Tras eliminar al 10 veces campeón estatal Aledo High School el fin de semana pasado, South Oak Cliff High School se enfrentará a Lovejoy High School el sábado, 4 de diciembre, en The Star en Frisco en la final regional. De ganar, SOC será el primer equipo de Dallas ISD en avanzar a la semifinal desde que Skyline lo hiciera en 2014, según WFAA. Para comprar boletos para el juego, haga clic aquí. La última vez que una escuela de Dallas ISD obtuvo el campeonato estatal en fútbol americano fue en 1958. “Nuestros entrenadores siempre nos dicen que no perdamos el…
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Michael Iwasko has always admired the passion his wife Alicia pours into her work with Dallas ISD families, first as a teacher and now as principal at Annie Webb Blanton Elementary School. That is why when their daughter turned 2, he decided to quit his corporate job and find a way to also make a difference. “I wanted my daughter [Nadezhda] to look at me with the same pride as when she looks at the work my wife does to make a difference in her school and our community,” Michael said. These past few weeks, the family, which now also…
After knocking out 10-time state champs Aledo last weekend, the South Oak Cliff High School football team is taking on Lovejoy on Saturday, Dec. 4, at the Star in Frisco for the regional final. If SOC wins the game, they will be the first Dallas ISD team to make the semi-final since Skyline in 2014, according to WFAA. You can buy tickets to the game here. A Dallas ISD school hasn’t won a football state championship since 1958. “Our coaches are always telling to keep our head on. Don’t let the hype get to us. Don’t let everybody around us…
El representante del Distrito 5 de Dallas ISD, Maxie Johnson, anunció hoy el cambio de nombre de Oliver W. Holmes Humanities/Communications Academy a John Lewis Social Justice Academy at O.W. Holmes, como homenaje al congresista y activista que falleció en julio de 2020. El representante Johnson, la directora de Holmes Sharon Evans Jackson y otros directores de las escuelas circundantes llevaron a cabo una marcha pacífica que empezó a las 9:30 a.m. y terminó a las 10 a.m. con una rueda de prensa en la escuela. Luego del evento del cambio de nombre, se realizó un panel en el auditorio.…
The Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO) tiene el honor de reconocer al Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dallas con el Meritorious Budget Award (MBA) por su excelencia en la presentación del presupuesto para el año presupuestario 2021–2022. ASBO International promueve y reconoce las mejores prácticas de presentaciones presupuestarias de los distritos escolares a través de sus programas MBA y Pathway to the MBA. Los participantes envían sus candidaturas y documentos presupuestarios a un panel de profesionales financieros escolares que determinan la validez de los materiales con requisitos MBA y otros y proveen comentarios a los distritos para que puedan…
The Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO) is proud to recognize the Dallas Independent School District for excellence in budget presentation with the Meritorious Budget Award (MBA) for the 2021–2022 budget year. ASBO International’s MBA and Pathway to the MBA promote and recognize best budget presentation practices in school districts. Participants submit their applications and budget documents to a panel of school financial professionals who review the materials for compliance with the MBA Criteria Checklist and other requirements and provide expert feedback that districts can use to improve their budget documents. “I want to congratulate the Budget Services team…
Dallas ISD District 5 Trustee Maxie Johnson today announced the renaming of Oliver W. Holmes Humanities Communications Academy to the John Lewis Social Justice Academy at O.W. Holmes, in honor of the late congressman and civil rights activist. As WFAA reports, a brand new school building is also in the works. A peaceful march led by Trustee Johnson, Holmes Principal Sharron Evans Jackson, and principals from surrounding schools began at 9:30 a.m. and concluded with a 10 a.m. press conference at the school. Following the renaming event, a panel discussion was held inside the auditorium. Watch the story from WFAA…
En noviembre del año pasado, gracias a la generosidad de la Fundación Laura Bush (LBF), la Fundación Educativa de Dallas (DEF) recibió $500,000 en beneficio de Dallas ISD para restaurar la colección de libros de las escuelas que fueron afectadas por los tornados en octubre de 2019. Estas subvenciones están siendo utilizadas para ampliar, actualizar y diversificar la colección de libros de las bibliotecas en Thomas Jefferson High School, Francisco “Pancho” Medrano Jr. High School y Walnut Hill PK-8, con el objetivo de incrementar el interés de los estudiantes por la lectura y relacionarla directamente con la enseñanza académica. Tras…
Last November, thanks to the generosity of the Laura Bush Foundation (LBF), the Dallas Education Foundation (DEF) was awarded $500,000 for the direct benefit of Dallas ISD to rebuild library collections of schools affected by the October 2019 Dallas-area tornadoes. These grants are being used to expand, update, and diversify the library book collections at Thomas Jefferson High School, Francisco “Pancho” Medrano Jr. High School, and Walnut Hill PK-8, with the goal to increase student interest in reading and directly tie book collection to instruction. After the 2019 tornadoes, Francisco “Pancho” Medrano Junior High School accepted 310 students displaced from…
Umphrey Lee Elementary students and staff put on their aprons, transformed their campus into the U Lee Pizzeria, and cooked up a whole day of interactive learning. Principal Stephanie McCloud and Umphrey Lee teachers organized this day-long activity to reinforce learning in areas of improvement in an exciting, engaging way. “The transformation idea really sparked during one of our professional learning community meetings,” McCloud said. “We looked at our standards and we determined what skills the students needed to be engaged in. We saw that it was going to be fractions, and we said: ‘What better way to really learn…