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Dallas ISD is one of six school communities across the nation that is a part of the Partnership for Social and Emotional Learning Initiative (PSELI), an initiative funded by The Wallace Foundation. A new podcast series from The Wallace Foundation shares findings and early lessons from a RAND Corporation study of PSELI. The five-episode series features in-depth conversations with school, district, afterschool and out-of-school time leaders about their experiences working together to help children develop social and emotional skills. PSELI is a comprehensive, multi-year initiative to explore whether and how children can benefit from intentional partnerships between schools and afterschool/out-of-school…

The average Dallas ISD teacher salary is now above $63,000–and the district continues retaining its’ most effective educators, even during the pandemic–under the Teacher Excellence Initiative, district officials told trustees during the Feb. 11 briefing. TEI is the district’s effort to define, support and reward teacher excellence. Through TEI, Dallas ISD was one of 26 school districts in Texas that received additional state funding ($28 million) under House Bill 3. In total, returning teachers received $43 million in compensation increases this school year, and the average teacher salary is now $10,000 higher than it was when the district first launched…

Israel Rivera, director de School of Business and Management at Townview, recibió recientemente un premio por parte de la organización sin fines de lucro Bilingual VIDA Bilingüe. La organización reconoce la importancia del bilingüismo y la educación bilingüe en todo el país con el fin de formar líderes mundiales entre la próxima generación. Rivera recibió el premio William Pulte Innovative Leader of the Year por su liderazgo y esfuerzo por inculcar el bilingüismo en los hablantes nativos del inglés y los estudiantes que están aprendiendo dicho idioma. Rivera ha sido parte de Dallas ISD por 16 años, cinco como maestro…

Israel Rivera, principal of School of Business and Management at Townview, was recently recognized by the national organization Bilingual VIDA Bilingüe. The non-profit recognizes the importance of bilingualism and bilingual education across the country to help create global leaders among the next generation. Rivera received the William Pulte Innovative Leader of the Year award by VIDA Bilingual for his leadership and championship for instilling bilingualism among native English-speakers and English Language Learners. Rivera has been an educator in Dallas ISD for 16 years- five as bilingual teacher, one as assistant principal, and his last 10 serving as a principal. He…

Dallas ISD llevará a cabo el evento African American Read-In del distrito el viernes, 26 de febrero.  Este evento continúa con una tradición de décadas de animar a los jóvenes a leer y promover la diversidad en la literatura y al mismo tiempo destacar la obra literaria de autores afroamericanos. El evento, presentado por la Oficina de Equidad Racial y la División de Enseñanza y Aprendizaje del distrito, será virtual este año y constará de dos eventos: una sesión de Zoom de 9 am al mediodía para todos los estudiantes de K-12, seguida de una sesión comunitaria abierta para la…

As of March 1, 55 Dallas ISD elementary and middle schools are considering adopting an alternative school year calendar to help ensure students don’t fall too far behind academically because of the pandemic. The alternative calendars for the next two school years represent a bold investment, of up to $100 million, to support the Dallas ISD students who need it the most. Forty-two schools are considering adopting an “intersession” calendar, which would extend the school year to start at the beginning of August and end in late June. Click here to see a list of schools considering the intersession calendar.…

Dallas ISD quiere reconocer a los conductores de autobuses escolares por su labor a través de la nueva iniciativa “Brag On A Bus Driver”. El 22 de febrero es el Día Nacional de Aprecio a Conductores de Transporte Escolar, día en que se reconoce a aquellos que se aseguran de que los estudiantes lleguen seguros a la escuela y de regreso a su casa. Este semestre, los conductores están entregando tarjetas con un código QR para que los padres, estudiantes, personal escolar y otros interesados puedan completar fácilmente una encuesta a través de Let’s Talk y resaltar el excelente servicio de…

We are incredibly thankful to our outstanding maintenance and facility workers who have been tirelessly working around the clock at our schools to repair any damage caused by last week’s weather and deep freeze. Check out the slideshow above to see them hard at work.

Dallas ISD will host the district’s annual African American Read-in on Friday, Feb. 26, continuing a decades-long tradition of encouraging young people to read and promoting diversity in literature while spotlighting the work of African American authors. The read-in, presented by the district’s Racial Equity Office and Teaching and Learning division, will be virtual this year and will consist of two events: a Zoom session from 9 a.m.-noon for all K-12 students, followed by a community session that is open for parent participation from 3:30-5 p.m. “The African American Read-In is the nation’s first and oldest event that is dedicated…

Dallas ISD is looking to recognize its bus drivers for the hard work they do through a new “Brag  On A Bus Driver” initiative. Feb. 22 is National School Bus Driver Appreciation Day, which is a time to recognize those who make sure students safely get to and from school. As part of the district’s new Brag On Bus Driver initiative, bus drivers this semester are giving out business cards with QR codes–while also having a QR code sticker on the outside of the bus–so parents, students, campus staff and other stakeholders can easily complete a survey through Let’s Talk…