The Texas Art Education Association (TAEA) announced the 40 winners of the 2021 District of Distinction Award. Among the list of honorees is Dallas ISD. The districts received the honor for providing a well-rounded education that advocates and integrates visual arts curriculum to inspire creativity and build social emotional learning that connect learners to their community and beyond. TAEA is the leading advocate for the visual arts in the state. The organization has previously honored outstanding TAEA members for work in their classrooms and districts. This is the third year that TAEA is honoring districts that meet rigorous criteria as…
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We’ve been celebrating a Dallas hero this week – Mr. Sam Tasby, who filed the lawsuit that led to a court order 50 years ago to desegregate Dallas ISD. Yet, we know that court decision was not the last word. We spoke with Sharon Quinn, deputy chief of the district’s Racial Equity Office, to ask about some of the vestiges of segregation and what the district is doing to address them. What are some of the lasting impacts of segregation in the district? Segregation seeks to divide, disrupt, and ultimately destroy the futures of marginalized families and students. It perpetuates…
En conmemoración del 50o aniversario de la orden que puso fin a la segregación en Dallas ISD, esta semana celebramos el valor de Sam Tasby, ícono de los derechos civiles que interpuso la demanda que llevó al momento histórico. El fin de la segregación ha sido complicado. A continuación se presentan fechas importantes de este camino que aún no ha terminado. 17 de mayo de 1954 – El presidente de la Corte Suprema Earl Warren da a conocer el fallo que el tribunal emitió de manera unánime en el caso histórico de derechos civiles Brown contra Consejo de Educación, en…
Cinco décadas después de que Sam Tasby fuera la pieza fundamental de la demanda que dio fin a la segregación en Dallas ISD, dos de sus descendientes trabajan en el distrito para continuar su legado por mejorar la vida y lograr la equidad a través de la educación. En su salón de clases de ciencias sociales en Seagoville Middle School, Rashonda Phelps tiene una fotografía de su abuelo Sam Tasby que la llena de orgullo y que todos ven cuando entran. Su abuelo es la razón por la cual decidió ser maestra. “Cuando estaba tratando de determinar en qué quería…
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…