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Updated Nov. 1 Due to the number of COVID-19 cases and our commitment to safety, Dallas ISD has postponed the Superintendent Community Conversations originally scheduled for the fall semester. The conversations planned for the spring semester are expected to happen as originally planned. Original Story Superintendent Michael Hinojosa is hosting a series of Community Conversations to talk with parents and community members about Dallas ISD. Scheduled from 5:45 to 6:30 p.m., the sessions will be held at district high schools to encourage attendance by parents whose children are enrolled in schools located nearby or in the feeder pattern. Parents with…

Para Jacqueline Rivers, implementar métodos innovadores para inspirar tanto a los estudiantes como a los maestros es uno de sus deberes como directora de Boude Storey Middle School. Aunque implementar el calendario con rediseño del día escolar significaba acortar las vacaciones de verano, los estudiantes y el personal se ven motivados a cerrar la brecha de aprendizaje causada por la pandemia de COVID-19. Boude Storey Middle School está entre las cinco escuelas de Dallas ISD que optaron por implementar el calendario con rediseño del día escolar, por lo que las clases comenzaron el 2 de agosto y terminarán el 23…

To mark the 50-year anniversary of the order to desegregate Dallas ISD schools, this week we are celebrating the courage of Sam Tasby, the civil rights icon behind the lawsuit that led to the desegregation order. Read how two of Sam Tasby’s descendants are working in Dallas ISD to continue his legacy. See the events that paved the road to desegregation, and the work that still continues today. Hear from Mary Crossland, a recent retiree who was among the first group of Black educators on the frontlines of desegregation in Dallas ISD. Reckoning With Segregation: How Dallas ISD is working…

To mark the 50-year anniversary of the order to desegregate Dallas ISD schools, this week we are celebrating the courage of Sam Tasby, the civil rights icon behind the lawsuit that led to the desegregation order. The road to desegregation has taken many turns. Here is a recap of the journey that still continues today. May 17, 1954 – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren delivers the unanimous ruling in the landmark civil rights case Brown v. Board of Education, which found that the state-sanctioned segregation of public schools was a violation of the 14th amendment and was therefore unconstitutional.…

Mary Crossland was among the first group of Black educators on the frontlines of desegregation who joined the faculty of predominantly white schools in the early ’70s. Crossland graduated as valedictorian from her high school in New Boston, Texas. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Prairie View A&M University and later returned to earn a master’s in education. After graduating, she moved to Dallas in 1969 to work as a teacher for Dallas ISD, her first and only employer. Her co-workers celebrated her 51 years of service to Dallas ISD students and her commitment to L.O. Donald Elementary – the…

Five decades after Sam Tasby was the centerpiece of the lawsuit that ended segregation in Dallas ISD, two of his descendants are working in the district to continue his legacy of equity and bettering lives through education. In her social studies classroom at Seagoville Middle School, Rashonda Phelps proudly showcases a picture of her grandfather Sam Tasby on a poster listing her favorite things. She credits her grandfather as the reason she is in education. “When I was trying to figure out what I wanted to do for a career, I talked with my grandfather. He always stressed the importance…

Finding innovative ways to inspire students and teachers alike is among Jacqueline Rivers’ main duties as principal of Boude Storey Middle School. Although opting for the School Day Redesign Calendar meant shorter summers, her students and staff are motivated to breach the learning gap caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Boude Storey Middle School is among five Dallas ISD schools that opted for a School Day Redesign calendar, where school starts Aug. 2 and ends June 23. “At the end of the day, every teacher and every principal is going to be held accountable for one thing: student success,” Rivers said.…

Con el fin de apoyar a las escuelas y los estudiantes que más lo necesitan, el liderazgo de Dallas ISD informó a la Junta Escolar el 12 de agosto sobre cómo el distrito está abordando la pérdida de aprendizaje causada por la pandemia. Como se había previsto, los datos del STAAR muestran que la pandemia tuvo un impacto negativo en el aprendizaje estudiantil tanto en Dallas ISD como en todo el estado. La superintendente adjunta Susana Córdova dijo que el distrito usará diferentes estrategias para ayudar a los estudiantes a recuperarse académicamente. Tutoría Más de 55,000 estudiantes de Dallas ISD…

Un argumento bien formado sobre por qué debería haber un mayor enfoque en la poesía en la escuela le valió a Patricia McDonald estar entre los finalistas del octavo concurso anual editorial estudiantil de The New York Times. Patricia, estudiante de 11o grado en Woodrow Wilson High School, estuvo entre los 11,202 estudiantes de secundaria y preparatoria de todo el país que presentaron sus ensayos para el concurso en la primavera de 2021. El ensayo de Patricia fue seleccionado de entre 16 finalistas, y se posicionó entre los 10 ganadores y 26 menciones honoríficas. Patricia es parte del coro varsity,…

La Junta Escolar de Dallas ISD votó anoche por unirse a la demanda interpuesta por otros distritos escolares que desafía la orden del gobernador de prohibir el uso obligatorio de cubrebocas. Los distritos disputan que el código educativo les da el derecho de adoptar medidas con el fin de proteger a los estudiantes y el personal. “Esto se trata de la seguridad de los estudiantes, el personal y las familias”, dijo el presidente de la Junta Escolar Ben Mackey, según The Dallas Morning News. “Debemos hacer lo correcto, y hacernos escuchar en esta demanda es crucial para nosotros”. El superintendente…