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As an industry partner with the Dallas ISD P-TECH initiative since 2016, Accenture Dallas has provided Seagoville High School P-TECH students with real world opportunities such as mentoring, resume writing sessions, mock interviews and back-to-school readiness kits. In 2018, Accenture Dallas offered one P-TECH student and seven other district high school students a valuable summer internship. Deanna Naugles, the local market lead for Accenture Dallas who leads the company’s corporate citizenship engagement in the DFW community, was so impressed by the interns that she helped grow the program to this summer’s total of 28 Dallas ISD P-TECH interns. “My absolute…

El Programa de Asistencia con Uniformes (UAP) de Dallas ISD ofrece un uniforme gratis a estudiantes que cumplen con los requisitos en prekínder a 8o grado cada año escolar. El progama reparte uniformes con los colores oficiales del distrito, los cuales son blanco para la camiseta y khaki, negro y azul marino para el pantalón. Además de estos colores, el programa proporciona camisetas de color rojo y azul marino. Se distribuirán pantalones, faldas y pantalones cortos. Todo estudiante que asiste a una escuela del distrito puede usar los colores del distrito mencionados anteriormente. Si una escuela decide permitir colores adicionales a…

¡Eric Hale, maestro en David G. Burnet Elementary School, fue nombrado el maestro del año 2021 de Texas! La noticia se dio a conocer el 30 de septiembre durante la convención virtual de la Asociación de Administradores Escolares de Texas y la Asociación de Juntas Escolares de Texas. Hale fue uno de seis finalistas de todo el estado y ahora, representará a Texas en el programa de maestro del año a nivel nacional en la primavera. Hale es el primer maestro afroamericano en recibir este reconocimiento en Texas. Vea el video de Eric Hale cuando se entera de que es el…

The Dallas ISD Uniform Assistance Program (UAP) offers one free uniform (one top, one bottom) to eligible students in grades PK-8th each school year. The program issues uniforms to qualified students in the official district colors, which are white for the top and khaki, black and navy for the bottoms. In addition to these colors, the Uniform Assistance Program also provides red and navy tops. Bottoms available include pants, skirts, skirts, and shorts. All students attending any of the district campuses can wear the official district colors cited above. If a school has elected to allow additional colors through the…

Dallas ISD Fall Parent Conferences start Oct. 5! The schedule is: Elementary Schools: Monday, Oct. 5 Middle Schools: Tuesday, Oct. 6 High Schools, Monday, Oct. 12 To comply with safety guidelines, schools will offer parent conferences virtually and/or in-person by appointment. Contact your campus for more details.

David G. Burnet Elementary School teacher Eric Hale is the 2021 Texas Teacher of the Year! The announcement was made Sept. 30 during the virtual Texas Association of School Administrators and Texas Association of School Boards Convention. He was one of six finalists across the state and will now represent Texas in the National Teacher of the Year program in the spring. Hale is the first Black male to be named Texas Teacher of the Year. Watch Eric Hale as he learns he is the Texas Teacher of the Year Each finalist was interviewed Sept.12 by a panel of judges…

A partir del jueves, 1 de octubre, las familias de estudiantes entre 1 y 18 años de edad pueden recoger comida para una semana desde el coche en escuelas participantes de Dallas ISD, todo sin costo alguno. El distrito sigue ofreciendo comidas para llevar bajo la estrategia Seamless Summer Option para que ningún niño pase hambre durante la pandemia. “Esta estrategia pone al alcance de más niños el servicio de comidas para llevar y permite a nuestro departamento repartir más comida por persona”, dijo Julie Fletcher, directora del Departamento de Servicios de Alimentos y Nutrición Infantil. “Será muy similar a…

Curbside meal grab-and-go service now open to all children Starting Thursday, Oct.1, all children ages 1–18 can pick up a week’s worth of meals at no charge through curbside grab-and-go service at participating Dallas ISD schools. The district is switching to the Seamless Summer Option to ensure no child goes hungry during the pandemic. “This new strategy gives more children access to qualify for the grab-and-go meal service, while allowing our department to distribute more food per person,” FCNS Director Julie Fletcher said. “It will look very similar to our summer meal distribution.” Meals are being distributed on Thursdays from…

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,…

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…