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Dallas ISD ha elaborado una política nueva para calcular el rango académico de los estudiantes que entrará en vigor con la generación de 2021. Dicha política brinda un sistema más equitativo en todos los programas académicos y otorga a los estudiantes mayor libertad para explorar y seguir sus intereses académicos. Nuestro sistema anterior se basaba en los 24 créditos más sobresalientes del estudiante, independientemente de la materia o el contenido. El sistema actual utiliza las calificaciones en los 15 cursos básicos requeridos para graduarse. A continuación, presentamos las preguntas más frecuentes sobre el sistema nuevo: ¿Qué es el rango académico?…

Tras la tormenta del 20 de octubre, los estudiantes de Edward Cary Middle School tuvieron que trasladarse a Benjamin Franklin Middle School para continuar sus estudios. Los nuevos compañeros de clases se reunieron para discutir un tema importante: ¿cuál debería ser la mascota de la escuela? La mascota de Franklin Middle School son los halcones (falcons) y la de Cary Middle School son los potros (colts). Tras unos minutos de buena discusión, los estudiantes llegaron a un acuerdo: su mascota nueva sería una mezcla de los dos; ahora se llamarían los “Colcons.” Y, aunque aún no se sabe si el…

Jason Castro, a local resident and an American Idol finalist, spoke to students at the School for the Talented and Gifted in Pleasant Grove (STAG) on Sept. 27. Castro’s family is from Colombia, and he grew up in Rowlett, Texas. In 2008, Castro was the fourth-place finalist on American Idol. The singer was the first guest of STAG’s Depth and Complexity Symposium, the school’s speaker series. “My daughter goes to a Dallas ISD school. To be able to give back really means a lot to me,” Castro said. “Especially in this school that’s predominantly a hispanic student population.That was me…

When students from Edward Cary Middle School started class at Benjamin Franklin Middle School after their home campus was seriously damaged by the Oct. 20 tornado, the new classmates bonded together by discussing a critical topic: what should the school’s mascot be? Franklin Middle School’s mascot is the Falcons and Cary Middle School is the Colt. After minutes of good-natured discussion, the students settled on a compromise: the “Colcons.” And while it remains unknown whether this admittedly weirdly-named hybrid mascot will become a reality, Dallas ISD Chief of School Leadership Stephanie Elizalde said the mascot brainstorming session is one of…

El superintendente Michael Hinojosa junto a otros líderes del distrito, agradecieron personalmente a los empleados de mantenimiento, instalaciones y operaciones por lograr que los estudiantes pudieran regresar a clases dos días después de que sus escuelas sufrieran daños extensos debido a los tornados del 20 de octubre. El personal trabajó día y noche para crear 38 rutas de transporte escolar nuevas en 24 horas; entregar más de 3,000 desayunos y almuerzos a lugares nuevos; y transformar dos edificios del distrito en escuelas para los estudiantes y el personal desplazado de Walnut Hill Elementary School y Thomas Jefferson High School, mientras…

As she won a national entrepreneurship competition in New York City this month at the age of 18, Jasmine Benton­–a recent graduate of Dallas ISD’s Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship Academy (IDEA) at James W. Fannin– thought of those who helped set her on her path. At age 11, Benton started her business–Precious Designs–that today refurbishes and reupholsters housewares. In addition to the strong influence of her grandmother and mother, Benton credits her education at IDEA for helping set her on the path toward becoming a successful entrepreneur. “My teachers at IDEA invested in me and made sure I was able to…

A group of district, civic and city leaders gathered together to highlight the importance of afterschool activities as part of the 20th Lights On Afterschool Celebration hosted by Dallas ISD’s Extended Learning Opportunities Department. In kicking off the Lights on After School program, Dallas ISD Trustee Karla Garcia said that Dallas ISD was joining more than 1 million people nationwide in calling attention to after-school programming and the impact it makes on the lives of district children and working families. “All of the things that have come to me–with civic engagement, with sports, with building teams and a strong self-identity–would…

Mientras estaba de compras en Hobby Lobby, se le ocurrió algo creativo a la consejera Ashley Williams: convertir en un buzón un casillero vacío en su primaria, Central Elementary School, para que los estudiantes puedan dejar notas anónimas sobre cómo se sienten. “Noté que muchos estudiantes necesitaban de alguien con quien hablar”, dijo Williams. “El estado emocional y mental de los niños es un tema en el que me enfoco mucho, así que quise dejarles saber que para eso estoy aquí”. El casillero-buzón es una manera sencilla de motivar a los estudiantes a que le dejen saber a su consejera…

Dallas ISD Stories is a new Hub series where district students, teachers and staff share their own stories. “I like my school because it gives me a head start on my future, and I get the college experience while I’m in high school. I should graduate high school with 60 hours of college credit, which is good, because I want to be an OBGYN, which requires a lot of school. I want to be an OBGYN because I like helping people, and when I heard what my sister went through when she delivered her child, I wanted to be in…

Dallas ISD has developed a new class rank policy that will impact the class of 2021 and beyond. The new policy for determining a student’s rank provides a more equitable system across all academic programs and grants students greater freedom to explore and pursue their academic interests. Under the old ranking system, a student’s rank calculation was based on a student’s top 24 course credits, no matter the subject. Under the new ranking system, rank calculation is based on a student’s top 15 eligible core courses that are also part of a student’s graduation requirement. Here is an FAQ on…