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Antonio y Sandra Verduzco llevan entre los dos 53 años en Dallas ISD como estudiantes y empleados. Ambos crecieron en Oak Cliff pero asistieron a escuelas en lados opuestos del distrito. Antonio estudió en Nancy J. Cochran Elementary School, T. W. Browne Middle School y W. H. Atwell Middle School, hasta que se graduó de Skyline High School en 1993. Sandra, por otro lado, empezó su educación en su natal México y llegó a Dallas a los 9 años sin saber inglés y asistió a L. P. Cowart Elementary School, luego Stockard Middle School hasta graduarse de Sunset High School…

Antonio and Sandra Verduzco have been part of Dallas ISD for 53 years combined as district students and employees. Both raised in Oak Cliff, they attended schools on opposite sides of the district. Antonio is a Class of ’93 Skyline graduate, having spent his early years in Dallas ISD at Nancy J. Cochran Elementary, T.W. Browne and W.H. Atwell middle schools. Sandra started her education in México, where she was born. She arrived in Dallas, speaking no English, at the age of 9 and attended L.P. Cowart Elementary, then L.V. Stockard Middle School, graduating from Sunset High School in 1997.…

While getting his masters at Texas Southern University, Christopher Barksdale witnessed first-hand the power of a Historically Black College and University (HBCU). “The education experience, pride, and mentoring, at an HBCU is like nothing else,” Barksdale said. “Being able to see and learn from others who look like myself has truly paved the way for me to get to where I am today.” Today Barksdale is set to lead a new secondary school seeking International Baccalaureate candidacy that Dallas ISD and Paul Quinn College, an HBCU, are partnering together to launch in southern Dallas. Barksdale, who has most recently served…

En 2019, Jonathan López tomó un gran paso: dejó su trabajo en la refrigeración comercial para ser maestro del curso de Principios de la Construcción de lenguaje dual y HVAC 1 en el Instituto de Profesiones del Norte de Dallas. Tras graduarse de Townview School of Business en 2014, López asistió a una escuela vocacional y obtuvo su título en aire acondicionado. Luego, empezó su carrera trabajando en refrigeración comercial y climatización (HVAC, por sus siglas en inglés) residencial. Aunque López disfrutaba la variedad que le brindaba su trabajo cada día, vio la oportunidad de ser maestro en un Instituto…

In 2019 Jonathan Lopez made a big switch from working in commercial refrigeration to teaching Dual Language Principles of Construction and HVAC 1 at the North Dallas Career Institute. After graduating from Townview School of Business in 2014, Lopez attended a trade school and got his degree in air conditioning and then started his career in the field working in commercial refrigeration and residential HVAC. While Lopez loved the day-to-day variety of his commercial refrigeration job, he saw the opportunity to teach at a career institute as a no-brainer.  “I wanted to give back to the community and I wanted…

Forty-one schools have adopted an intersession calendar, which extends the school year to start at the beginning of August and end in late June. These are answers to the most frequently asked questions about the intersession calendar. Why are the schools extending the school year? Data shows the pandemic has seriously impacted student learning. Creating more time to learn is part of a comprehensive strategy Dallas ISD is taking to ensure students don’t fall behind because of the pandemic. What is the intersession calendar? The intersession calendar extends the school year to start Aug. 9 and end June 23. Select…

Jeremy Taylor siempre tuvo el deseo de inspirar y ayudar a la gente, sobre todo a los jóvenes. Ya fuera en la iglesia, en su carrera como electricista, en el cuadrilátero o ahora como maestro en un Instituto de Profesiones, el deseo de Taylor de marcar una diferencia no ha cambiado. Taylor es maestro de la especialización de electricista en el Instituto de Profesiones del Norte. Tiene más de ocho años de experiencia como electricista: empezó en mayo de 2013 como aprendiz en Humphrey & Associates, Inc., y en enero de 2014, continuó su formación en Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC)…

Jeremy Taylor has always had a passion for inspiring and supporting people, especially young people. Whether it was at church, through his career as a professional electrician, in a professional wrestling ring, or now as a Career Institutes instructor, Taylor’s desire to make a difference has remained the same. Taylor is an instructor for the electrical pathway at Dallas ISD’s Career Institute North. In addition to his passion for working with youth, he brings more than eight years of professional electrical experience to the role, having started his professional trade career in May 2013 as an electrical apprentice at Humphrey…

Los datos muestran que el periodo entre el nacimiento y los tres años es crítico en el desarrollo educativo de los niños, por ello, Dallas ISD comenzará un esfuerzo por dar a las familias con niños de dichas edades oportunidades educativas preescolares de alta calidad. El 8 de abril, los líderes del distrito informaron a la Junta Escolar sobre el Proyecto Legado 2050. Junto con una coalición de socios, Dallas ISD quiere ampliar las oportunidades educativas para los niños pequeños con el fin de prepararlos para prekínder. “Queremos ayudar a las familias conectándolas con socios y servicios cruciales que ayudan…

Dallas ISD’s Maintenance and Facility Services is looking to add to their custodial, grounds, and maintenance teams and will be hosting a Spring Drive-Up Hiring Event on Saturday, April 24, 2021, from 9 to 11 A.M. at Pleasant Grove Stadium. During this socially distanced event, participants will have an opportunity to interview with our hiring managers safely from their car. Masks will be required. You can register for the event and find additional information by visiting the Eventbrite page. If you have any questions, please email opsmaintenancehc@dallasisd.org.