On January 20, Dallas ISD completed a competitive sale of the final $299.2 million in bonds from the 2015 voter-approved bond program. Initial projections suggested this final 2015 sale would be at a 3.75% interest rate amortized over 30 years. However, due to the district’s great credit rating and the strength of the market, the district received the lower rate of 1.64% amortized over only 24 years. The successful sale resulted in the interest cost being $93.5 million less than projected. “This is a big win for Dallas ISD,” said the district’s Chief Business Officer Dwayne Thompson. “The savings from…
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Dallas ISD is celebrating National School Counseling Week this week to focus public attention on the unique contribution of professional school counselors within U.S. school systems and how students are different as a result of what school counselors do. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) sponsors National School Counseling Week, which highlights the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for college and career. The special week with the theme “School Counselors: All in for All Students” recognizes school counselors who “implement comprehensive school counseling programs, a vital part of the educational process…
El jueves, 28 de enero, la Junta Escolar de Dallas ISD aprobó tres calendarios para los próximos dos años escolares, sin embargo, la mayoría de las escuelas seguirán el calendario tradicional. Si las familias, los maestros y el personal de las escuelas muestran interés, estas tendrán la opción de modificar el año escolar. Los estudios muestran que la pandemia podría afectar severamente en el aprendizaje de los estudiantes, y un año escolar prolongado ayudaría a mitigar la pérdida de aprendizaje. Asimismo, los maestros y el personal que trabajan en una escuela que implemente el año escolar prolongado pueden ganar un…
The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees Thursday night adopted three calendars for the next two school years, with the majority of schools set to have a traditional calendar. The calendars represent a bold investment, of up to $100 million, to support the Dallas ISD students who need it the most. Schools that get buy-in from families, teachers and campus staff now have the option to rethink the school year. Research shows the pandemic could seriously impact students academically, and an extended school year calendar helps make sure students get the extra support needed to stay on a path to success. …
Las ausencias escolares han aumentado drásticamente ya que los padres y los estudiantes han tenido que lidiar con la pandemia de covid-19, pero Dallas ISD iniciará un esfuerzo exhaustivo para ayudar a los estudiantes a regresar a la escuela y participar. Del 1 al 27 de febrero, personal del distrito estará contactando a los estudiantes y sus familias por teléfono, mensaje de texto y correo electrónico como parte de la Operación Retoma tu Educación, un esfuerzo por ayudar a los estudiantes para que vuelvan a sus estudios y continúen su educación. A partir del miércoles, 3 de febrero, miembros del…
School absences have risen dramatically as parents and students cope with the Covid-19 pandemic, and Dallas ISD is launching an all-out effort to help students get back in school and engaged. Beginning Monday, February 1, and continuing through February 27, district teams will be reaching out to students and parents by phone, text and email as a part of “Operation Comeback Student Re-Engagement,” an effort to help students get back on track to continue their education. Starting Wednesday, February 3, families not reached remotely will receive contact-free home visits by staff members seeking to find out how the district can…
Dallas ISD está enviando tarjetas postales a estudiantes que no han participado en sus clases y tienen varias ausencias. Las postales informarán a familias sobre cómo reincorporar o reinscribir a sus hijos. Esta semana, se enviarán a los estudiantes de preparatoria, seguido por los estudiantes de primaria y secundaria. Aquellos interesados en reincorporarse a la escuela deben contactar a su escuela. Aquellos interesados en inscribirse o reinscribirse, pueden llamar al 972-925-5560.
Dallas ISD is sending postcards to students who have not been engaging in school and have numerous absences. The postcards will tell students and families how they can reengage or reenroll in school. The postcards are being mailed this week to high school students who have not been engaged with school, with elementary and middle school students to follow soon. Anyone interested in reengaging with school is encouraged to contact their campus. Anyone interested in enrolling or reenrolling in school is encouraged to call 972-925-5560.
El miércoles, se llevó a cabo una rueda de prensa para anunciar formalmente que Dallas ISD está colaborando con Paul Quinn College, una universidad históricamente afroamericana, para abrir una escuela que operará bajo el modelo del Bachillerato Internacional en el sur de Dallas. Durante el evento se dio a conocer que la nueva escuela, la cual ya está inscribiendo a estudiantes para el próximo año escolar, llevará el nombre de Frederick D. Haynes, líder de Friendship-West Baptist Church, activista nacional y miembro de la mesa directiva de Paul Quinn College. “Se me quedan cortas las palabras para expresar mi agradecimiento”,…
A press conference on Wednesday morning formally announced that Dallas ISD is partnering with Paul Quinn College, an HBCU, to open a school that will operate under the International Baccalaureate model (IB) in southern Dallas. The press conference announced that the new school, which is enrolling students right now for next school year, will be named, pending board approval, after Frederick D. Haynes, the leader of Friendship-West Baptist Church, national activist and trustee for Paul Quinn College. “This for me is something that I cannot find words to express my appreciation for,” said Haynes, who was joined at the press…