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All qualifying employees who are not part of a district excellence initiative will see board-approved salary increases reflected in their September paychecks. Those whose salaries are determined through one of the excellence initiatives— most teachers, assistant principals, principals and executive directors of schools—will see salary increases, if eligible, reflected in their October paychecks. As part of recommendations from a recent Texas Association of School Boards study to align Dallas ISD to industry standards, the board approved increase will be an equal rate increase based on 2 percent of the pay range midpoint of an employee’s pay grade, which was determined…

Fifteen Dallas ISD students have been named among the 16,000 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists, with a chance to become one of the 7,600 finalists who will take home scholarships worth a combined $31 million. More than 90 percent of the semifinalists are expected to reach the finals, with about half of the finalists earning a National Merit Scholarship. The Dallas ISD National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists are: School for the Talented and Gifted Carter Adcox Julia Benginow Abitamim Bharmal Dominique Castanheira Jessie Cheung Abel Fetahi Abigail May Amber Miranda Adrienne Tang School of Science and Engineering Sravani Boggaram Kiera McCollom Carlos…

F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C! Dallas ISD’s first-ever Middle School Cheer Camp saw more than 100 students from 10 middle schools show their spirit on Saturday, Sept. 7. In addition to learning stunts, cheers and pyramid training, the students gained confidence, leadership skills and team bonding. The Middle School Cheer Camp was part of the district’s goal of getting more kids involved in extracurricular activities. The schools that participated were: William Hawley Atwell Law Academy W.E. Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy D.A. Hulcy STEAM Middle School J.L. Long Middle School Thomas C. Marsh Preparatory Academy Francisco “Pancho” Medrano Middle School Piedmont G.L.O.B.A.L Academy Seagoville Middle…

La Asociación Nacional para el Progreso de las Personas de Color (NAACP, por sus siglas en inglés) de Dallas ha premiado a Justin Henry, presidente de la Junta Escolar de Dallas ISD, con el Premio Juanita Craft, uno de sus más altos honores. “Usted ha sido un gran líder en asegurar que cada ciudadano, sobre todo las minorías, tenga la misma oportunidad de vivir su sueño americano”, escribió Aubrey Hooper, presidenta de la NAACP de Dallas, en una carta a Henry. El reconocimiento de empoderamiento de la juventud y participación educativa Juanita Craft lleva el nombre de la difunta concejal…

The Dallas ISD, Family & Community Engagement Office is hosting a Saturday Fam Jam event for all Dallas ISD families in the Conrad, Hillcrest, W.T. White, and Thomas Jefferson high school feeder patterns. The Fam Jam is happening 8 a.m.–12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14 at Conrad High School. The Saturday Fam Jam will offer free interactive parent workshops on topics such as bullying and college and career readiness. In addition, there will be free food and drinks, a variety of fun activities for kids, student entertainment, tons of door prizes, as well as many other giveaways and resources. Childcare…

El programa de enriquecimiento para dotados y talentosos (G/T, por sus siglas en inglés) está diseñado para cerrar la brecha de identificación de estudiantes de primaria por medio del uso de lecciones del pensamiento deductivo, convergente, divergente, evaluativo y analítico. Maestros de kínder y maestros de G/T colaboran para proporcionar una lección de 30 minutos por semana para incrementar las destrezas del pensamiento crítico y poder identificar características de talentosos y dotados en los estudiantes. El plan de estudios ofrece una estrategia diferente a la de educación general, integra la flexibilidad en cualquier plan de estudios de primaria, y ofrece…

The Dallas National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has selected Dallas ISD Board of Trustees President Justin Henry to receive the Juanita Craft Award, one of its highest honors. “You have been a standard bearer in making sure that every citizen, especially minorities, have the same opportunities to experience their American Dream,” Dallas NAACP President Aubrey Hooper wrote in a letter to Henry. The Juanita Craft Award in Youthful Empowerment and Educational Engagement is named in honor of the late Dallas City Councilwoman and NAACP icon. Dallas NAACP will present Henry with the award at the Juanita…

Representantes de una firma de ingeniería donaron 30 mochilas con útiles escolares a estudiantes de Elisha M. Pease Elementary School. Tres integrantes del equipo de liderazgo de Harambee entregaron las mochilas a los alumnos el pasado viernes. Harambee es la red de empleados afroamericanos de Jacobs Engineering Group, una firma de ingeniería global con sede en Dallas. La organización llevó a cabo su conferencia anual en agosto, y decidieron hacer una colecta de mochilas y útiles escolares. Se pusieron en contacto con el Departamento STEM de Dallas ISD y trabajaron juntos para encontrar un plantel con una población estudiantil alta…

Gifted and talented (G/T) enrichment is designed to close the identification gap for elementary students through the implementation of deductive, convergent, divergent, evaluative, and analytical thinking lessons. Kindergarten classroom teachers work in collaboration with G/T teachers to provide 30-minute lessons once a week to enhance critical thinking skills and identify G/T characteristics.  The curriculum supports a differentiated approach to general education, integrates flexibly into any existing primary curriculum, and offers opportunities for learners with different strengths to shine. G/T Enrichment implementation training was offered to all elementary campuses over the summer, where teachers received resources and materials for the 2019–2020…

La Oficina de Equidad Racial (REO) de Dallas ISD solicita la participación de miembros de la comunidad interesados en servir como integrantes del consejo asesor. La meta es orientar y apoyar el trabajo de la Oficina de Equidad Racial en su intento por promover una cultura de igualdad donde la raza no sea un indicador del desempeño académico del estudiante. A la fecha, cada miembro de la Junta Escolar de Dallas ISD ha seleccionado un representante general para formar parte del consejo asesor. La meta es tener 13 miembros de la comunidad adicionales para formar parte del comité. Para registrarse…