To prepare students for the rigor of Advanced Placement coursework, Advanced Academic Services is sponsoring an AP Summer Boot Camp for any student enrolled in AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP English Language, and AP Human Geography for the 2021-22 school year. Students will build on writing and math skills, develop content knowledge, and develop a greater understanding of the AP exam. With each session, students will learn time management, study skills, and practical note-taking. The AP Summer Boot Camp will be held virtually. Students who attend AP Summer Boot Camp will receive a backpack with supplies, test prep workbooks,…
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La Fundación Educativa de Dallas, en asociación con Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet at Townview Center, llevó a cabo la ceremonia inaugural de la beca Liza Farrow-Gillespie Intrepid Young Women en la escalinata del plantel. Hanan Yousuf se llevó una gran sorpresa al escuchar su nombre como la beneficiada de la beca valorada en $10,000, logro que todo el mundo esperaba de ella. Si bien la mayoría estaría de acuerdo en que Yousuf, una estadounidense de primera generación quien estudiará en la Universidad de Yale, personifica la palabra valiente, no siempre le resultó fácil serlo. “Vengo de una familia inmigrante,…
Los datos muestran que la pandemia ha tenido un impacto negativo en el aprendizaje estudiantil, tanto en Dallas ISD como en todo el país. Dallas ISD empezará un proceso para determinar cómo utilizar los fondos federales que el distrito podría recibir con el fin de mitigar la pérdida de aprendizaje y ayudar a los estudiantes a recuperarse académicamente de la pandemia. La Ley del Plan de Rescate Estadounidense promulgada en marzo por el presidente Joe Biden incluye $122,000 millones en fondos de emergencia para escuelas primarias y secundarias (ESSER, en inglés) en los distritos escolares en todo el país, lo…
En honor del Día Nacional del Enfermero Escolar, el Departamento Central de Servicios de Salud destaca a las enfermeras y personal auxiliar por la increíble labor que han llevado a cabo este año escolar durante la pandemia. Debido a la pandemia, los preparativos para el regreso a clases incluyeron capacitación en protocolos de protección, medidas de control de infección, rastreo de contactos y pruebas rápidas de antígenos de covid-19. Las enfermeras y el personal auxiliar siguen en la primera línea ayudando con controles de síntomas, capacitación continua sobre medidas de prevención de infecciones y colaborando con la autoridad local de…
Data shows that the pandemic has had a significant impact on student learning, both across the country and in Dallas ISD. Dallas ISD is launching a comprehensive stakeholder engagement process to help determine how it should potentially spend additional federal dollars to address unfinished learning and COVID-19 recovery. The American Rescue Plan signed into law in March by President Joe Biden included $122 billion in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds for school districts across the country, which is the single largest investment in federal elementary and secondary education in the nation’s history. Dallas ISD has applied to…
Daisy Rivera, a U.S. History and Mexican American Studies teacher at North Dallas High School, recently spoke to WFAA about the history of Cinco de Mayo. Rivera stressed the importance of approaching the holiday with understanding and respect. She explained the history around the battle of Puebla and its importance in United States history. Rivera’s Mexican American Studies students decorated the campus for the holiday, and hosted a movie night for students. See the full story from WFAA.
Dallas ISD has established an aggressive timeline to complete conversations toward a goal of establishing restorative discipline practices in all of our schools. An outcome of these conversations is to develop a robust and holistic approach to student discipline. A critical piece to this work is to eliminate suspensions for Level I and Level II discretionary offenses beginning in the 2021–2022 school year. Level III and Level IV offenses require mandatory removal to an alternative site. As it determines how to move forward, district officials want to hear from parents, students and community members. All stakeholders are invited to attend…
In honor of National School Nurse Day, Central Health Services would like to spotlight our Nurses and support staff for the incredible job they have done this school year during the COVID-19 pandemic. During these unprecedented times, back-to-school preparations included training in district safety protocols, infection control measures, contact tracing and rapid antigen testing for COVID-19. Nurses and support staff continue to be on the front lines assisting with daily symptom screening, continuous training on infection prevention measures and collaboration with the local public health authority, Dallas County Health & Human Services. Their commitment to district safety protocols guided by…
Did you know that Pre-K through second-grade students in Dallas ISD have been using technology in their class work since the start of the current school year? With iPads distributed by the district’s IT Department, and a partnership with Apple that provides two Professional Learning Specialists, the district’s Early Learning Department has been supporting professional development and training for teachers, families and students—as young as Pre-K through 2nd grade—to integrate the use of technology into classroom work. Some of that phenomenal work will be showcased in the department’s upcoming Early Learning Digital Palooza, and submissions of technology creations by students,…
Staff at Young Men’s Leadership Academy at Fred F. Florence Middle School (YMLA) managed a schoolwide competition that increased the students’ engagement with an educational computer program. Two retired NFL players visited the campus auditorium to inspire the students with motivational words and reward the winners of the competition on April 30. Kerry Arrington’s main tasks include setting up special programs at YMLA and helping with math instruction. She’s the campus coordinator and the architect of the academic competition, whose main purpose was to promote the usage of the Imagine Math, an interactive math-instruction program. “Imagine Math helped close the…