El Mes de la Herencia Hispana nos brinda la oportunidad de celebrar las historias, contribuciones, logros y experiencias de aquellos líderes que sienten una cercanía con la cultura latina y que educan a los jóvenes sobre el movimiento latino. Richard Heffernan es el actual director ejecutivo del Departamento Bilingüe y de Inglés como Segundo Idioma (ESL). Heffernan apoya el desarrollo del habla, lectura y escritura en dos idiomas de los estudiantes que participan en el programa de lenguaje dual, además de su conocimiento de dos culturas. Actualmente, Dallas ISD cuenta con el programa de lenguaje dual más grande del país,…
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National Hispanic Heritage Month gives us a chance to recognize the stories, contributions, achievements, and lived experiences of those leaders who embrace the culture as their own and educate our youth. Richard Heffernan is currently the executive director of the Bilingual ESL department. Heffernan supports the development of bilingualism, biliteracy, and biculturalism for all participating students in the Dallas ISD, which currently leads the largest dual language program nationally, serving 158 schools. “Dual Language is the most powerful tool we can leverage in serving historically marginalized students,” said Heffernan. “For Spanish speaking students, the Dual Language program not only validates…
As part of an initiative aimed at recruiting teachers who represent the students they serve, Dallas ISD has hired 12 Black male professionals and put them on the path toward becoming licensed teachers who will lead classrooms next semester. The Adjunct Teacher Dallas Residency Program is designed to recruit Black male teachers to serve in high-priority campuses. Black men interested in potentially applying to the program are encouraged to email their resume to futureteacher@dallasisd.org. “Evidence shows that Black students who have at least one Black educator in elementary school are more likely to graduate from high school, college and be…
El año pasado, Jonathan López tomó un gran paso: dejó su trabajo en la refrigeración comercial para ser maestro de lenguaje dual de Principios de la Construcción y HVAC 1 en el Instituto de Profesiones en el norte de Dallas. Tras graduarse de Townview School of Business en 2014, López asistió a una escuela vocacional y obtuvo su título en climatización. Luego, empezó su carrera trabajando en refrigeración comercial y calefacción, ventilación y climatización (HVAC, por sus siglas en inglés) de áreas residenciales. Aunque López disfrutaba la variedad que le brindaba su trabajo cada día, vio la oportunidad de ser…
Jonathan Lopez last year made a big switch from working in commercial refrigeration to teaching Dual Language Principles of Construction and HVAC 1 at the Dallas ISD North Dallas Career Institute. After graduating from Townview School of Business in 2014, Lopez attended a trade school and got his degree in air conditioning and then started his career in the field working in commercial refrigeration and residential HVAC. While Lopez loved the day-to-day variety of his commercial refrigeration job, he saw the opportunity to teach at a career institute as a no-brainer. “I wanted to give back to the community and…
La chef Juanita Mejía, especialista en el Departamento de Servicios de Alimentos y Nutrición Infantil de Dallas ISD, tiene el placer de capacitar a los trabajadores de la cafetería para que sirvan comida deliciosa con una atención impecable a los estudiantes y al personal. Mejía aprovecha al máximo sus más de 20 años de experiencia culinaria para enseñar al personal a ser más eficiente en la cocina, seguir recetas y preparar comida deliciosa y apetecible. Mejía goza de un gran respeto de parte del personal de la cafetería gracias a su increíble capacidad de formar una relación personal con cada…
Chef Juanita Mejia is a food service specialist in Dallas ISD’s Food and Child Nutrition Services, where she has the honor of training school cafeteria staff members to provide delicious food and impeccable service to students and staff members. In her role, Mejia utilizes her more than 20 years of culinary experience to empower trainees to be more efficient in the kitchen, read recipes, and prepare food that is tasty and visually appealing. Mejia is well respected and regarded by those in her charge, because she has an amazing ability to connect with each individual in a personal way. “I…
Students who work, parent, want to make up missed credits or earn accelerated course credit are invited to explore the opportunities offered by Dallas ISD’s Evening Academy, which opens for after-hour classes on Monday, Sept. 28. Evening Academy allows self-motivated learners to progress at their own pace to earn credits in English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Spanish and select electives. Virtual classes let students recover credits needed for high school graduation with the support of teachers certified in their content areas. The program is also structured to accommodate students who want to earn course credit for acceleration. Classes are scheduled…
La Junta Escolar de Dallas ISD aprobó una propuesta de modelo de aprendizaje híbrido presentada por la administración que brindará a los estudiantes la opción de asistir a clases presenciales priorizando a la vez la seguridad y el distanciamiento social. También aprobó ratificar una exención que se presentará a la Agencia de Educación de Texas para incluir el modelo de aprendizaje híbrido. Las preparatorias implementarán el modelo híbrido de manera que los estudiantes aprenderán a distancia algunos días y en clases presenciales los demás días. Los miércoles son días flexibles en que solamente algunos estudiantes designados estarán en la escuela.…
The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees approved a hybrid learning proposal brought forward by the administration that will allow students the option of on-campus learning while also prioritizing safety and social distancing. The board approved ratifying a waiver to the Texas Education Agency to include the hybrid learning model. High schools are implementing a hybrid model where students spend some days distance learning and other days on-campus. Wednesdays are “at-home” campus flex days where only designated students will be on campus.Sample schedule for a high school hybrid learning model. Dallas ISD Chief of School Leadership Jolee Healey said schools will…