Dallas ISD convocará una reunión para determinar el futuro del Patton Academic Center, ubicado en Nolan Estes Plaza. La reunión está programada para el lunes, 23 de septiembre, de 6 a 8 p.m. en dicho centro educativo, ubicado en 3313 S. Beckley Ave, Dallas, Texas.
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Cuatro nuevos institutos técnicos en Dallas ISD prepararán a estudiantes con las habilidades laborales en gran demanda que ofrecen altos salarios. Ivonne Durant, jefa de asuntos académicos de Dallas ISD, y el superintendente adjunto, Oswaldo Alvarenga, informaron a la Junta Escolar sobre el plan actualizado de abrir cuatro institutos técnicos en los cuadrantes del distrito. “Sabemos que algunos estudiantes empezarán sus estudios universitarios luego de graduarse, otros necesitarán necesitarán trabajar inmediatamente e incluso algunos podrían tener que trabajar mientras estudian”, dijo Alvarenga. “Este es un programa de educación profesional y técnica que guiará a los estudiantes desde el concepto teórico…
The loud cheering starts as soon as the big blue banner unrolls to reveal four words: “We are Innovation Engineers!” Cuellar Elementary has just learned they are one of 20 neighborhood schools selected by the Office of Transformation and Innovation (OTI) for the Innovation Engine Grant Program, which provides $50,000 in seed money to help each campus explore and implement innovative education models. “This seed money will go a long way toward what we are trying do to this school and make it a top choice for families,” Cuellar Elementary Principal Lonnie Russell says to students at the pep rally.…
More than 2,200 students and their parents attended the 2019 Dallas ISD Districtwide College Fair on Sept. 19 to learn about opportunities available after high school graduation. Hundreds of representatives from colleges across the country met face-to-face with students about potential opportunities at their campuses. Dallas ISD Counseling Services organized the annual event that also offered free college immunizations. Meanwhile, the Dallas ISD Racial Equity Office hosted the HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) Experience across the street at D.A. Hulcy STEAM Middle School. The event exposed students to the educational and exciting experience of college life at an HBCU…
What kinds of facilities will Dallas ISD students need in year 2020 and beyond? How will the district keep pace with technology developments? What actions are necessary to ensure racial equity in the distribution of future facility improvements? Some 90 district parents, teachers and alumni joined officials of Dallas ISD, the city of Dallas, representatives of the business and nonprofit communities and faith leaders at the Tuesday, Sept. 17, launch of the Citizens Bond Steering Committee. The group was formed by district trustees and leadership to explore needs and answer these and other questions in advance of a planned November…
Dallas ISD is hosting a meeting to discuss the future plans of the Patton Academic Center located at Nolan Estes Plaza. The meeting is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 23 from 6–8 p.m. at the campus located at 3313 S. Beckley Ave.
Four new career institutes in Dallas ISD will provide students with workforce-ready skills that high-wage employers need now and in the future. Dallas ISD Chief Academic Officer Ivonne Durant and Assistant Superintendent Oswaldo Alvarenga briefed trustees on Sept. 12 about the updated plan to open four career institutes in the four quadrants of the district. “We understand that while some students will enter college directly after high school graduation, other students will need to join the workforce immediately, and still others may need to work while they attend college or pursue postsecondary education,” Alvarenga said. “This is a career and…
An innovative new job application system will make it easier for high-quality Dallas ISD job candidates to match with a potential job that’s right for them. On Oct. 1, Dallas ISD will replace AppliTrack with the Talent Management System (TMS). TMS can match candidates who upload their resume with potential jobs, notify them when new jobs are posted, and, through the Watson Assistant, answer general questions about the district and position. TMS will also make it easier for district officials to identify and select the top candidate for a position. “Adding the power of Watson – Artificial Intelligence (AI) to…
Representatives from Dallas ISD, Toyota and Southern Methodist University (SMU) celebrated the one-year anniversary of a public-private partnership to develop a STEM-focused school in West Dallas. The school will begin a phased opening beginning fall 2021. “It is something that our community deserves, and the fact that we’re doing it in West Dallas and that we’re including the West Dallas community in this project is even more powerful,” Superintendent Michael Hinojosa said at the one-year aniversarry celebration held near SMU. Toyota USA Foundation is granting $2 million to SMU’s Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, which will…
El Mes de la Herencia Hispana será del 15 de septiembre al 15 de octubre, y es una buena oportunidad para reconocer las contribuciones de los latinos que viven en Estados Unidos. Algunas de nuestras escuelas llevan el nombre de latinos destacados y para celebrarlo, les invitamos a que lean sobre ellos y sus contribuciones al Dallas ISD. Dallas ISD celebra la rica cultura y las importantes aportaciones de los hispano americanos durante el mes nacional de la herencia hispana, que se celebra del 15 de septiembre al 15 de octubre. El 15 de septiembre celebraron la independencia los países…