On the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 20 tornado that destroyed his campus, causing the relocation of the school to Tom Field Elementary, Walnut Hill Elementary Principal Phillip Potter recounts how his staff was fundamental in rebuilding trust during the transition period to their temporary campus. What do you celebrate on this anniversary? I celebrate that we have a great school culture and that we have great people in Walnut Hill Elementary, and that’s really what’s made this work. We definitely feel like we’ve been through a lot of challenges, but the process has gone well. Our teachers and staff…
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In a webinar focused on emotional intelligence and strategies aimed at dismantling racism in Dallas ISD, district leaders signaled last evening that parents and students can look forward to a much-improved environment of equity in every aspect of district operations. The promise came with a commitment to change the culture of Dallas ISD by training staff, enacting new norms and actively measuring progress and accountability around the goal. Watch the webinar here Director of Dallas ISD’s Racial Equity Office Dr. Sharon Quinn opened the webinar, “Using Emotional Intelligence to Create an Anti-Racist School System,” which was led by national diversity…
A new elementary school that will operate under the Montessori model is on track to open for the 2021 – 2022 school year. The E.D. Walker Middle School campus has undergone renovations, including a new addition to the building that will eventually house more than 400 pre-K-through-5th-grade students. The families in this North Dallas community have expressed interest in expanding Montessori opportunities, said Brian Lusk, Dallas ISD Chief of Strategic Initiatives. “If you look at the data, you’ll see that Dealey, one magnet school that is down-the-street from Walker, has a significant number of applications,” Lusk said during an Oct.…
La víspera del aniversario de los tornados en el norte de Dallas, H-E-B/Central Market anunció durante una rueda de prensa que donará $1 millón a la Fundación Educativa de Dallas para contribuir al proceso de reconstrucción de las escuelas de Dallas ISD. “Mi equipo sabe que yo busco resultados impresionantes, y este es uno de ellos”, dijo el superintendente Michael Hinojosa. Los tornados del 20 de octubre de 2019 trastocaron un área de 15 millas en el norte de Dallas en la que se encuentran 10 escuelas de Dallas ISD, tres de las cuales sufrieron daños graves que impidieron su…
Tornadoes destroyed three Northwest Dallas schools on Oct. 20, 2019. In a matter of days, the students and staff from the displaced campuses were reassigned to existing Dallas ISD buildings. Walnut Hill Elementary moved operations to Tom Field Elementary School. Students from Cary Middle School were split into Franklin and Medrano middle schools. And Thomas Jefferson High took over the Thomas Edison Learning Center complex. In January, the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved a plan to renovate Thomas Jefferson High School and build a new consolidated pre-K through eighth-grade campus to replace Walnut Hill Elementary School and Cary…
Como parte de una iniciativa para reclutar maestros que representen a los estudiantes del distrito, Dallas ISD ha contratado 13 profesionales afroamericanos quienes se certificarán como maestros para empezar funciones el próximo semestre. El Adjunct Teacher Dallas Residency Program está diseñado para contratar a educadores afroamericanos que trabajarán en escuelas con gran necesidad. “La evidencia muestra que los estudiantes afroamericanos que tienen al menos un educador afroamericano en primaria tienen más probabilidades de graduarse de la preparatoria, de la universidad y de estar preparados para una profesión”, dijo John Vega, jefe adjunto de Gestión de Capital Humano (HCM). “Tener un…
Quontinetta Bufford conoce bien lo que es el trabajo y la perseverancia. Era estudiante de artes culinarias y jugadora de vóleibol en Skyline High School cuando, a los 16 años de edad, se enteró de que estaba embarazada. “El fracaso no era opción para mí”, dijo Bufford. Con la ayuda de su familia, sus compañeras, los entrenadores, los maestros y de la cultura de excelencia de Skyline, encontró un equilibrio entre sus estudios y su nuevo rol como madre. Bufford se graduó de Skyline High School en 2003, y empezó sus estudios universitarios en Dallas College, anteriormente conocido como DCCCD,…
On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the North Dallas tornados, H-E-B/Central Market announced at a press conference today that Central Market is donating $1 Million to the Dallas Education Foundation for the direct benefit of Dallas ISD as it continues with the rebuilding process. “My staff knows that I’m in pursuit of ‘wow,’ and this is a ‘wow’ moment,” Superintendent Michael Hinojosa said. Tornadoes on Oct. 20, 2019, changed the entire landscape of a 15-mile stretch in North Dallas, including 10 Dallas ISD schools, three of which experienced significant damage and were not able to reopen at their…
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,…
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…