La Junta Escolar de Dallas ISD aprobó por unanimidad cambiar el nombre de tres escuelas para eliminar el legado a la Confederación. Los nuevos nombres son: John Ireland Elementary School llevará el nombre de Sylvia Méndez Collaborative Relationships Through Expeditionary Work (CREW) Leadership Academy. Méndez es una activista de derechos civiles que jugó un papel importante en el caso histórico de sobre la segregación en la educación en 1946. Sidney Lanier Expressive Arts Vanguard se conocerá como Jesús Moroles Expressive Arts Vanguard. Moroles fue estudiante de Dallas ISD y se convirtió en un artista de renombre de Texas por sus…
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Representantes de varios departamentos del Distrito Escolar de Dallas estarán disponibles en la preparatoria Molina High School para platicar con las familias y resolver cualquier duda que tengan, el miércoles 31 de marzo. El personal estará afuera del plantel durante los horarios de distribución de alimentos para-llevar, de 10 a.m.m a 12 p.m., y de 4:30 p.m. a 6:30 p.m. Esta visita a la preparatoria Molina es parte de una estrategia de alcance comunitario del Departamento de Apoyo para padres (Parent Advocacy and Support Services) para estar presentes en las comunidades que necesitan más apoyo. A través de este programa,…
Luego de ver que las suspensiones fuera de la escuela no ayudaron a un estudiante a mejorar su comportamiento, Temesghen Asmerom, director de Emmett J. Conrad High School, pensó de qué otras maneras su escuela podría responder efectivamente ante el mal comportamiento. Asmerom, su equipo de liderazgo escolar y los maestros se esmeraron en encontrar maneras de responder a incidentes que pueden conducir a suspensiones fuera de la escuela, enfatizando a la vez el aprendizaje socioemocional durante el día. Gracias a esto, Conrad High School ha visto una reducción en suspensiones fuera de la escuela, sin dejar de lado la…
¡Ya abrió el plazo para solicitar admisión a Oliver Wendell Holmes Humanities and Communications Academy! ¡Haga clic aquí! En su camino al segundo lugar en el concurso de deletreo de Dallas ISD y quinto lugar en el concurso regional de Dallas, Tanaya Walker pensó varias veces en darse por vencida. La estudiante, quien cursa 8º grado en Oliver W. Holmes Humanities/Communications Academy, pasó incontables horas con su mentora, Jessica Govan, estudiando página tras página de palabras de difícil ortografía. Cuando se enteró de que el concurso sería virtual, deseó poder competir en persona sobre el escenario. Pero Walker siguió preparándose y, después…
Representatives from several Dallas ISD departments will be on site at Skyline High School to speak with families and answer questions on Wednesday, April 7. The staff will be available outside the school during the curbside meal pick-up times, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The visit to Skyline is part of an outreach effort by the Parent Advocacy and Support Services to reach families inside their communities and address their needs. Through the Family Resources On the Go program, district personnel will travel to schools to assist with enrollment, special education, homeless…
Paul L. Dunbar Learning Center implemented a military-like program where every student can strive to become a campus role-model and earn their stripes. SLAC – which stands for service, leadership, academics and courage – teaches accountability and discipline to every student at the school through a performance-based rank structure and introduces the students to various career choices. “I believe that the SLAC Program has decreased the amount of referrals and suspensions in our campus, and also gives recognition to the students who are doing good,” Myles said. All Dunbar students, from kindergarten through fifth grade, wear a badge with a…
Students and staff at Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary kicked off spring break with a campus-wide Catapult Design Challenge. Rebecca Ajuluchukwu, a campus instructional coach, is one of the main organizers of this project. Before working at Hawthorne Elementary, she taught middle school and organized a similar activity for her students. Ajuluchukwu recalls how much her former students enjoyed this project and decided to bring it to her current campus. We spoke with her about the purpose of this activity. Why did you organize the Catapult Challenge? This year, more than ever, we wanted to give the kids an opportunity to apply…
March is Social Work Appreciation Month, and it’s a time to thank the outstanding social workers in Dallas ISD who help families every day. Dallas ISD Mental Health Services has over 25 social workers who serve as licensed mental health clinicians, and the Dallas ISD Special Education Department has five social workers who assist families. Across both departments, these staff members are advocates and changemakers who support the health and wellbeing of children and families. “Their work is critical in ensuring our students have every opportunity to succeed, both at school and at home,” said Dianna Smoot, executive director of…
The application window is now open for students interested in joining the Oliver Wendell Holmes Humanities and Communications Academy family. Click here to apply! On her journey toward getting second place in the Dallas ISD spelling bee and then fifth place in the Dallas Regional Spelling Bee, Tanaya Walker thought several times about giving up. The Oliver W. Holmes Humanities/Communications Academy eighth-grader spent countless hours with her mentor, Jessica Govan, studying page after page of hard-to-spell words. And when she learned that the county spelling bee would be virtual, she wished she could compete on-stage in person. But Walker kept going and,…
¡El hogar es donde creces, aprendes, descubres y donde siempre eres bienvenido… y para generaciones de estudiantes, personal y exalumnos, el Dallas ISD lo es – es su hogar! Cada día, nuestra diversa población estudiantil se beneficia de infinitas oportunidades de sobresalir, desde programas académicos innovadores hasta oportunidades deportivas excepcionales y mucho más. Un personal dedicado, muchos de los cuales crecieron en el distrito o simplemente lo llaman ahora su hogar, labora para contribuir y ayudar a forjar la mente de los jóvenes. Tambien, sentimos orgullo del gran número de exalumnos que ahora contribuyen de manera considerable al éxito de…