The Extended Learning Opportunities Department is creating exciting opportunities for students in afterschool programs during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Afterschool programs have the ability and flexibility to be creative and provide a variety of individualized learning. They are rich with educational opportunities and can make what is learned during the traditional day vibrant and relevant to the lives of children. Learning takes place in various formats and designs. High-quality comprehensive programs beyond the school bell can yield positive outcomes and motivate students to get excited about learning during the school day. The ELO Department is creating virtual and in-person afterschool platforms…
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Como medida adicional de precaución para los estudiantes y el personal durante la pandemia del covid-19, Dallas ISD participará en un programa piloto de pruebas rápidas de antígenos ofrecido a los distritos por la Agencia de Educación de Texas y la División de Gestión de Emergencias de Texas. El programa piloto de pruebas rápidas BinaxNOW suministrará al distrito kits que permiten que uno se haga la prueba a sí mismo introduciendo un hisopo en la cavidad nasal. La prueba da resultado 15 minutos después de que la muestra haga contacto con un reactivo químico. El distrito dio inicio a este…
For the past several years, a task force of educators within Dallas ISD has been focused on creating supports for students, teachers and campuses within the district in hopes of building enrollment, increasing Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and heightening achievement. That work has taken on even more importance since the passage last spring of the Board of Trustee’s resolution to address inequities for Black students and English Learners on issues ranging from over-representation in discipline statistics to under-representation in Advanced Placement classes and talented and gifted programming. Of the 13,449 students enrolled in at least one AP course, 2,101, or…
Food Management, a publication focused on noncommercial foodservice industry, named Dallas ISD’s Hacienda Bowl as one of the 34 Readers’ Picks of the best student meals served in the country. Dallas ISD Food and Child Nutrition Services serves the Hacienda Bowl at elementary and secondary schools. The dish features seasoned turkey on a layer of brown rice, served with a student’s favorite toppings. “We are excited that one of our delicious meals earned this national recognition,” said Michael Rosenberger, Executive Director of Dallas ISD’s Food & Child Nutrition Services. “Dallas ISD is dedicated to providing healthy, nutritious meals to students…
Dallas ISD received the 2020 NRG Excellence in Energy Efficiency Award. The district was selected from public and private entities statewide to receive the award for its “continual process to reduce costs by reducing energy consumption,” and by being the largest urban school district in the nation with renewable energy. This singular recognition is a result of a coordinated effort within the Dallas ISD Maintenance and Facilities Department to enhance financial and environmental stewardship through preventive maintenance, lighting and HVAC upgrades, and focused support of the department’s Energy Management and Sustainability team. Beginning in July, Dallas ISD committed to 100%…
Como líder nacional en la enseñanza de lenguaje dual, Dallas ISD se enorgullece de contar con uno de los mayores programas de este tipo en el país, ofrecido en 145 escuelas del distrito. Los estudiantes de Dallas ISD pueden aprender a hablar, leer y escribir en dos idiomas desde prekínder y seguir en el programa hasta terminar la preparatoria. Si continúan en lenguaje dual hasta 12o grado y cumplen con los requisitos de la Agencia de Educación de Texas, pueden obtener una mención de bilingüismo en su expediente académico conocida como el Sello de Bilingüismo de Texas, el cual es…
A national leader in Dual Language instruction, Dallas ISD proudly serves as one of the largest programs in the nation, with instruction offered at 145 schools. Dallas ISD students can begin their journey to becoming bilingual and biliterate in prekindergarten and can remain in the program through high school. If the Dual Language pathway is continued through 12th grade and TEA criteria are met, Dual Language students can earn the bilingualism and biliteracy performance acknowledgement on their high school transcript. This performance acknowledgment serves as Texas’ Seal of Biliteracy, an accolade that is nationally recognized. “The Dual Language program is…
In a move to add an extra level of protection from COVID-19 for students and staff during the pandemic, Dallas ISD has joined a rapid testing antigen pilot program offered to districts by Governor Greg Abbott with TEA and the Texas Division of Emergency Management. The BinaxNOW Rapid Testing Pilot Program is providing the district with fast-acting test kits that allow individuals to take their own nasal samples that can show results in 15 minutes when mixed with a chemical reagent. The district started the rollout of this program with student athletes and is now in the process of going…
As part of its annual STEM Virtual Expo, which will take place on Jan. 23, 2021, Dallas ISD has partnered with Dimension U, an esports for education company, to organize the virtual 2021 Math Olympiad Esports STEM Tournament. This platform is a curriculum-based, multiplayer video game where students in grades three through nine compete with others in one of three game worlds by solving math questions correctly. By doing so, students reinforce core mathematics skills and teachers gain academic data to support instructional efforts. “Dimension U is a great tool to engage virtual or face-to-face students,” said Stej Sanchez, Dallas…
Varias escuelas en todo el distrito están reconociendo a mentores, tutores, socios religiosos, negocios y organizaciones sin fines de lucro por marcar una diferencia en la vida de los estudiantes. El equipo de Servicios de Voluntarios y Socios eligió a los premiados del 2019-2020 entre decenas que fueron nominados por las escuelas en las siguientes categorías en reconocimiento por su generosidad y servicio. La Dra. Anastasia Bobilev, nominada por Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School, fue seleccionada como voluntaria del año en apoyo a estudiantes gracias a su servicio como mentora con las estudiantes que son las primeras en su…