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…
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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…
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…