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Learning acceleration and recovery is impossible when students cannot make it to class, which is why Dallas ISD committed so much time and effort to providing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at every campus and office. As soon as the COVID-19 pandemic began, the district started purchasing materials required to keep students and staff safe and healthy, including air purifiers, plexiglass, hand sanitizer, wipes and backpack sprayers. The cost of the district’s pandemic response in those first years was substantial, but Assistant Superintendent of Maintenance and Facility Services David Bates said Dallas ISD was in a “great position financially” at the…

Dallas ISD celebra la excelencia en la enseñanza reconociendo a los educadores sobresalientes que marcan una diferencia en la vida de los estudiantes todos los días. Conozca a Christopher Grace, finalista a Maestro del Año 2021-2022. Christopher Grace, maestro de idiomas extranjeros en Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services Magnet, es un graduado de la Universidad de Texas en Arlington con un grado en Español y actualmente está cursando su maestría en Historia en Fort Hays State University.  Grace lleva diez años en Dallas, y su trayectoria comenzó en Franklin International Exploratory Academy. Cuando llegó a Franklin, el programa de…

Dallas ISD celebrates teaching excellence by recognizing outstanding educators who are making a difference in the lives of students every day. Meet 2021-2022 Teacher of the Year finalist Christopher Grace. Christopher Grace, a world languages teacher at Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services Magnet, is a graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and is currently pursuing his Master of Arts in History at Fort Hays State University.  Now completing his tenth year in Dallas, his journey began at Franklin International Exploratory Academy. Upon arrival, the campus world languages program had few…

Dos estudiantes de décimo grado de North Lake Early College pasarán su tercer año en Alemania viviendo con familias locales, estudiando el idioma, explorando ciudades  y sitios históricos y aprendiendo sobre la cultura. Participarán en seminarios, visitarán el parlamento alemán llamado Bundestag, y se reunirán con funcionarios del gobierno estadounidense y alemán como “ciudadanas diplomáticas”. Jackie Carranza y Analiese Ayala Henderson recibieron una beca del prestigioso programa Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX), patrocinado por los gobiernos de Estados Unidos y Alemania para becar a estudiantes de preparatoria que quieran conocer otra cultura y aprender un idioma mediante la inmersión total. “Esta…

Two tenth graders from North Lake Early College will spend their junior year in Germany living with host families, studying the language, exploring select cities and historical sites and learning about the culture. They’ll take part in seminars, visit Germany’s parliament – the Bundestag – and meet with U.S. and German government officials as “citizen diplomats.” Jackie Carranza and Analiese Ayala Henderson were each awarded scholarships through the prestigious Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX), a program jointly funded by the U.S. and German governments to provide scholarships to high school students who want to experience another culture and learn a language…

El Departamento de Ciencias Sociales de Dallas ISD anuncia el evento nuevo ‘Voces diversas’, con el fin de realzar los talentos creativos de los estudiantes de estudios étnicos. Esta será una noche de presentaciones visuales y en directo en las que los estudiantes compartirán a través de su perspectiva creativa lo que han aprendido en los cursos de estudios afroamericanos y estudios mexicoamericano. Este evento se llevará a cabo el viernes, 13 de mayo, a las 6 p. m., en el auditorio de Skyline High School. ¡Los esperamos!

Dallas ISD’s Social Studies Department is super excited to announce a new event to highlight the creative talents of our Ethnic Studies students – Diverse  Voices. This will be a night of visual and live performances where our Ethnic Studies students will share through their creative lens what they have learned in African American Studies and Mexican American Studies courses.  This event will take place at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 13, 2022, in the Skyline High auditorium.  We would love to see you there!

Dallas ISD celebra la excelencia en la enseñanza reconociendo a los educadores sobresalientes que marcan una diferencia en la vida de los estudiantes todos los días. Conozca a Will Hastings, finalista a Maestro del Año 2021-2022. Will Hastings, jefe del departamento de Matemáticas de H Grady Spruce High School, descubrió que la ingeniería no era su vocación, sino el enseñar a sus compañeros matemáticas de nivel superior, mientras estudiaba Ingeniería Eléctrica en la Universidad del Norte de Texas. Al darse cuenta de su pasión, Hastings se unió al programa Teach North Texas, donde se graduó con un grado en Matemáticas,…

Dallas ISD celebrates teaching excellence by recognizing outstanding educators who are making a difference in the lives of students every day. Meet 2021-2022 Teacher of the Year finalist Will Hastings. Will Hastings, math department chair at H Grady Spruce High School, discovered that he had no love for engineering – but a deep enjoyment in tutoring his peers in higher-level mathematics – while an undergraduate Electrical Engineering major at the University of North Texas.  Realizing his passion, Hastings joined the Teach North Texas Program, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, a minor in Education, and the…

Tres escuelas de Dallas ISD obtuvieron los primeros lugares en las clasificaciones estatales y nacionales de las mejores escuelas preparatorias de 2022 de U.S. News & World Report. School for the Talented and Gifted at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center (TAG) fue nombrada la mejor preparatoria de Texas, con Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School en segundo lugar, y School of Science and Engineering (SEM) at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center en tercer lugar. Las tres escuelas también se distinguieron en la clasificación nacional, ubicándose en el puesto 11, 20 y 22, respectivamente. Además, tanto SEM como TAG también ocuparon el…