Author: The Hub

As part of our ongoing commitment to educate all students, this spring, Dallas ISD discovered a backlog of about 2,000 unprocessed evaluations and referrals for Special Education services. The program is one of the district’s fastest growing areas, and we are aligning resources to work through this issue and assure that referrals and evaluations are conducted as quickly and thoroughly as possible, and that students receive the services they need. This backlog is being reduced on a daily basis. Our goal is to have this process completed and the backlog eliminated by mid-September. Currently more than 15,000 students – approximately 10%…

Three principals have been chosen as Principal of the Year representing Elementary Schools, Secondary Schools and Choice/Magnet Schools. Meet the winners: Elementary School- Reymundo Cervantes Guajardo, Henry B. Gonzalez Personalized Learning Academy Reymundo Cervantes Guajardo became a school administrator in 2014 after serving in elementary schools since 2006. As principal for Gonzalez Academy, Cervantes Guajardo has facilitated the school’s choice transformation to a personalized learning academy and led the work that earned it an A rating from the Texas Education Agency. The campus has also been recognized as the safest school in Dallas ISD since 2018. Cervantes Guajardo is currently…

Two virtual workshops gave families and stakeholders the opportunity to learn more about the district’s goal and support plan to eliminate suspensions in the 2021–2022 school year, while still having any serious infraction go through the disciplinary alternative education program. Dallas ISD and campus leaders at the virtual workshops on May 18 and 20 discussed how the district will fund a Reset Center Coordinator for all 52 comprehensive middle and high schools. The coordinator will work with students who might, in the past, behave in a way that would lead to an out-of-school suspension. Each comprehensive middle and high school…

Todos los estudiantes que volverán a Dallas ISD el próximo año escolar pueden conservar durante el verano el dispositivo provisto por el distrito, lo cual incluye iPad, Chromebook y computadoras portátiles (laptops). Los estudiantes de 12º grado que se graduarán (excepto a aquellos que participarán en un programa en el verano) y estudiantes que se darán de baja de Dallas ISD deben regresar el dispositivo a su escuela o al Centro de Soporte Técnico más cercano antes del 18 de junio. Los estudiantes que se graduarán y que participarán en un programa de verano deben regresar su dispositivo antes del…

All students returning to Dallas ISD next school year can keep their district-issued computing device over the summer. This includes district-issued iPads, Chromebooks, and laptops. Graduating seniors (excluding summer program participants) and students withdrawing from Dallas ISD should return their device to their home school or nearest Technology Support Center by June 18. Graduating seniors who participate in the summer program should return their device by July 1. Students moving to a new school within Dallas ISD in the fall will keep the same device they have now, and planned equipment refreshes will be made in the fall. By keeping…

Stefany Santos, a Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet senior and future University of Pennsylvania alumni, became the second recipient of the Liza Farrow-Gillespie Intrepid Young Women Scholarship award. Mita Havlick, executive director of the Dallas Education Foundation (DEF), surprised Santos with a big $10,000 check and a public recognition in front of her peers while she was in class last Friday. “It took a lot of work these past four years. I really wanted to make sure that I was doing my best, and to see it pay off means so much,” Santos said. “I’ve learned how to come out…

Dallas ISD Athletics will host their first softball academy beginning on May 25. The softball academy will be open to Dallas ISD students in grade 3-6.  The Academy will be held from 6-8 p.m. on different campuses and at the Forester Softball Complex on specified dates. Students K-2 will have an opportunity to participate on May 25 and June 16 from 4:30-6 p.m. at the Forester Softball Complex. Students K-2 must have a parent present the entire time.  The Academy will last five weeks and will be held on four Tuesday nights and one Wednesday night, June 16, the last night…

Dallas Hybrid Preparatory at Stephen J. Hay proporciona a las familias una alternativa al horario académico tradicional, ya que combina el aprendizaje en casa con el aprendizaje presencial. Además, ofrece un ambiente educativo flexible en el que se promueve la colaboración comunitaria, la igualdad y la excelencia académica para todos. “Elegimos Hybrid School por la plataforma que incluye tanto el aprendizaje virtual como presencial”, dijeron Kim y Lawrence Strange, padres de Kennedy, futura estudiante de Dallas Hybrid Preparatory. “¡También, un gran factor fue la idea de algo único e innovador que le permitiera a nuestra hija aprender de forma creativa!”.…

Dallas Hybrid Preparatory at Stephen J. Hay provides families a new alternative to traditional learning schedules, balancing learning at home with learning at campus by creating a flexible learning environment that promotes community collaboration, equitable opportunities, and excellence for all students. “We were motivated to choose Hybrid School because of the platform that included virtual as well as in-person learning,” said Kim and Lawrence Strange, parents of Kennedy, a future Dallas Hybrid Prep student. “The idea of something unique and innovative that would allow our daughter to creatively learn was also a huge factor!” Ariss Rinder mother of Jesai, a…

Aunque por lo general siempre ha sido una excelente estudiante y no ha tenido problemas en sus clases, Alexy Ramírez, alumna de Trinidad “Trini” Garza Early College High School, se dio cuenta que se estaba atrasando en sus estudios después que las escuelas tuvieron que hacer la transición a clases virtuales debido a la pandemia. Las constantes distracciones en casa, por ejemplo, Netflix o Instagram, y el tener un trabajo, significaba que no se estaba manteniendo al día con las tareas escolares. Al comenzar el segundo semestre, Ramírez se percató de que estaba en riesgo de no cumplir con los…