Con motivo de reconocer la labor del Programa Nacional de Almuerzos Escolares, responsable de alimentar a 30 millones de niños de todo el país a diario, Dallas ISD celebrará la Semana Nacional de Almuerzos Escolares del 14 al 17 de octubre. Durante esta semana, se destacarán los alimentos saludables disponibles en las cafeterías escolares, donde los estudiantes pueden pedir según su preferencia. La Semana Nacional de Almuerzos Escolares (NSLW) destaca los alimentos nutritivos que se ofrecen día a día en las escuelas de Dallas ISD. A continuación, están las actividades programadas: Lunch Playlist:Todos los días se destacará un nuevo alimento…
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Dallas ISD families are invited to the 2019–2020 STEM Night with the Dallas Mavericks on Nov. 18 at the American Airlines Center. STEM Night is a designed seminar to provide insight into the different facets of the STEM industry. Attendees will hear from various panelists as they discuss their personal successes, as well as what they do in STEM and how they got started. The event is an educational workshop intended to promote education. Following the STEM-focused event, attendees can watch the Dallas Mavericks take on the San Antonio Spurs at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $35 per person, which includes…
The Council of the Great City Schools and McGraw-Hill Education selected Dallas ISD teacher Eric Hale as the recipient of the 2019 Annual Queen Smith Award, which recognizes a top educator in the country working in an urban school district. Hale, who teaches kindergarten and first grade at David Burnet Elementary School, will receive the award at the council’s conference happening Oct. 25 in Kentucky. The award comes with a $5,000 check and plaque to honor his significant contributions to urban education and the children he serves. Hale is an active advocate for his school and community. He participated at…
Los programas de lenguaje dual bilateral enseñan a los estudiantes a hablar, leer, escribir, escuchar y comprender en dos idiomas, inglés y español. Actualmente se ofrece instrucción de lenguaje dual bilateral en 64 escuelas primarias, cinco secundarias y tres preparatorias de Dallas ISD. En el transcurso de un día en una aula de lenguaje dual, se da instrucción en español e inglés. Ciertas materias (como Ciencias) se imparten en español y otras materias (como Matemáticas) se imparten en inglés. Los estudiantes cuyo primer idioma es el inglés y los estudiantes que están aprendiendo inglés trabajan juntos en parejas bilingües para…
To recognize the National School Lunch Program that serves 30 million children each day across the country, Dallas ISD is celebrating National School Lunch Week from Oct. 14-17. The theme, “School Lunch: What’s on Your Playlist,” spotlights how school cafeterias are serving up healthy menu items that kids want to eat, with increased choice and customization. National School Lunch Week (NSLW) is highlighting the nutritious foods available daily at Dallas ISD schools. Planned activities for the week include: Lunch Playlist: Each day a new or popular food item will be highlighted as a part of the Dallas ISD “Lunch Playlist.”…
The Happy World Foundation, a nonprofit founded by top Dallas ISD Spanish teacher Akash Patel from Ignite Middle School, annually recognizes important citizens that have made a “Happy” difference in the world by promoting Global Citizenship Education, Citizen-to-Citizen Diplomacy, and Cross-Cultural Understanding in schools and communities worldwide. Patel and his twin brother, Anand “Happy” Patel, previously founded a nonprofit several years ago in Oklahoma before coming to Texas. The organization worked around the world with people who were supporting schools and communities. Once in Texas, Patel approached Amy Anderton, Dallas ISD’s Director of World Languages, with the idea of co-founding…
“Buenos días, C.F. Carr Elementary. Ahora por favor, pónganse de pie para recitar el juramento a la bandera.” Y, al anunciar estas frases a través del intercomunicador de la escuela, Chris Nielsen, vicepresidente ejecutivo de apoyo de productos y director de calidad en Toyota North America, inició su servicio como director por un día. Dallas ISD y la Cámara Regional de Dallas se asociaron nuevamente para el evento anual que reunió a cientos de líderes empresariales y comunitarios del sector privado en las escuelas de Dallas ISD. Más de 200 voluntarios aceptaron la oportunidad de acompañar a los directores de…
“Oh wow! Colors are brighter, and I can see the words on the board! And I didn’t know things were supposed to look this clear!” These were just a few of the enthusiastic comments echoed as nearly 60 Dallas ISD students at Jerry R. Junkins Elementary received new high-quality eyeglasses (at no cost to families). Coinciding with World Sight Day – an annual day of awareness focusing global attention on blindness and vision impairment – eye care professionals with Essilor Vision Foundation were on hand to present and fit the children with their new eyeglasses. They also explained to the…
Irma Rangel nació en Kingsville, Texas en 1931. Era hija de trabajadores agrícolas, quienes enfatizaron la importancia de la justicia social y la educación y, de este modo, influyeron su compromiso de por vida con el servicio público. En 1952, se graduó de Texas A&I University, hoy Texas A&M University – Kingsville, y trabajó como maestra en Venezuela. En 1964, volvió a Estados Unidos para impartir clases en California donde redactó un libro, “How To Teach Spanish in the Elementary Grades”, y además participó en las marchas de los obreros agrícolas de esa década. Rangel decidió seguir estudios de leyes…
Every week during Hispanic Heritage Month we are spotlighting a notable namesake of a Dallas ISD school. Irma Rangel, in 1976, was the first Mexican American woman elected to the Texas House of Representatives. After graduating from college in 1952, she became a teacher in Venezuela. In 1964, she returned to the U.S. to teach in California, where she wrote a book, How To Teach Spanish in the Elementary Grades. She eventually decided to become a lawyer and attended St. Mary’s Law School in San Antonio. After law school, she accepted a job as assistant district attorney in Corpus Christi,…