The new Dallas ISD school operating in partnership with Paul Quinn College is now accepting applications for students entering sixth- and seventh-grade next school year. Families can apply by visiting www.dallasisd.org/choosedallasisd and filling out the online application. A partnership with Paul Quinn College will provide rigorous programs and more school choice options for Southern Dallas students. The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees approved an agreement on Nov. 19 to open a new 6th-to-12th campus, which will operate under the International Baccalaureate model (IB), at Paul Quinn College. The school will work toward becoming an IB campus through the IB school…
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¡El equipo RoboTAG de School for the Talented and Gifted ganó el State Farm Exhibit and Interview Award en el campeonato estatal de robótica Texas BEST and UIL de 2020! La quinta edición del campeonato se llevó a cabo virtualmente del 30 de noviembre al 12 de diciembre. Participaron equipos de preparatoria que compiten en BEST Robotics y que forman parte de la University Interscholastic League (UIL) de Texas. En la página web del equipo, se indica que uno de los puntos principales de su identidad es promover la diversidad, pues el equipo tiene de todo: nuevas ideas, modelos detallados y, sobre…
The RoboTAG team from the School for the Talented and Gifted won first place in the State Farm Exhibit and Interview Award in the 2020 Texas BEST and UIL Robotics State Championships! The fifth annual UIL State Championship – BEST Robotics Division was held virtually Nov. 30–Dec. 12. The championship was open to high school teams competing in BEST Robotics who are members of Texas’ University Interscholastic League (UIL). On the team’s competition website, RoboTAG said one of the key points of their brand is promoting diversity. “At RoboTAG, our team has a mix of everything: new ideas, detailed models, and great…
WFAA reports how two veteran Dallas Independent School District teachers took part in Moderna’s successful COVID-19 vaccine trials, and even recruited some colleagues to join them. Diane Birdwell and Vickie Tillery at Bryan Adams High School said the wanted to particpate in the vaccine trial because they wanted to make a difference. Watch the full story here.
The Board of Trustees has approved a daily incentive for substitutes to address lower substitute fill rates that are a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The additional $20 daily incentive is designed to increase fill rates and provide support to campuses during the spring semester. The $20-per-day incentive will be paid on top of any other incentives for substitutes. Substitutes will continue to receive the additional incentive of $5 for working on Mondays and $10 for working on Fridays. Substitutes working a full day of service at an ACE campus will also continue to receive the ACE $10-per-day incentive.…
Supplemental Health Care donated coats to students at Cedar Crest and Bushman elementary schools! Employees at the business raised more than $500 to outfit students with winter weather gear. Anyone interested in donating new jackets, school supplies or new uniforms should email partners@dallasisd.org.
The Dallas Education Foundation has received a $200,000 grant to help advance racial equality in Dallas ISD schools. The grant will go towards funding Actively Learn, a highly flexible, pedagogically-sound, cross-curricular platform for grades 6-12 at the Model of Excellence campuses in Dallas ISD for the next three years. Through this generous grant, Actively Learn will be used to drive student and teacher engagement with culturally relevant, digital content across grade levels and subject areas including English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies. “The Model of Excellence was established to support the students of seven secondary Dallas ISD campuses in…
Los últimos años, un grupo de educadores de Dallas ISD se ha enfocado en apoyar a los estudiantes y maestros con el fin de aumentar el número de estudiantes inscritos en cursos de colocación avanzada (AP), ofrecer más de estos cursos y mejorar el aprovechamiento académico. Esta labor ha cobrado aún más importancia desde la pasada primavera cuando la Junta Escolar aprobó la resolución con la que se busca responder a las desigualdades que enfrentan los estudiantes afroamericanos y los que están aprendiendo inglés, especialmente en cuanto a temas como la representación excesiva en estadísticas de disciplina hasta la subrepresentación…
Cuando era estudiante en Harry Stone Elementary School, a Niki Jones le fascinaba pasar horas en la biblioteca escogiendo el próximo libro que leería y tocar con la banda en el auditorio. En la actualidad, Jones es directora de la ahora conocida como Harry Stone School Montessori Academy que ha sido reconocida con el National Blue Ribbon y ofrece una educación Montessori junto con el programa del Bachillerato Internacional (IB) en Oak Cliff. Para Jones, su motivación siempre se ha basado en inspirar a los estudiantes a ser la próxima generación de líderes con conciencia mundial. “Somos el secreto mejor…
As a student at Harry Stone, Niki Jones loved spending hours in the library–scanning through the Dewey Decimal System to pick out a new book to read–and performing in the band in the school auditorium. Today Jones walks the halls of what is now called Harry Stone Montessori Academy as the school’s principal, leading the National Blue Ribbon-winning school that offers a Montessori and International Baccalaureate (IB) education in Oak Cliff. And for Jones, her driving mission is the same: inspire Harry Stone students to become the next generation of globally minded leaders. “We are the best kept secret in…