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Con el fin de celebrar el Día Internacional del Aprendizaje Socioemocional el 27 de marzo, el Departamento de Aprendizaje Socioemocional (SEL) realizará un concurso estudiantil para reunir ejemplos de lo que este modelo educativo significa para ellos. Todos los estudiantes de kínder a 12º grado pueden participar en el concurso y expresar su pasión por el aprendizaje socioemocional de la manera que prefieran. Los estudiantes deben entregar su trabajo creativo en Google Form a más tardar el 24 de marzo, o un adulto puede hacerlo de su parte. ¡Se anunciarán los ganadores el Día Internacional del Aprendizaje Socioemocional, el 27 de marzo!…

Oscar Gonzalez can still recall the name of the fourth-grade teacher who inspired him to follow in her footsteps. Gonzalez is a sophomore in the W.T. White High School P-TECH Education Pathway program. He enrolled in this program two years ago and has already decided to pursue a career as an elementary school teacher. On Thursday, he took a big step toward reaching his dream by signing a letter of intent to return to Dallas ISD and work as a teacher after he earns a bachelor’s degree. “I always struggled in math, and Mrs. Cortez, my fourth-grade teacher, sat down…

From choice schools serving talented and gifted students to a fine arts collegiate academy, eight outstanding choice schools have a limited number of seats still open for the 2020­–2021 school year. Families interested in applying are encouraged to contact the school directly for more information. The schools still accepting applications are: Mark Twain School for the Talented and Gifted and Trinity Heights School for the Talented and Gifted cater to students who need a challenging academic environment to reach their full potential. The schools offers a two-way dual language program and includes instruction in language arts, mathematics, humanities, the sciences,…

To help ensure a healthy learning environment, the Dallas ISD Environmental, Health and Safety Department has hired two board-approved disinfection contractors to treat all Dallas ISD facilities over spring break. The disinfection contractors–Germ Blast and Disinfect–are using EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) approved anti-bacterial/anti-viral disinfectant applied via electrostatic mist sprayers. The disinfectant has a positive charge, meaning it will attract and kill germs it comes in contact with for 90 days after it is sprayed. The disinfectant was previously sprayed in every district bus. Schools and central staff offices were urged to make sure all desks and surfaces are cleared going…

The Dallas ISD STEM-Computer Science and Technology Department and Ann Richards Middle School hosted the VEX IQ MS State Robotics Championship on Feb. 29. At the VEX State Championships, the following schools advanced to the VEX Robotics World Championship being held in Kentucky. Winnetka Elementary School (two teams advancing) Casa View Elementary School Trinity Heights School for the Talented and Gifted Alex Sanger Preparatory Dallas Environmental Science Academy (two teams advancing) Robert T. Hill Middle School (two teams advancing) Gaston Middle School Skyline High School Congratulations also go to Woodrow Wilson High School, Science and Engineering Magnet, Conrad High School,…

Harllee Early Childhood Center is putting customer service first thanks to a Core 4 training with the school’s front office staff. Dallas ISD Core 4 Coordinator Tunisia Wallace provided tips and best practices to the staff as part of the training. Core 4 is the district’s customer service initiative that focuses on fast, flexible, friendly and focused service. “Mrs. Wallace’s relational training approach and ability to connect with each staff member led to each team member walking away with major takeaways,” Principal Amber Shields said. “The day after the training, the front office staff was still buzzing as quotes from…

Three fifth-grade students took home several thousand dollars in scholarships after winning a districtwide poetry contest. (Click aquí para leer la versión en español) Dallas ISD’s Reading Language Arts (RLA) Department hosted the second-annual Dallas ISD Poetry Slam at Hector P. Garcia Middle School on Thursday, Feb. 20. Approximately 150 students from 77 Dallas ISD elementary schools competed for $10,000 in college scholarships at the event. In order to compete, fifth-grade students had to write and recite their own poem. More than 700 students competed at the campus level during December and January. The first- and second-place winners of…

Leslie Williams, jefe de la Oficina de Equidad Racial de Dallas ISD, tiene la intención de tomar medidas para revertir la pobreza generalizada en las comunidades más necesitadas de Dallas. “Queremos tratar las inequidades del pasado que aún impactan a los vecindarios más afectados”, dijo Williams. Williams lidera un esfuerzo por asignar una parte del propuesto programa de bonos de 2020 para corregir las inequidades del pasado que han dejado un legado de pobreza en las comunidades que rodean las preparatorias Lincoln, James Madison, Franklin Roosevelt y H. Grady Spruce. Se está reuniendo con padres, miembros de la comunidad y…

The head of Dallas ISD’s Racial Equity Office Leslie Williams is intent on taking action to reverse the pervasive poverty in Dallas’ poorest communities. “We want to address past inequities that are still having an impact on redlined neighborhoods,” he says. Williams is spearheading an effort to assign a portion of the proposed 2020 bond package to correct past inequities that have created a legacy of poverty in communities around Lincoln, James Madison, L.G. Pinkston, Franklin Roosevelt and H. Grady Spruce high schools. He is meeting with parents, residents and elected officials, presenting evidence that the poverty surrounding these schools…

Following the Oct. 20 tornado that damaged the original Walnut Hill Elementary and Edward H. Cary Middle School facilities beyond repair, trustees unanimously approved a plan to build a consolidated pre-K through eighth-grade campus to serve those school communities. For the first step, district officials and architects hosted public meetings to gather community feedback and ideas on the new school facility. The architects used the ideas and feedback to create initial dozens of concept drawings to open discussions about design for the new school. Community leaders at a March 4 design charrette provided feedback on the concepts presented, helping further…