Alumnos de Townview Magnet Center recibieron un total de $42,812 en becas de la organización Council on International Education Exchange (CIEE) para estudiar en países como Francia, Bélgica, España, Japón, Italia, China y Marruecos durante el próximo verano. Los diez estudiantes son: María Sanabria, Patricio Alcázar y Jeremy Aguilar de la School for the Talented and Gifted (TAG) estudiarán la lengua y cultura francesa en Francia Francesca Gilbard de TAG estudiará gobierno mundial en Bélgica Edward Valladares de TAG estudiará la lengua y cultura española en España Varick Esneault de la School of Science and Engineering (SEM) estudiará japonés y la cultura…
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Dallas ISD is recruiting current eighth-graders interested in attending a Career Institute next school year. At a Career Institute, students can develop and grow in-demand skills they need to secure a good-wage job in the near future. Interested students can simply fill out this form and the information will be sent to their counselor. More than 800 current freshmen this school year are enrolled in a Career Institute program. The students are taking the Principles of Construction class at their home campus in preparation for the three dedicated Career Institutes opening August 2020. Starting their sophomore year, students enrolled in…
In celebration of School Board Recognition Month, we are spotlighting the nine dedicated unpaid volunteers who serve as Dallas ISD trustees. At the age of 27, Miguel Solis was elected to the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees in 2013 and has since been re-elected twice. He recently announced he will not seek reelection for his District 8 seat, which represents Love Field, Northwest Dallas and Central Dallas. During his tenure on the board, Solis has served as President and Vice-President, making him the youngest ever to hold these positions. His efforts on the board have included drafting and unanimously passing the…
La clase de 2020 del Salón de la Fama del Deporte de Dallas ISD ostenta a leyendas que han tenido un impacto determinante en el deporte en el distrito y más allá. Los nuevos integrantes del Salón de la Fama son: Jessie Armstead, leyenda del fútbol americano, Carter High School Micheal Douglas Williams, gran basquetbolista, Carter High School Earnest James, reconocido entrenador de atletismo, Roosevelt High School Robert Goodrich, estrella de fútbol americano y atletismo, Woodrow Wilson High School Elizabeth Betty Jameson, campeona de golf, Sunset High School Phil Francis, famoso en el ramo de la medicina del deporte Ira…
Dallas ISD ampliará el programa ACE a ocho escuelas para el año escolar 2020- 2021. El programa ofrece incentivos a los maestros y directores más sobresalientes para que ejerzan en las escuelas más necesitadas, y así los mejores educadores estén donde más se les necesita. Desde el comienzo del programa en 2015, las escuelas ACE han mostrado una mejora constante gracias a la enseñanza efectiva, tiempo de aprendizaje adicional y el desarrollo de destrezas sociales y académicas. Por consiguiente, ha mejorado el aprovechamiento académico en las materias básicas y la asistencia escolar, y los padres se sienten más positivos con…
Ten students who attend the Townview Magnet Center have received a total of $42,812 in scholarships from CIEE to study abroad this summer in France, Belgium, Spain, France, Japan, Italy, China and Morocco. The students are: Maria Sanabria, Patricio Alcazar and Jeremy Aguilar from the School for the Talented and Gifted (TAG) will study French language and culture in France Francesca Gilbard from TAG will study world government in Belgium Edward Valladares from TAG will study the Spanish language and culture in Spain Varick Esneault from the School of Science and Engineering (SEM) will study Japanese language and culture in…
In celebration of School Board Recognition Month, we are spotlighting the nine dedicated unpaid volunteers who serve as Dallas ISD trustees. Trustee Ben Mackey served as principal of Dallas ISD’s School for the Talented and Gifted from 2013 to 2019. During those years, U.S. News and World Report named the school, also known as the TAG magnet, the nation’s top high school for four years. Under Mackey’s leadership, TAG revamped its application process with a focus on equity and access, resulting in the school being recognized as a federal Title I school for the first time. Over the same period, academic…
The Dallas ISD Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2020 boasts legends who have made a fundamental impact on sports in the district and beyond. The just-announced class of inductees includes: Football legend Jessie Armstead from Carter High School Basketball great Micheal Williams from Carter High School Renowned track and field coach (the late) Earnest James from Roosevelt High School Football and track star Robert Goodrich from Woodrow Wilson High School Golf champion (the late) Elizabeth Betty Jameson from Sunset High School Sports Medicine legend Phil Francis Basketball standout Ira Terrell from Roosevelt High School For the third year, Dallas…
Dallas ISD will expand its Accelerating Campus Excellence (ACE) program to eight additional campuses for the 2020-2021 school year. This initiative incentivizes top teachers and principals to voluntarily work at the district’s highest-need schools, ensuring the best educators are in classrooms where they are needed the most. Since its inception in 2015, ACE schools have shown a continuous improvement by combining effective instruction, additional learning time, and social and academic skill-building. As a result, academic performance has increased in core content areas, attendance has improved, and parents feel more positive about their child’s school. In 2019, Texas Education Agency (TEA)…
Luego de los tornados del pasado 20 de octubre que causaron daños extensos en varios de nuestros planteles, los representantes de la Junta Escolar de Dallas ISD aprobaron de forma unánime un plan para renovar Thomas Jefferson High School, y construir un nuevo plantel de prekínder a octavo grado que reemplazará a Walnut Hill Elementary School y Cary Middle School. La meta es que los estudiantes asistan a dichas escuelas para el año escolar 2022-2023. Bajo el nuevo plan, gran parte de Thomas Jefferson High School quedará intacta, aunque se realizarán algunas renovaciones. La cafetería, cocina, sala de pesas, estudio…