Dallas ISD is home to the best educators in the world. Angela Hernandez, a fourth-grade teacher at John Quincy Adams Elementary School, embodies that statement. Hernandez, a 2011 graduate of Skyline High School, has had the honor of serving the students of John Quincy Adams in various capacitates for over nine years. She began as a teacher’s assistant for Pre-K, where she enjoyed engaging the campus’s youngest students and their parents. In fact, she did such a great job engaging with parents that she transitioned into a new assignment as a parent liaison. “I really enjoyed working with parents and…
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Vistas las numerosas opciones académicas que se ofrecen a los estudiantes, decidir dónde estudiar la preparatoria puede ser difícil. Para Kaci Anderson, la decisión de cambiarse de una escuela privada a una pública fue fácil después de visitar Innovation Design Entrepreneurship Academy (IDEA) de Dallas ISD e informarse sobre el modelo de aprendizaje personalizado, la academia NAF, las clases pequeñas y las oportunidades de acumular experiencias reales. Además de tener un profundo impacto en ella, IDEA ha ayudado a Anderson a ser quien es. Fue la presidenta del consejo estudiantil por cuatro años y presidenta del capítulo de la Sociedad…
With so many school choice options available to families today, deciding where to attend high school can be tough. For Kaci Anderson, the decision to switch from a private to public school was easy after she visited Dallas ISD’s Innovation Design Entrepreneurship Academy (IDEA) and learned about the school’s personalized learning model, NAF Academy, small class sizes, and opportunities for real-world experience. Not only has IDEA impacted and shaped Anderson into the person she is today, but she has impacted and shaped her high school as well. Anderson has served as student council president all four years and is chapter…
When Collin Porter and Sergio Reyna began their internship at Magnin & Associates last fall, they never imagined their work would help people across the country who are learning how to adapt to electric wheelchairs. They also certainly never expected to get a recognition from Texas Governor Greg Abbott. Both seniors attend Dr. Emmett J. Conrad High School and are studying video game design through the Conrad Global H-TECH, a program where students can choose a career pathway, take college courses and earn up to 60 credit hours–or an associate degree–upon high school graduation. In partnership with Dallas College, Dallas…
Dallas ISD ha establecido un plazo para llevar a cabo conversaciones con la meta de establecer prácticas de disciplina restaurativa en todas las escuelas. Lo que se busca con estas conversaciones sería desarrollar una estrategia sólida y holística para mejorar la disciplina estudiantil. Una parte esencial de este trabajo es eliminar las suspensiones por ofensas discrecionales a Nivel I y Nivel II a partir del año escolar 2021–2022. Las ofensas de Nivel III y Nivel IV resultan en un retiro obligatorio a un sitio alternativo. Mientras se determina cómo avanzar, los representantes del distrito están pidiendo la opinión de los…
¿Sabía que los estudiantes de prekínder a segundo grado en Dallas ISD han estado usando dispositivos tecnológicos en sus clases desde el comienzo del año escolar? El Departamento de Aprendizaje Temprano ha estado apoyando la capacitación de los maestros, familias y estudiantes, para integrar el uso de la tecnología en las tareas. Además, el Departamento de Tecnología del distrito ha repartido iPads a los estudiantes y formado una asociación con Apple a través de la cual el distrito cuenta con dos especialistas en aprendizaje profesional. Esta labor será destacada durante el próximo Digital Palooza de Aprendizaje Temprano. Ya se están…
Los datos muestran que la pandemia ha afectado el aprendizaje en gran medida, por lo cual Dallas ISD tiene planes de expandir considerablemente la oferta de programas después de clases y tutoría a lo largo de los próximos tres años. El 13 de mayo, líderes del distrito informaron a la Junta Escolar sobre este componente de la estrategia integral que Dallas ISD implementará para mitigar la pérdida de aprendizaje. Con un enfoque en la equidad, Dallas ISD identificó 61 escuelas que ofrecerán nuevos programas después de clases todos los días de 3 a 6 p.m. Cada escuela tendrá un coordinador…
Nueve escuelas magnet del distrito aún tienen espacio disponible para los estudiantes interesados en solicitar admisión. Las nueve escuelas magnet son: Skyline Career Development Center Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy Alex Spence Talented and Gifted Academy W.E. Greiner Exploratory Arts Mark Twain Talented and Gifted Trinity Heights Talented and Gifted Sidney Lanier Expressive Arts Starks Math, Science and Technology O.W. Holmes Humanities/Communications Academy K.B. Polk Center for the Academically Talented and Gifted ¡Haga clic para inscribir a su hijo en una de estas escuelas!
With data showing the pandemic has impacted student learning, Dallas ISD is planning to significantly scale up after school programming and tutoring over the next three years. District leaders briefed trustees during the May 13 meeting on this part of the comprehensive strategy Dallas ISD is adopting to mitigate learning loss. Using an equity lens, Dallas ISD identified 61 schools to offer redesigned after school programing every school day from 3–6 p.m. Each campus will have an after school site coordinator, who will receive an additional $5,000 stipend, and the ability to customize their after school programming based on student…
Nine outstanding magnet schools still have seats available for families interested in applying. The great magnet schools with available seats are: Skyline Career Development Center Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy Alex Spence Talented and Gifted Academy W.E. Greiner Exploratory Arts Mark Twain Talented and Gifted Trinity Heights Talented and Gifted Sidney Lanier Expressive Arts J.P. Starks Math, Science and Technology O.W. Holmes Humanities/Communications Academy K.B. Polk Center for the Academically Talented and Gifted Click here to enroll in one of these magnet schools!