Dallas ISD proporcionará transporte a los estudiantes que tomarán el ACT el martes, 20 de octubre. Los estudiantes que tomarán el examen ya han sido notificados por la escuela. Los estudiantes serán recogidos por la mañana en su horario habitual. Los estudiantes en la mayoría de las escuelas preparatorias serán recogidos por la tarde en su horario habitual. Sin embargo, los alumnos de ocho escuelas preparatorias saldrán temprano y el autobús los recogerá en la escuela entre la 1:15–1:30 p.m. Las escuelas con este horario son Skyline, Trinidad “Trini” Garza Early College High School, Adamson, Carter, Pinkston, Booker T. Washington,…
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Dallas ISD is providing transportation to students taking the ACT on Tuesday, October 20th. Students taking the ACT have already been notified by their campus. Students taking the bus for the ACT will be picked up in the morning at their normal time. Students at most high schools will have bus pickup at the regular afternoon dismissal time. However, eight high schools will have an early release schedule with a bus pickup at the campus between 1:15–1:30 p.m. These schools with early release are Skyline, Trinidad “Trini” Garza Early College High School, Adamson, Carter, Pinkston, Booker T. Washington, Kimball, and…
Quontinetta “Q” Bufford is no stranger to hard work and perseverance. She was a Culinary Arts student at Skyline High School with a talent for volleyball when she found out she was pregnant at 16-years-old. “Failure was not an option for me,” said Bufford. Through the help of her family, teammates, coaches, teachers, and Skyline’s culture of excellence, she stayed on track with her education while balancing life as a new mom. Bufford graduated from Skyline High School in 2003 and started her pursuit of higher education through Dallas College (formerly DCCCD), playing volleyball for Cedar Valley and winning a National Championship. She completed…
Quontinetta “Q” Bufford is no stranger to hard work and perseverance. She was a Culinary Arts student at Skyline High School with a talent for volleyball when she found out she was pregnant at 16-years-old. “Failure was not an option for me,” said Bufford. Through the help of her family, teammates, coaches, teachers, and Skyline’s culture of excellence, she stayed on track with her education while balancing life as a new mom. Bufford graduated from Skyline High School in 2003 and started her pursuit of higher education through Dallas College (formerly DCCCD), playing volleyball for Cedar Valley and winning a…
Octubre es el Mes Nacional de Agradecimiento a los Directores de las escuelas, y Dallas ISD celebra a los 225 directores que están al mando de las escuelas durante estos tiempos difíciles para que todos los estudiantes reciban una educación que los prepare para el éxito. ¡Gracias a los directores! Marlon Brooks lleva casi 29 años llenos de logros como educador y es uno de los directores que más tiempo ha trabajado en el distrito. Pero para el director Brooks, quien actualmente trabaja en L.G. Pinkston High School, no son los reconocimientos ni los ascensos lo más memorable de su…
October is National Principal Appreciation Month, and Dallas ISD celebrates the 225 dedicated principals who continue to lead their schools through challenging times to ensure that all students are educated for success. Thank you, principals! Marlon Brooks’ almost 29-year career as an educator is full of accomplishments, including being one of the longest-serving principals in the district. But in the eyes of the L.G. Pinkston High School principal, it’s not accolades or promotions that stand as the most remarkable milestones of his long tenure in Dallas ISD. “Being a principal is one of the most outstanding career opportunities one can…
Dallas ISD continúa celebrando el Mes de la Herencia Hispana como una oportunidad para honrar la rica cultura hispana que prospera en nuestro distrito y acoger a las diversas comunidades que nos representan. Syeed Pickett es uno de los muchos estudiantes de Dallas ISD inscritos en el programa de Lenguaje Dual (DL), donde ha aprendido a hablar, escribir y leer español. Como distrito, nos esforzamos por asegurar que todos los estudiantes tengan la oportunidad de desarrollar habilidades cognitivas y académicas más sólidas, trabajando codo a codo con personas de diversas culturas y orígenes. Pickett comenzó su viaje de idiomas extranjeros…
Dallas ISD continues to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month as a wonderful opportunity to honor the rich Hispanic culture thriving in our district and embrace the diverse communities that represent us. Syeed Pickett is one of many Dallas ISD students enrolled in the dual-language program where he has learned how to speak, write and read Spanish. As a district, we strive to ensure all students are given the opportunity to develop stronger cognitive and academic skills by working side-by-side with individuals of various cultures and backgrounds. Pickett first began his foreign language journey at the age of four with Spanish…
Dallas ISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa was named the 2020 Urban Educator of the Year, during the 64th Annual Council of the Great City Schools Fall Conference (Council) held virtually this year. Hinojosa was selected from among 20 big-city school district superintendents up for the nation’s highest honor in urban education leadership. The recognition, also known as the Green-Garner Award, honors an outstanding superintendent or school board member, in alternating years, from 76 of the nation’s largest urban public-school systems. A graduate of Dallas ISD, Hinojosa has served two stints at the helm of the second-largest school district in Texas. Since his…
El Superintendente de Dallas ISD, Michael Hinojosa, fue nombrado como Educador Urbano del Año 2020 durante la celebración de la 64 Conferencia Anual de Otoño del Council of Great City Schools, que este año se llevó a cabo de manera virtual. Hinojosa fue seleccionado como el único finalista de entre 20 superintendentes de distritos escolares de grandes ciudades que compitieron por el mayor honor de la nación en liderazgo en la educación urbana. El reconocimiento, también conocido como el premio Green-Garner, honra en años alternos a un superintendente o miembro de la junta escolar sobresaliente de 76 de los sistemas…