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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…

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…