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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…

En la reunión del jueves por la noche, los representantes de la Junta Escolar de Dallas ISD aprobaron el presupuesto para el año escolar 2019–2020 con aproximadamente $57.6 millones en aumentos salariales, lo cual es notablemente más de lo que requiere el Proyecto de Ley 3 de la Cámara de Representantes. Casi $33.6 millones de los aumentos están destinados para los maestros y la administración de los planteles bajo compensación estratégica, mientras que $6.7 millones se repartirán para otros puestos relacionados al plantel escolar tales como especialistas de medios de comunicación, maestros excluidos del TEI, enfermeras y consejeros escolares. (Haga…

Dallas ISD early college namesake, Dr. Wright L. Lassiter Jr. passed away Monday, July 8, at his home in Dallas.  Lassiter, 80, was a former president of El Centro College, chancellor of Dallas County Community College, and a longtime area minister and educator. A staunch supporter of higher education for inner city and minority students, Lassiter was instrumental in building early support for the creation of early college high schools in Dallas ISD. One of his lasting legacies is his role in founding Middle College High School at El Centro College in 1988. In recognition of his support, the Dallas…