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A new Dallas ISD Montessori school is coming to Downtown Dallas.  The Board of Trustees on Dec. 19 approved a proposal to open the Montessori school next school year. With 2,035 applications for 400 seats this year at four schools, Dallas ISD has seen a big demand for its Montessori program. Montessori schools are designed for independent thinkers who enjoy hands-on, collaborative learning. “Montessori is sought out in our communities, no matter what part of town or what feeder pattern you look at,” said Dallas ISD Chief of Strategic Initiatives Brian Lusk. “This is one step toward making this innovative learning…

Dallas ISD encourages teachers and campus instructional coaches who aspire to be campus leaders to apply to one of the district’s partner principal preparation master’s programs. Dallas ISD partners with three university master’s degree programs: The Texas Principal Leadership Academy at the University of Texas at Austin, the Future Leaders Academy at the University of North Texas at Dallas and the Aspiring Leaders Program at Southern Methodist University. UT and SMU are currently accepting applications into their programs. Dallas ISD offers partial tuition reimbursement to district employees who go through one of its partner programs. Each partner program offers unique…

Dallas ISD is facilitating 11 events in January to support families who have children with special needs. From workshops for parents on how to encourage social behavior with their child to an open dialogue about services, programs and initiatives with Dallas ISD Special Education Executive Director Michelle Brown, the month full of events is part of an effort to enhance communication and support for families with one or more children receiving special education services from Dallas ISD. “Our goal is to set our families up with the tools and resources they need to help their child thrive, and for them to…

More than 20 schools during winter break will offer morning snack and lunch to all children and youth through age 18 to ensure no kid goes hungry over the holidays. Meals will be served Dec. 23, 26, 27 and 30 and Jan. 2 and 3. The morning snack will be served from 9–9:30 a.m. and lunch will be served from 12:30–1 p.m. The meals will provide an optimal blend of whole grains, lean proteins, and plenty of fruits and vegetables, aimed at fighting hunger. Go here to learn more and see the schools participating in the winter break meals program.

Dallas ISD’s Attendance Improvement and Truancy Reduction celebrated Attendance Awareness Month with a contest. The ”Show Up” campaign urged students to have no more than five absences each school year. The contest challenged schools to have the best overall attendance and have as many of their students have perfect attendance for the month of September. Trustee Champion School Winners, which had the highest overall attendance, were: District 1: George B. Dealey Montessori Academy District 2: Henry W. Longfellow Career Exploration Academy District 3: Jack Lowe Sr. Elementary School District 4: School for the Talented and Gifted in Pleasant Grove District…

Dallas ISD partners and volunteers have stepped up in a big way to help schools and students over the holiday season. Here’s a rundown of some of the donations and volunteer efforts. Thanks to the College Football Playoff Foundation, qualifying educators at Thomas Jefferson High School and Walnut Hill Elementary School all received a $500 gift certificate for DonorsChoose.org and a t-shirt. Thanks to the Cotton Bowl Foundation, all Walnut Hill, Cary and Jefferson qualifying educators and administrator received two Cotton Bowl tickets and a parking pass. Park Cities Dads Club delivered $47,000 in gift cards to support students and…

Como parte de la semana de informática, el Departamento de Ciencias, Tecnología, Ingeniería y Matemáticas, con la ayuda de la tienda Microsoft en NorthPark Center, ofreció actividades interactivas y entretenidas a los estudiantes que cursan esa materia, comúnmente abreviada a STEM. Varios estudiantes de seis escuelas de Dallas ISD visitaron la tienda para aprender sobre STEM en prácticas y talleres interesantes. “Esta es una gran oportunidad para que nuestros estudiantes vean las aplicaciones reales de la informática y de que participen en una transmisión en vivo con profesionales de este campo que tienen historias de vida semejantes a las de…

Most of the time when you think of going to court it is in a negative situation, but for seventh-grade social studies students at Hill Middle School, their view may have changed on Dec. 6. The students were able to ask questions to judges and attorneys from the Dallas Bar Association in a kickoff program to teach students about the Texas court system. The program is called The Taming Texas Judicial Civics and History Project. It is sponsored by the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society in cooperation with the State Bar of Texas Law-Related Education Department. The association’s goal is…

Little Kids Rock, organización nacional sin fines de lucro, hizo una donación de instrumentos nuevos a los estudiantes de Thomas Jefferson High School para reemplazar los instrumentos perdidos o dañados por la tormenta del pasado octubre. Little Kids Rock presentó los instrumentos al programa de banda moderna de la escuela el 11 de diciembre. Little Kids Rock asegura que todos los niños en escuelas públicas tengan la oportunidad de impulsar su talento para construir un mundo donde puedan vivir con un propósito.

A fin de prepararse para la competencia estatal de UIL en enero, más de 400 porristas de 20 escuelas pulieron sus habilidades durante Cheer Challenge, un evento de práctica en Ellis Davis Field House. El evento realizado por el Departamento de Actividades Estudiantiles fue un ensayo para la competencia estatal e incluyó equipos de otros distritos. Esta práctica fue la segunda de este tipo que se han llevado a cabo desde octubre. Estos eventos hicieron posible que los equipos tuvieran la oportunidad de practicar en un ambiente altamente competitivo y las críticas constructivas para su desempeño artístico. Danielle Sanders, entrenadora…