Special event In partnership with Walmart, Dallas ISD has secured more than 1,000 shots exclusively for Dallas ISD staff to receive a vaccine on Saturday, March 20, or Sunday, March 21, in one of the stores listed below. Dallas ISD staff can begin booking appointments for the special Walmart vaccination event on Tuesday, March 16, by calling 833-886-0023. Store Address City Zip Code 1118 12300 LAKE JUNE RD BALCH SPRINGS 75180 2667 7401 SAMUELL BLVD DALLAS 75228 3285 621 UPTOWN BLVD CEDAR HILL 75104 3433 100 RYAN DRIVE RED OAK 75154 5823 6185 RETAIL RD DALLAS 75231 Vaccine Availability This…
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As the district rolls out an extensive schedule of eagerly awaited school improvements, Construction Services is committed to honesty and transparency with communities located near ongoing construction. Design charettes, zoning change meetings, and regular sessions with stakeholders are a few ways the district is engaging with the community throughout the design and construction process. “The department is committed to act as a good neighbor by keeping our communities abreast of the progress of construction and to earn their trust by being honest about aspects of the construction that may cause headaches for nearby residents,” said Brent Alfred, deputy chief of…
Dallas ISD ofrecerá un número récord de programas especializados y escuelas de opción en el año escolar 2021-2022, incrementando así en gran medida las opciones educativas para las familias de todo Dallas ISD. Con esto, se llegará a casi 60 escuelas de opción en Dallas ISD. Durante la semana del 1 de marzo, representantes de la Oficina de Transformación e Innovación (OTI) sorprendieron al personal de varias escuelas con la excelente noticia de que formarían parte del grupo de escuelas de OTI. Las escuelas fueron seleccionadas por medio del proceso de escuelas públicas de opción 7.0, en el que los…
Dallas ISD will launch a record number of choice programs and schools in the 2021–2022 school year, significantly increasing the education choices in families’ backyards across the Dallas area. This will create nearly 60 choice schools across Dallas ISD. See a map of the new choice schools and programs. Representatives from the Dallas ISD Office of Transformation and Innovation surprised schools with the great news the week of March 1. OTI identified and selected the schools as part of the Public School Choice 7.0 process, where educators create high-quality, best-fit options for Dallas ISD students to realize their full academic potential. This…
South Oak Cliff High School has been stepping up to help register families for the Covid-19 vaccination. From March 1–5, SOC helped parents and community members register for the vaccine in the school’s Frito Lay Resource Center. “We want you to be immunized. It’s important to us because the area around us in 75216 and surrounding zip codes has been disproportionately affected with Covid-19 infections,” SOC Principal Willie F. Johnson Jr. said. “We want to be a resource for you, so you don’t have to go downtown and fight those long lines. You can come here, inside Oak Cliff, and we’re…
El equipo de simulacro de juicio de Booker T. Washington High School for the Visual and Performing Arts ganó primer lugar en la 42a competencia anual de Texas que se llevó a cabo virtualmente el sábado, 6 de marzo. La competencia contó con más de 20 equipos de preparatorias de todo el estado que fueron los mejores entre sus distritos escolares y regiones. Los participantes argumentaron un caso criminal hipotético propuesto por abogados locales de la Dallas Bar Association (Asociación de Abogados de Dallas). El equipo de Booker T. Washington representará al estado de Texas en la competencia nacional de…
Dallas County Promise (DCP), a last-dollar tuition scholarship available to most Dallas ISD graduating seniors, has several important upcoming deadlines. All graduating seniors from 57 participating high schools located within Dallas County – including 31 Dallas ISD high schools – are eligible to enroll in this program. The DCP scholarship will help students cover the cost of tuition at Dallas College campuses and DCP partner universities. After students spend all their need-based financial aid and scholarships to pay for classes, this last-dollar tuition scholarship program will pay for the remaining fees. Do not miss the March 31 deadline The first…
The team from Booker T. Washington High School for the Visual and Performing Arts won first place at the 42nd Annual Texas High School Mock Trial Competition on Saturday, March 6, at a competition held virtually. The competition included more than 20 high school teams from across the state to argue a hypothetical criminal court case written by local attorneys with the Dallas Bar Association. These teams, which emerged as the best among their school districts and regions, were matched against one another, culminating in the final championship round on Saturday afternoon. The Booker T. Washington team will represent the…
The third annual Dallas ISD Poetry Slam will be held virtually on Thursday, March 11, at 2 p.m., and centers on this year’s theme: I Matter, We Matter, Words Matter. The top 10 finalists will perform their original poems in front of a live Zoom audience, as well as a panel of judges. Representatives from Flocabulary, an educational company that produces hip-hop videos and instructional activities that promote literacy and spark creativity, will be in attendance as well as the event’s sponsor, Roland Parrish. Parrish will provide $10,000 in scholarships and pizza parties for the top 10 winning classes. Flocabulary…
Despite the pandemic challenges, the Pinkston High School girls basketball team reached a new height this season: they are heading to the state semifinals for the first time in school history, competing on Saturday in San Angelo. (See photos from Friday’s sendoff ceremony where the team received their regional championship trophy). For the last 14 years, Nicole Stovall has coached basketball and volleyball at Pinkston. She’s led the girls basketball team for the past four years and has helped advance the team ever since. We spoke to Coach Stovall, who told us how she’s steered her team through a monumental…