Los estudiantes de 12 escuelas secundarias de Dallas ISD podrían tener la oportunidad de lograr mejoras académicas constantes gracias a una subvención de $7.4 millones que la Fundación Gates otorgó al Institute for Learning (IFL), un programa del Learning Research and Development Center de la Universidad de Pittsburgh. Previa aprobación de la Junta Escolar en septiembre, el programa IFL colaboraría con Dallas ISD para proporcionar capacitación profesional y servicios de apoyo a equipos de maestros y administradores de las escuelas secundarias seleccionadas. El objetivo de esta sociedad sería incrementar el número de estudiantes afroamericanos, hispanos, aprendices de inglés y alumnos…
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Season one of Best Schools in Dallas kicked off during the 2017-2018 school year, using Facebook Live to show viewers firsthand what makes Dallas ISD schools so special. With Season 2 of Best Schools in Dallas starting the week of Sept. 10, now is the perfect time to catch up on everything that happened in Season 1. Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaFW2jC4j-4 Young Men’s Leadership Academy at Fred F. Florence Middle School https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSfX71kL3kM&t=1s E.D. Walker Middle School https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDDTTPNMInA J.P. Starks Math, Science and Technology Vanguard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpwP0uFc9J8 Dan D. Rogers Elementary School https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6F–2XMSOA L.O. Donald Leadership Academy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJlO3Ks7T8s
Students at 12 Dallas ISD secondary schools may have the opportunity to make continuous academic improvement with the help of a $7.4 million Gates Foundation grant awarded to the Institute for Learning (IFL), an outreach of the University of Pittsburgh’s Learning Research and Development Center. Upon the Dallas ISD Board approval in September, the IFL would like to partner with Dallas ISD to provide professional learning and support services to teams of teachers and administrators from the selected secondary schools. The focus of the partnership would be to increase the number of African-American, English Learners, Latino, and low-income students identified as on…
On Friday, Aug. 24, students from seven Dallas ISD elementary schools celebrated a donation of uniforms to their schools by Pat and Emmitt Smith Charities and JCPenney with a pep rally-style event at Ellis Davis Field House. John Quincy Adams, James Bowie, J.N. Ervin, Tom Field, Martin Luther King Jr., Umphrey Lee and Herbert Marcus elementary schools are among campuses that together received a total of 3,000 donated uniforms valued at $150,000. To showcase the donations, students from each school modeled examples of the uniforms on a raised runway. They also carried signs declaring how many uniforms their particular schools…
Jiv Daya has donated kindles to grades 3–5 in six feeder patterns! At Camp Kindle, several teachers from each network learned how to best use kindles as a learning tool. The training was done by Jiv Daya, Dallas ISD IT, Personalized Learning and the Blended Learning Coaches from School Leadership. Watch the above video for a spooky fun look into the camp.
The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees, district leadership and community members gave a standing ovation to the 13 Dallas ISD schools that diligently worked to improve student performance last school year and, as a result, are no longer on the list of the state’s lowest-performing schools. Dallas ISD has achieved a steep decline in the number of Improvement Required (IR) campuses, from 43 in 2013-2014 to four in 2017-2018. At the Aug. 23 board meeting, Superintendent Michael Hinojosa credited the district leaders, campus leaders, and outstanding teachers for the phenomenal turnaround at the 13 schools. “When you have dedicated leaders…
The third time was a charm for Beth Poquette Drews. Drews was a finalist for Dallas ISD Teacher of the Year three times, in 2013, 2017 and 2018, winning the honor this past year. But the accolades don’t stop there. She is the Region 10 Secondary Teacher of the Year, representing Dallas ISD teachers and those from the 143 public, private and charter school districts served by the regional organization. “What I enjoy most about teaching is getting to be part of my students lives as they grow up into young men and women,” Drews said. “I especially like to…
Dallas ISD is now accepting nominations for students in first- through fifth-grade to be screened for the Dallas ISD Gifted and Talented Education Program. The nomination window is open Aug. 27–Sept. 7. Parents, guardians and community members may nominate students for consideration. Students may also nominate themselves. Information packets are available at local campuses from the school’s Gifted and Talented Education Program teacher. Students must be enrolled in Dallas ISD to be tested. For more information, visit the Advanced Academic Services homepage.
The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees on Aug. 23 unanimously approved up to $33.3 million in salary increases for eligible teachers, campus leaders and non-instructional staff. The district is able to fund the salary increases after receiving higher-than-expected revenue from property taxes. The salary increases will go toward: Employees that are eligible for salary modification TEI/Teachers: $16.1 million (includes benefits) Eligible teachers at Progressing II and above based on their 2018-19 earned Effectiveness Level will receive the greater value of a 2-percent salary increase or any earned Effectiveness Level change Performance Based Retention Increase – removed due to minimum of…
Ayer, administradores del Dallas ISD agradecieron a las familias su paciencia mientras el distrito da solución a los problemas que han causado que algunas rutas del transporte escolar no operen como se esperaba. Scott Layne, superintendente adjunto, dijo que, aunque las llegadas a tiempo han aumentado conforme han pasado los días, el Dallas ISD aún necesita aproximadamente de 100 conductores. El distrito está reclutando conductores, tanto internos como externos, por lo cual llevará a cabo una feria de trabajo el sábado, 25 de agosto, en el Leonard Center, ubicado en el 5151 Samuell Blvd., de 8 a.m. a 2 p.m.…