Texas state law requires students to be fully vaccinated against specified diseases by the first day of school, which in Dallas ISD is Monday, Aug. 19. That means now is the perfect time to avoid the long lines of the back-to-school rush at clinics and medical facilities across the city. Students enrolling in Dallas ISD for the first time must provide proof of the required immunizations in the form of official records from a physician or health clinic. Low-cost immunizations are available for eligible students at Dallas ISD’s Youth and Family Centers and at Dallas County’s health clinics. For information, visit…
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La Oficina de Transformación e Innovación (OTI) de Dallas ISD ha lanzado una iniciativa para aumentar la innovación en las escuelas de la comunidad. El programa “Innovation Engine Grant” otorgará $50,000 cada año a hasta 20 escuelas de la comunidad para ayudarlas a explorar y poner en práctica modelos educativos innovadores. Aquellos equipos escolares interesados pueden ingresar a esta página para más información y presentar una solicitud antes del 6 de septiembre. “Este programa tiene como propósito ampliar e intensificar la innovación en las escuelas de la comunidad del distrito”, dijo la gerente a cargo de desarrollo estratégico en la oficina…
Dallas ISD AP Biology teachers recently attended a three-day Advanced Placement Biology Laboratory Institute sponsored by Advanced Academic Services. AP Biology teachers had to meet certain requirements and obtain principal approval to attend this specialized training. This three-day summer professional development took place at Trinidad “Trini” Garza Early College High School at Mountain View College from June 24-26. Teachers performed inquiry-based laboratory investigations, collaborated on best practices, and learned instructional strategies for implementing the new curriculum resources from the AP College Board. At the end of the training, teachers received the following lab equipment funded by the Office of Racial…
The Dallas ISD Office of Transformation and Innovation has launched a new initiative to expand innovation in neighborhood schools. The Innovation Engine Grant Program will annually award up to 20 neighborhood schools $50,000 in seed money to help them explore and implement innovative education models. Interested school teams can go here to learn more and apply by the Sept. 6 deadline. “The purpose of this program is to deepen and expand innovation in neighborhood schools throughout the District,” OTI Strategic Development Manager Courtney Rogers said. The OTI Department is hosting three information sessions about the program in July and August…
Shannon Trejo ha sido nombrada jefa adjunta de la división académica del distrito. Desde octubre de 2017, Trejo fungió como superintendente asistente de Lenguaje, Alfabetización y Ciencias Sociales de Dallas ISD. En dicho puesto, lideró seis departamentos—Dislexia/504, Lectura y Artes del Lenguaje, Ciencias Sociales, Lenguaje Dual y Servicios para Aprendices de Inglés, Idiomas del Mundo, y Sistemas de Apoyo de Múltiples Niveles—y se centró en la creación e implementación de un currículo a nivel de distrito. Trejo es graduada de la Universidad de Texas en Austin con un título en Aprendizaje y Desarrollo Aplicado y una especialización en Español. Asimismo,…
Recientemente, Silvia Salinas fue nombrada directora ejecutiva interina del Departamento de Deportes, la primera mujer en desempeñar dicho cargo en Dallas ISD. Salinas cuenta con 27 años en el ramo de la educación y ha trabajado en la administración deportiva durante 16 años. En su familia hay una tradición larga educativa y por ello, obtuvo un título en ciencias del deporte y ejercicio de Southwest Texas State University y una maestría en administración de deportes de Northwestern State University. Asimismo, obtuvo un doctorado en educación superior y administración de deportes de la Universidad del Norte de Texas. Salinas comenzó su…
La Junta Escolar de Dallas ISD aprobó cambiar el nombre de varias escuelas e instalaciones del distrito durante la reunión de junio. Los cambios son los siguientes: Eduardo Mata Elementary School ahora se llama Eduardo Mata Montessori School Roger Q. Mills School for the Talented and Gifted es Trinity Heights Gifted and Talented Henry B. González Elementary School es conocida como Henry B. González Personalized Learning Academy Rosemont International Language Preparatory Middle School es Rosemont Upper Rosemont Elementary School es Rosemont Lower – Chris V. Semos Building El Conference Center at Turney W. Leonard Governance and Training Center ahora se…
In order to prepare students for the rigor of Advanced Placement coursework, Advanced Academic Services is sponsoring an AP Summer Boot Camp for any student enrolled in AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP English Language, and AP Human Geography for the 2019-2020 school year. Students will build on writing and math skills, develop content knowledge, and learn AVID strategies to navigate through the coursework. The AP Summer Boot Camp will be held at: Wilmer-Hutchins High School July 29-August 2, 2019 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Students who attend AP Summer Boot Camp will receive the following materials: Test prep workbooks…
Karla García presto juramento como miembro de la Junta Escolar de Dallas ISD durante la reunión del mes de junio. García representará al Distrito 4, que incluye el sureste de Dallas, Seagoville y Balch Springs. “Ha sido un camino largo y quiero agradecer a todos los que estuvieron a mi lado durante todo este trayecto”, expresó durante su discurso después de la ceremonia. “Gracias por estar conmigo día tras día y por su determinación implacable, para asegurarnos de que le estamos dando a todos los estudiantes la posibilidad de ser representados por una graduada de su propio distrito”.
The new L.G. Pinkston High School is a state-of-the-art facility that is planned to open in fall 2021. As plans develop for this highly anticipated facility, much interest has been generated. This new school will house 1,000 students with future expansion capacity for an additional 500 students. The project consists of a three-story building totaling 226,948 square feet located on a 20.79-acres lot. The design scope includes athletic fields, a 1,000-seat gymnasium/storm shelter, auditorium and visual and performing arts spaces, library/media services area, a Youth & Family Center, and special areas for the auto-tech, welding, collegiate academy, JROTC, and law…