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After experiencing virtual learning for almost an entire school year, fifth graders got to argue the pros and cons of online learning in the Dallas ISD Virtual Elementary Debate Tournament recently. Participating in teams, 129 students from 19 schools debated the resolution: Online learning is better than in-person learning. Sudie L. Williams Talented & Gifted Academy and William B. Travis Academy for the Academically Talented & Gifted tied for first place overall in the debate tournament. Rounding off the top six elementary schools were Withers, Weiss, Gill, and Sanger placing second, third, fourth, and fifth respectively. Each team had to…

Thanks to the P-TECH program, more than 10 percent of Dallas ISD seniors are expected to graduate this year with a high school diploma and an associate degree. This represents an incredible turnaround since 2009, when only 7 percent of Dallas ISD students earned any kind of secondary credits within six years after graduating high school. “When we started this (P-TECH) journey many years ago, we knew it would be good, but it keeps getting better,” Superintendent Michael Hinojosa said. In partnership with Dallas College, Dallas ISD offers a wide variety of early college programs inclusive of 18 Pathways in…

Como parte de nuestro constante compromiso de educar a todos los estudiantes, Dallas ISD ha descubierto aproximadamente 2,000 evaluaciones y remisiones pendientes sin procesar para recibir servicios de Educación Especial. El programa es uno de los de mayor crecimiento del distrito y estamos coordinando recursos para resolver este asunto y asegurar que las remisiones y evaluaciones se lleven a cabo de la manera más rápida y minuciosa, y que los estudiantes reciban los servicios que necesitan. Diariamente se está reduciendo el número de las evaluaciones pendientes. Nuestra meta es cumplir el proceso y no tener evaluaciones pendientes para mediados de…

Se ha dado a conocer a los tres administradores seleccionados como directores del año de 2021 en cada una de las tres categorías. Conozca a los ganadores: Escuelas Primarias – Reymundo Cervantes Guajardo, Henry B. González Personalized Learning Academy Reymundo Cervantes Guajardo se convirtió en administrador escolar en 2014 después de trabajar en escuelas primarias desde 2006. Como director de González Academy, Cervantes Guajardo ha facilitado la transformación de la escuela en una academia de aprendizaje personalizado y ha encabezado el trabajo que le valió una calificación ‘A’ de la Agencia de Educación de Texas. La escuela también ha sido…

As part of our ongoing commitment to educate all students, this spring, Dallas ISD discovered a backlog of about 2,000 unprocessed evaluations and referrals for Special Education services. The program is one of the district’s fastest growing areas, and we are aligning resources to work through this issue and assure that referrals and evaluations are conducted as quickly and thoroughly as possible, and that students receive the services they need. This backlog is being reduced on a daily basis. Our goal is to have this process completed and the backlog eliminated by mid-September. Currently more than 15,000 students – approximately 10%…

Three principals have been chosen as Principal of the Year representing Elementary Schools, Secondary Schools and Choice/Magnet Schools. Meet the winners: Elementary School- Reymundo Cervantes Guajardo, Henry B. Gonzalez Personalized Learning Academy Reymundo Cervantes Guajardo became a school administrator in 2014 after serving in elementary schools since 2006. As principal for Gonzalez Academy, Cervantes Guajardo has facilitated the school’s choice transformation to a personalized learning academy and led the work that earned it an A rating from the Texas Education Agency. The campus has also been recognized as the safest school in Dallas ISD since 2018. Cervantes Guajardo is currently…

Two virtual workshops gave families and stakeholders the opportunity to learn more about the district’s goal and support plan to eliminate suspensions in the 2021–2022 school year, while still having any serious infraction go through the disciplinary alternative education program. Dallas ISD and campus leaders at the virtual workshops on May 18 and 20 discussed how the district will fund a Reset Center Coordinator for all 52 comprehensive middle and high schools. The coordinator will work with students who might, in the past, behave in a way that would lead to an out-of-school suspension. Each comprehensive middle and high school…

Todos los estudiantes que volverán a Dallas ISD el próximo año escolar pueden conservar durante el verano el dispositivo provisto por el distrito, lo cual incluye iPad, Chromebook y computadoras portátiles (laptops). Los estudiantes de 12º grado que se graduarán (excepto a aquellos que participarán en un programa en el verano) y estudiantes que se darán de baja de Dallas ISD deben regresar el dispositivo a su escuela o al Centro de Soporte Técnico más cercano antes del 18 de junio. Los estudiantes que se graduarán y que participarán en un programa de verano deben regresar su dispositivo antes del…

All students returning to Dallas ISD next school year can keep their district-issued computing device over the summer. This includes district-issued iPads, Chromebooks, and laptops. Graduating seniors (excluding summer program participants) and students withdrawing from Dallas ISD should return their device to their home school or nearest Technology Support Center by June 18. Graduating seniors who participate in the summer program should return their device by July 1. Students moving to a new school within Dallas ISD in the fall will keep the same device they have now, and planned equipment refreshes will be made in the fall. By keeping…

Stefany Santos, a Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet senior and future University of Pennsylvania alumni, became the second recipient of the Liza Farrow-Gillespie Intrepid Young Women Scholarship award. Mita Havlick, executive director of the Dallas Education Foundation (DEF), surprised Santos with a big $10,000 check and a public recognition in front of her peers while she was in class last Friday. “It took a lot of work these past four years. I really wanted to make sure that I was doing my best, and to see it pay off means so much,” Santos said. “I’ve learned how to come out…