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In June of 2019, Texas State Legislature passed House Bill 3834, a bill requiring local and state government employees, district trustees and contractors, to complete a Department of Information Resources (DIR) approved cybersecurity awareness training. Dallas ISD has established a formal training to meet the state mandate. The training is now available in Cornerstone. Under HB 3834, employees and board members who have access to a local government computer are required to take the cybersecurity awareness training. Exceptions include custodians, maintenance and facility personnel, bus drivers, service center drivers and campus-based food service employees whose job responsibilities do not include…

Para poder brindar un ambiente seguro para los estudiantes, sus familias y el personal escolar, este año, Dallas ISD llevará a cabo ceremonias de graduación de manera virtual a partir del 22 de mayo. Se procurará mantener las características de la ceremonia tradicional en la medida de lo posible. Además, los 8,900 estudiantes de 12º grado recibirán pancartas personalizadas para mostrar desde su casa, con las que se les reconoce como parte de la generación 2020 de su preparatoria. Como gesto especial de apoyo, Dallas ISD invita a la comunidad a salir a su balcón o patio de 7 a…

 In order to provide the safest and most secure environment for our students, their families and staff, this year Dallas ISD will hold commencement ceremonies virtually beginning May 22. Efforts will be made to maintain as much of the traditional ceremony as possible. In addition, all 8,900 seniors will receive customized banners to display at home that recognize them as members of their high school’s Class of 2020. As a special way to show support of this year’s senior class, Dallas ISD invites the community to step outside their residence from 7 to 7:10 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, and recognize…

Making learning relevant became a reality this year for students in the Texas Academic Pentathlon program. This year’s theme was In Sickness & In Health: An Exploration of Illness and Wellness. Designed to include middle school students with a variety of academic abilities, the pentathlon competition is theme based around five subject areas: fine arts, literature, mathematics, science and social science. In preparation for the regional competition, coaches and students participated in a districtwide workshop in November and attended afterschool practice sessions until the COVID-19 pandemic caused school closings across the District. Coaches and pentathletes immediately pivoted to virtual team meetings in order…

Hoy, el superintendente Michael Hinojosa, junto con el Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS), la coalición principal de los distritos escolares públicos urbanos más grandes del país, exhortó al Congreso a que apruebe fondos nuevos para los distritos escolares locales en la siguiente ronda de asignaciones suplementarias que se otorgarían por causa del coronavirus. En una carta al Congreso de los Estados Unidos, el CGCS solicita una asignación federal adicional de $175 mil millones en fondos de estabilización educativa a ser distribuidos a nivel local por medio de la fórmula de Título I. Asimismo, el grupo insta al Congreso…

Abril es el mes de la terapia ocupacional y Dallas ISD celebra el trabajo de los profesionales en la materia que transforman la vida de nuestros estudiantes al ayudarlos a lograr la independencia. “Es nuestro deber asegurar que los alumnos, padres y personal que necesiten de esta terapia cuenten con la información y los recursos, de modo que los alumnos puedan tener acceso a una experiencia educativa en la mayor medida posible”, dijo la Dra. Kiticia James, jefa de terapia ocupacional y física de Dallas ISD. Terapeutas y asistentes ocupacionales en las escuelas apoyan a los estudiantes a lo largo…

A partir de esta semana, Ann Richards STEAM Academy y Francisco Medrano Middle School suspenderán el servicio de comida para llevar, debido a que se tienen que llevar a cabo reparaciones al sistema de aire acondicionado. En su lugar, José “Joe” May Elementary School y Skyline High School reemplazarán a dichas escuelas en el servicio de comidas. Por otra parte, debido a obras previamente planificadas, a partir de esta semana, en Justin F. Kimball High School se descontinuará el servicio, y será reemplazada por T.W. Browne Middle School, donde se servirá a las comunidades de ambos planteles. Cada jueves, Dallas…

Today, Superintendent Michael Hinojosa joins the Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS), the nation’s primary coalition of large urban public-school districts, urging Congress to approve new funding for local school systems in the next coronavirus supplemental appropriations bill. In a letter to Capitol Hill, the CGCS calls on an additional federal allocation of $175 billion in Educational Stabilization Funds to be distributed to the local level through the Title I formula. The group also urges Congress to provide an additional $13 billion for the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), $12 billion in additional Title I program funding, $2…

April is National Occupational Therapy month and Dallas ISD celebrates the work of Occupational Therapy practitioners who transform the lives of our students by helping them gain independence. “It’s our job to ensure that students, parents and staff who need this kind of therapy have the information and resources so that these students can access their educational environment to the fullest extent possible,” said Dr. Kiticia James, Dallas ISD’s occupational and physical lead therapist. School-based occupational therapists and assistants support students’ needs throughout the day by assisting with daily school activities and classroom transitions. They also provide a wide range…

El 1º de mayo ha sido designado como día para reponer horas escolares perdidas por mal tiempo, por lo cual los estudiantes y el personal tendrán el día libre.