The 2021-22 Free Application For Student Aid (FAFSA) and Texas Application For State Aid (TASFA) priority deadline is Jan. 15! Class of 2021, if you plan to attend college, congratulations! It is now time to begin completing your FREE financial aid application. What is financial aid? Financial aid is money from the federal government (FAFSA) or state government (TASFA) in the form of grants (free money), student loans, and/or work-study opportunities (grant). This application will provide institutions the information needed to determine how much financial aid you qualify for towards your college expenses. Don’t think you qualify? Fill it out…
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En enero, Dallas ISD se suma a otros 1,024 distritos escolares en Texas para celebrar el Mes de Reconocimiento a la Junta Escolar. La Junta Escolar sirve de vínculo entre la comunidad y el salón de clases, y además se les elige para establecer la política que proporcione la estrategia y el marco bajo el que funcionan las escuelas del distrito. A la vez, deben considerar y enfrentarse a las realidades que presenta el aumentar el aprovechamiento académico de niños de varios entornos socioeconómicos y orígenes étnicos. La finalidad es fomentar un ambiente donde se asegure la instrucción de calidad,…
Dallas ISD is joining 1,024 school districts throughout Texas to celebrate January as School Board Recognition Month. School board members are elected to establish the policies that provide the framework for public schools and serve as a link between the community and classroom. Trustees serve as unpaid volunteers. Dallas ISD will be celebrating School Board Recognition Month throughout January. Join in by using the hashtag #SchoolBoardMonth on social media. Learn more about Dallas ISD trustees on the district website here. The trustees are: President, Justin Henry, District 9 (South Dallas and parts of Downtown Dallas, Pleasant Grove, Deep Ellum, Uptown, and…
Since December, the state’s front-line workers—including Dallas ISD nurses—have been receiving the COVID-19 vaccine in the first phase of immunizations (Phase 1A), according to state and county eligibility guidelines. To safeguard district staff, Dallas ISD is working with Dallas County Health and Human Services and Parkland Hospital to secure vaccines for staff who are eligible for vaccination in Phase 1B to include individuals who are 65+ and those affected by serious chronic medical conditions. The district is working to secure vaccines for staff as they become available starting with employees who meet the Phase 1B conditions. In the coming weeks,…
The new Dallas ISD school operating in partnership with Paul Quinn College is now accepting applications for students entering sixth- and seventh-grade next school year. Families can apply by visiting www.dallasisd.org/choosedallasisd and filling out the online application. A partnership with Paul Quinn College will provide rigorous programs and more school choice options for Southern Dallas students. The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees approved an agreement on Nov. 19 to open a new 6th-to-12th campus, which will operate under the International Baccalaureate model (IB), at Paul Quinn College. The school will work toward becoming an IB campus through the IB school…
¡El equipo RoboTAG de School for the Talented and Gifted ganó el State Farm Exhibit and Interview Award en el campeonato estatal de robótica Texas BEST and UIL de 2020! La quinta edición del campeonato se llevó a cabo virtualmente del 30 de noviembre al 12 de diciembre. Participaron equipos de preparatoria que compiten en BEST Robotics y que forman parte de la University Interscholastic League (UIL) de Texas. En la página web del equipo, se indica que uno de los puntos principales de su identidad es promover la diversidad, pues el equipo tiene de todo: nuevas ideas, modelos detallados y, sobre…
The RoboTAG team from the School for the Talented and Gifted won first place in the State Farm Exhibit and Interview Award in the 2020 Texas BEST and UIL Robotics State Championships! The fifth annual UIL State Championship – BEST Robotics Division was held virtually Nov. 30–Dec. 12. The championship was open to high school teams competing in BEST Robotics who are members of Texas’ University Interscholastic League (UIL). On the team’s competition website, RoboTAG said one of the key points of their brand is promoting diversity. “At RoboTAG, our team has a mix of everything: new ideas, detailed models, and great…
WFAA reports how two veteran Dallas Independent School District teachers took part in Moderna’s successful COVID-19 vaccine trials, and even recruited some colleagues to join them. Diane Birdwell and Vickie Tillery at Bryan Adams High School said the wanted to particpate in the vaccine trial because they wanted to make a difference. Watch the full story here.
The Board of Trustees has approved a daily incentive for substitutes to address lower substitute fill rates that are a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The additional $20 daily incentive is designed to increase fill rates and provide support to campuses during the spring semester. The $20-per-day incentive will be paid on top of any other incentives for substitutes. Substitutes will continue to receive the additional incentive of $5 for working on Mondays and $10 for working on Fridays. Substitutes working a full day of service at an ACE campus will also continue to receive the ACE $10-per-day incentive.…
Supplemental Health Care donated coats to students at Cedar Crest and Bushman elementary schools! Employees at the business raised more than $500 to outfit students with winter weather gear. Anyone interested in donating new jackets, school supplies or new uniforms should email partners@dallasisd.org.