Author: The Hub

Todos los estudiantes de Dallas ISD que hayan tenido cinco o menos ausencias durante el año escolar recibieron un cupón para entrar gratis a Six Flags. Los alumnos podrán canjear el cupón por un boleto para Six Flags entre el 3 y 9 de junio. El año escolar que recién terminó, el Departamento para la Mejora de Asistencia Escolar y Reducción de Ausentismo de Dallas ISD llevó a cabo la iniciativa “Strive for No More Than 5”. Por medio de la asociación con Six Flags Over Texas, las escuelas promovieron dicha iniciativa, con la que desafiaron a los estudiantes y…

Se llevó a cabo una ceremonia para reconocer a los coordinadores de voluntarios y asociaciones de Dallas ISD que trabajan sin descanso en apoyo a las escuelas. El 21 de mayo, en el Dallas Music Hall de Fair Park, funcionarios del distrito y el Departamento de Servicios de Voluntarios y Asociaciones de Dallas ISD reconocieron a los coordinadores por su imprescindible labor. El evento fue patrocinado por Credit Union of Texas. “Ustedes hacen posible que todos nuestros socios y voluntarios se sientan valorados y apreciados”, dijo Shannon Trejo, jefa adjunta de asuntos académicos. “Es un trabajo grande, y el distrito…

Families are invited to meet Dallas ISD partners that offer high-quality pre-K options. The Pre-K Partnership Fair is scheduled for Saturday, June 8, at Roseland Community Center. There will be free admission and giveaways, as well as application information, entertainment, demonstrations, and information booths. Families can enroll to a partner site at the fair. The Dallas ISD Early Learning Department partners with childcare centers within the Dallas area to offer more options for families at pre-K partner sites. A pre-K partner site is a quality care facility that has partnered with Dallas ISD to provide high quality education to your…

For the past 10 years, Dallas ISD has partnered with the American Council of Engineering Companies of Dallas (ACEC Dallas chapter) for two great opportunities for students. Bytes for Kids is sponsored by the Texas Engineering Research Forum and organized with ACEC Dallas. The program focuses on encouraging elementary students to do their best in science and math, and provides awareness to careers in engineering. Each fall an engineer comes to speak to fifth-grade students about the world of engineering, and challenges them to give their all with the promise of iPads for four top students in May. Each six weeks for every…

All Dallas ISD students with five or fewer absences this school year received a Six Flags coupon for free entry to the park. Students can redeem this coupon and go to Six Flags for free from June 3–9. The Dallas ISD Attendance Improvement and Truancy Education Department hosted the “Strive for No More Than 5” initiative this school year. Through the help of a partnership with Six Flags Over Texas, schools promoted this initiative by challenging students and parents to commit to limiting absences to no more than five days for the school year. https://thehub.dallasisd.org/2019/04/09/three-elementary-schools-celebrate-their-exceptionally-high-student-attendance-rates/ The Six Flags Strive for…

La recepción de final de año del programa ACE reconoció la excelente labor de subdirectores y entrenadores que han redefinido lo que significa ser un líder en el campo de la educación. Shatara Stokes, directora del programa ACE, dio inicio a la recepción con algunas palabras de aliento y habló sobre los esfuerzos que estas personas mostraron para tener un impacto positivo de por vida. “Han alzado la voz y hablado en nombre de los niños y las comunidades”, dijo Stokes. “Han tomado la iniciativa y han declarado, ‘Sí pueden, y sí podrán’”. Subdirectores y entrenadores recibieron reconocimiento en ceremonia…

Victor Nuñez, who is getting ready to graduate from Trinidad “Trini” Garza Early College High School at Mountain View, is also taking the road less traveled, a road that for many is also an unattainable dream…he’s going to Yale University. Not only has he been accepted into Yale, Nuñez was awarded a full-ride scholarship that will cover all of his college expenses. “Victor is a very accomplished student and I am so proud of him,” said Macario Hernandez, principal at Trinidad “Trini” Garza Early College High School. “Opportunities like this don’t come by easily, but it’s not impossible. Victor deserves…

A Víctor Núñez, quien está por graduarse de Trinidad “Trini” Garza Early College High School at Mountain View College, le espera un camino que para muchos puede ser un sueño imposible… ingresar a la Universidad de Yale. Además de ser aceptado a la prestigiosa institución educativa, Núñez logró obtener una beca completa, la cual cubrirá todos sus gastos universitarios. “Víctor es un alumno muy destacado y estoy muy orgulloso de él”, dice Macario Hernández, director de la preparatoria. “Es difícil conseguir este tipo de oportunidades, pero no imposible. Sin duda, Víctor es merecedor de dicha beca por su gran desempeño…

A ceremony recognized the Dallas ISD volunteer and partnership coordinators who tirelessly work to support their campuses. At the Dallas Music Hall at Fair Park on May 21, district leaders and the Dallas ISD Volunteer and Partnership Services Department celebrated the coordinators for their outstanding work. Credit Union of Texas sponsored the event. “You ensure that all of our partners and volunteers feel valued and appreciated,” Dallas ISD Deputy Chief Academic Officer Shannon Trejo said. “It is no small task, and your efforts are greatly valued by the district and by the students who benefit from your work and commitment.”…

Katherine Wooldridge has accumulated a lifetime of memories over her 44 years of teaching and working in schools. As the longest serving Dallas ISD campus-based team member to retire this summer, Wooldridge has dedicated her life to working with students with special needs. Before spending the past 20 years at Skyline High School, she worked at Spruce High School, served on the base staff that launched Multiple Careers Magnet, and worked at the district level supporting students with special needs. “This has been an amazing experience,” Wooldridge said. “The biggest lesson I’ve learned is that every single kid wants you…