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As seasonal sports like basketball and soccer begin to ramp up, the Dallas ISD Athletics Department is outlining its spectator guidelines for winter sports, while Dallas County risk levels for COVID-19 remain high. Safety is the guiding principle behind these new measures to help prevent possible transmission among student-athletes, coaching staff, and the greater community. Various spectator levels will limit seating capacities for basketball, soccer, and swimming/diving based on if the county’s current risk level at a given time. Basketball and swimming fans will be limited to only two tickets per uniformed player or coach, and no tickets will be…

Campuses are saluting their 2020 teachers of the year for devotion and dedication to their students and colleagues. The Teacher of the Year selection process provides campuses the opportunity to showcase their most effective teachers. See the list of the campus teachers of the year here. “It is truly inspiring to see these amazing educators be recognized by their peers for their work in this unusual year, and we are proud to honor the best-of-the-best in Dallas ISD,” said Dr. Cynthia Wilson, Chief of Human Capital. The campus teachers of the year are being honored for their work maximizing growth…

Generación 2021: si planeas asistir a la universidad, llegó la hora de llenar tu solicitud de ayuda financiera gratis. ¿Qué es ayuda financiera? La ayuda financiera es dinero del gobierno federal (FAFSA) o del gobierno estatal (TASFA) que viene como subsidios (grants), préstamos estudiantiles u oportunidades de trabajo-estudio (subsidio). Esta solicitud dará a las instituciones de educación superior la información que requieren para determinar cuánta ayuda financiera puede recibir un estudiante para sus gastos universitarios. ¿No crees que calificas? ¡Llénala de toda manera porque esta solicitud es obligatoria para recibir algunas becas! Llena la solicitud FAFSA gratis en www.fafsa.gov. ¿Prefieres…

Community members can register here to receive a link to view the district’s second racial equity webinar, titled Using CQ to Create an Anti-Racist School Community. The one-hour pre-recorded webinar features five panelists who have a track record in equity work in Dallas responding to questions from moderator Dr. Sandra Upton of the Cultural Intelligence Center. Dr. Upton is facilitating the district’s racial equity push, which includes community conversations, teacher and staff training and commitments to reallocate district resources to improve services to Black students and English learners—two groups that district officials say have been underserved due to historic racist…

Después de llevar a cabo una serie de sondeos con grupos de maestros y líderes escolares, esta semana Dallas ISD escuchará la opinión del personal de las oficinas administrativas sobre cómo el distrito puede combatir las significativas pérdidas de aprendizaje que sufren los estudiantes a raíz de la pandemia. Dallas ISD está considerando tres opciones para el año escolar 2021–2022 que sumarían más tiempo educativo y enriquecimiento para algunos o todos los estudiantes. Estas consideraciones se deben a que los datos muestran el impacto significativo que está teniendo la pandemia en el progreso académico de los estudiantes. En la primera…

Según el último informe de Children at Risk, una organización sin fines de lucro con sede en Texas, Dallas ISD alberga ocho de las 10 mejores preparatorias públicas del norte de Texas. Dada la falta de datos académicos para el año escolar 2019-2020, este informe examinó los datos disponibles de los últimos tres años para determinar la consistencia y resistencia de las escuelas y distritos antes de COVID-19. Las escuelas secundarias de Dallas ISD clasificadas entre las 10 mejores son: Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School Trinidad “Trini” Garza Early College at Mountain View School of Health Professions at Yvonne…

The Texas-based nonprofit Children at Risk ranks eight Dallas ISD schools in the Top 10 Best Public High Schools in North Texas. Due to the pandemic, this report focused on the past three years of available data to determine the consistency and resiliency of schools and districts before COVID-19. The Dallas ISD high schools ranked in the top 10 are: Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School Trinidad “Trini” Garza Early College at Mountain View School of Health Professions at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center Dr. Wright L. Lassiter Jr. Early College High School at El Centro College School of Business and Management at Yvonne…

After holding a series of focus groups with teachers and campus leaders to get valuable input, Dallas ISD this week is getting feedback from central staff on how the district can combat serious student learning loss caused by the pandemic. Dallas ISD is exploring three different potential options for the 2021–2022 school year that would add learning and enrichment time for some or all students. The exploration comes after data shows a potentially devastating impact the pandemic is having on the academic progress of students. An initial round of focus groups got input and feedback from more than 85 teachers from…

The 2021-22 Free Application For Student Aid (FAFSA) and Texas Application For State Aid (TASFA) are OPEN! 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 anyway! It is…

La administración de Dallas ISD retiró una propuesta que haría más eficaz la participación del público en reuniones de la Junta Escolar de Dallas ISD. La recomendación se presentó a la Junta Escolar durante una reunión ordinaria este mes. Se presentó la propuesta para actualizar la política sobre comentarios públicos BED (Local) que fijaría nuevos límites de tiempo en los que la comunidad pudiera dirigirse a la Junta Escolar sobre los temas de la agenda. De esta manera, la comunidad podría continuar ejerciendo su derecho a expresarse, y la Junta Escolar mantendría el orden de la reunión. Antes de que…