Transparency, equity and collaboration are three words Construction Services executives are using to describe their approach to the rollout of bond 2020 renovations and construction projects. In their first public report to trustees on Feb. 11, the leadership team shared the philosophy they said will guide the construction plan and shared a list of 29 construction projects underway, 21 set to begin and 13 schools assigned for replacement. Also announced was news that the 2020 bond program will fund new furniture for all district schools and that middle and high schools will all receive wrought iron fencing and all high…
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Evening Academy is one among many options Dallas ISD provides to students to help overcome obstacles to high school graduation. Now pre-registering students for a March 8 launch, the online self-paced classes meet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings and are designed for 9-12 students who may face obstacles that prevent them from attending traditional classes. Others like the online platform or want to make up lost credits or earn additional credits. The online curriculum gives students 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week access to their coursework. Evening Academy administrator Erlene Williams says the program is also designed to assist…
Roger B. Brown fue una leyenda en la comunidad deportiva y de béisbol del Dallas ISD que dio su consejo a los jugadores y entrenadores después de los partidos, invitó a cazatalentos que observaron a los jugadores del distrito para reclutarlos en equipos universitarios y ayudó de incontables maneras más. Brown fue el primer periodista deportivo afroamericano contratado a tiempo completo por el Fort Worth Star-Telegram y pasó a presentar un programa de radio deportivo en KKDA-AM hasta 2012. Brown falleció durante el verano a la edad de 61 años, y el Dallas ISD está honrando su legado y su…
Parents of students at Franklin D. Roosevelt and O.W. Holmes Classical Academy are urged to attend a virtual parent meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, to discuss plans to relocate Roosevelt students to the Holmes campus to safeguard students and facilitate construction on the Roosevelt campus. Building crews are at work on a $61.7 million renovation at Roosevelt, with the goal of substantially completing the work in time for students to occupy the building next August. Plans for the temporary move were prompted by the pandemic, the recent snowstorm and other unforeseen circumstances that have affected the construction timeline.…
T.G. Terry, Adelle Turner and Martin Weiss elementary schools are considering adopting an alternative calendar to help ensure students don’t fall too far behind because of the pandemic. They are among the 42 Dallas ISD schools 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. This would create time for five additional intersession weeks spread throughout the year. During the intersession weeks, select students will have opportunities for more personalized attention in smaller groups,…
Hasta el 22 de febrero, se han contado 45 escuelas primarias y secundarias de Dallas ISD que están considerando adoptar un calendario escolar alterno para mitigar la pérdida de aprendizaje causada por la pandemia. Los calendarios alternos para los próximos dos años representan una importante inversión de hasta $100 millones para apoyar a los estudiantes de Dallas ISD que más lo necesitan. Cuarenta y dos escuelas están considerando adoptar el calendario con sesiones adicionales, por el cual se prolongaría el año escolar puesto que empezaría a comienzos de agosto y terminaría a finales de junio. Haga clic aquí para ver…
Bajo la Iniciativa de Excelencia Docente (TEI), el salario promedio de un maestro en Dallas ISD ahora supera los $63,000 y el distrito continúa reteniendo a los mejores educadores, aun durante la pandemia, informaron funcionarios del distrito a la Junta Escolar durante la reunión informativa del 11 de febrero. TEI es la iniciativa del distrito según la cual se define, apoya y premia la excelencia docente. Dallas ISD fue uno de 26 distritos escolares en Texas que recibieron fondos adicionales del estado ($28 millones) bajo la Ley 3 de la Cámara de Representantes para implementar TEI. Los maestros que permanecieron…
From offering advice to players and coaches in the parking lot after games to recruiting college scouts to check out district players, Roger B. Brown is a legend in the Dallas ISD baseball and sports community. Brown was the first full-time Black sportswriter hired by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram who went onto host a sports radio show on KKDA-AM until 2012. Brown died over the summer at the age of 61, and Dallas ISD is honoring his legacy and longtime support of the district’s athletic program with the Roger B. Brown Memorial Tournament. Roosevelt High School is hosting the baseball…
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…