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Dallas ISD has raised family income limits and is offering scholarships to expand the number of 3- and 4-year-olds eligible to attend pre-K at no cost. The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees in June approved the pre-K scholarship program. Executives of the district’s Racial Equity Office and Early Learning department told trustees the pre-K scholarship policy will help address structural racial inequities and bring the long-lasting benefits of prekindergarten to more families. “It’s to the advantage of our district and students to have as many students participate in our pre-K program as possible,” said Leslie Williams, Racial Equity Office deputy…

Siete escuelas más ofrecerán el programa de lenguaje dual bilateral este año escolar, dando así a los estudiantes más oportunidades para aprender a leer, escribir y hablar en dos idiomas. En este programa, los estudiantes que hablan inglés aprenden español y los hispanohablantes aprenden inglés. Se vuelven bilingües tanto en el habla como en la lectura, alcanzando un alto aprovechamiento académico y adquiriendo capacidades multiculturales. Dallas ISD ahora contará con 68 escuelas que ofrecerán el programa de lenguaje dual bilateral. A lo largo de un día en este programa, los estudiantes que hablan inglés, junto con los que lo están…

La ley estatal de Texas requiere que los estudiantes estén completamente vacunados contra determinadas enfermedades para el 19 de agosto de 2019, el primer día de clases en Dallas ISD. Con esto en mente, hay que aprovechar el momento para evitar las largas filas que se formarán en las clínicas de la ciudad al aproximarse el nuevo año escolar. Los padres de los estudiantes inscritos por primera vez en Dallas ISD deben presentar registros oficiales de un médico o de una clínica de salud como prueba de que han recibido las inmunizaciones requeridas. Vacunas a bajo costo están a disposición…

Two Dallas Police Department officers joined a group of middle school students for a discussion regarding the national conversation on police brutality. Twenty-three students hosted the talk in a classroom at Boude Storey Middle School. Their presentation focused on their concerns over the use of excessive force by police nationwide. This project was the Service Learning component of the Summer Leadership Academy Program, organized by Dallas ISD’s Extended Learning Opportunities. Senior Corporal Bronner and Senior Corporal McDowell, both from the DPD – South Central Division, listened closely to the students’ concerns. Both officers stood in front of the class to…

It’s Tuesday morning, and a group of students at the My First STEM Camp at Montessori Academy at Onesimo Hernandez are building a bridge out Legos based on renderings they drew on a piece of paper. Meanwhile, over at the Mad Science Camp at Anne Frank Elementary School, groups of students are experimenting with a 3D printer, coding and enjoying hands-on lessons about plants. The summer camps held in partnership with the Dallas ISD Extended Learning Opportunities Department and Dallas ISD STEM Department are making learning fun through hands-on activities. “STEM education is fundamental to the development of students, so…

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…

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,…