistir a la preparatoria IDEA, de Dallas ISD, y dice: “Fue una de las mejores decisiones que he tomado. He podido conocer…
Robert Matthew Bell III is the senior Teen School Board representative for Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship Academy (IDEA) at James W. Fannin. Now in his second year on the board, he was recently inducted into the National Honor Society, is also on the school’s National Academy Foundation advisory board and has been on the student council since his freshman year, when he served as president. A former charter school student, Robert chose to attend Dallas ISD’s IDEA for high school and says, “It was one of the better decisions I’ve made. I’ve been able to meet people in the fields I’m…
For over a decade, every student who is part of the distinguished dance programs at W.E. Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy and Sunset High School has learned the traditional dances of Mexico, among other cultural dance styles. And earlier this year, after a first-of-its-kind regional dance tournament, both of these neighborhood schools in the heart of North Oak Cliff were deemed to have top-tier Ballet Folklórico programs. The first North Texas Ballet Folklórico Competition (NTBFC) took place in December and January. Middle school and high school teams from several public schools in Carrollton, Dallas, Farmers Branch, Grand Prairie and Richardson entered…