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Es un jueves por la mañana y llegan líderes educativos de todo el estado a C.F. Carr Elementary School para observar a un grupo de estudiantes entusiasmados repasando activamente su última lectura. Los líderes de siete distritos toman apuntes y hablan entre ellos sobre lo que están observando en el salón. El enfoque y la razón por su visita es la mejoría increíble de Carr Elementary School como parte del programa de ACE, el cual ofrece incentivos a maestros y líderes de escuelas de alto rendimiento para que trabajen en escuelas que necesitan mejorar. Visto que el programa ACE ha…

Durante la reunión del 29 de marzo, la Junta Escolar de Dallas ISD homenajeó a estudiantes que lograron el campeonato estatal este año. El equipo de baloncesto de varones de James Madison High School ganó el campeonato estatal por segunda vez en tres años. El superintendente Michael Hinojosa agradeció a los jugadores por su gran comportamiento y por el orgullo que son para el distrito, mientras que el representante Justin Henry dio crédito al equipo por su gran triunfo después de un difícil comienzo de la temporada. “Este equipo es el ejemplo perfecto de la resiliencia”, dijo Henry. “Felicidades a…

Los estudiantes están emocionados por los nuevos alimentos deliciosos que año con año se incorporan al menú de sus cafeterías. El Departamento de Servicios Alimenticios y Nutrición Infantil (FCNS) de Dallas ISD una vez más realizó el festival anual de comida, Food Fest, donde los estudiantes tienen la oportunidad de elegir la comida que verán en los menús en sus escuelas. Aproximadamente 150 estudiantes de Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy, Eduardo Mata Elementary School y Héctor P. García Middle School asistieron al evento que se organizó en el restaurante 3015 at Trinity Groves. FCNS destacó el tema del año, “comida…

In February, Dallas ISD sent two students from Gaston Middle School to compete in the regional National History Day contest. The theme for this year’s contest was “Triumph & Tragedy in History.” National History Day is a yearlong academic program focused on historical research, interpretation, and creative expression for students in grades 6-12. By participating in NHD, students become writers, filmmakers, web designers, playwrights, and artists as they create unique contemporary expressions of history. Rosa Rivas and Maribel Deleon won first place at regional in the Group Exhibit category with the topic “Keeping Passions Within Due Bounds: Shakespeare’s Triumph Through…

The sights, sounds and, dances of countries across the world were well represented at the Benjamin Franklin International Exploratory Academy’s International Wax Museum. The wax museum was one of the first major comprehensive school wide International Baccalaureate-related research project undertaken by the scholars. The school has gained authorization as an IB campus, which encourages scholars to think globally, be knowledgeable, caring and be prepared to succeed in a 21st-century world. “This project spanned classes in the Art (Dance & Drama), LCC (military), Individual & Societies (Social Studies), Language & Literature (Language Arts), and Language Acquisition (French), helping them learn research skills for life that they need…

The Dallas ISD Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2019 will be celebrated at the induction ceremony Friday, April 26 at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel. The induction list comprises five legendary former student-athletes, a prominent pair of girls’ basketball coaches, a former Major League Baseball hitting instructor and a longtime announcer. The nine inductees tapped for this year’s Hall of Fame are: Gary Blair, Doug English, Michael Ensley, Rudy Jaramillo, Harvey Martin, Roy “Robot” Martin, J.D. Mayo, Barbara Brown-McCoy and John Pritchett. For the second year, Dallas ISD is celebrating stellar individuals who have accomplished significant milestones in sports and…

More than 500 volunteers spent their weekend installing new equipment and furniture, landscaping, and painting Alex Spence Middle School and Talented and Gifted Academy. The Day of Service hosted with the Church of the Incarnation brought $30,000 in upgrades and improvements to the campus. The event has been in planning since Principal Shanna Jones submitted a proposal in October.

It’s a Thursday morning at C.F. Carr Elementary School, and education leaders from across the state are standing back and watching a group of highly engaged students discuss their latest reading assignment. The campus and district leaders from seven other school districts are taking notes and talking about what they are seeing in the classroom. The focus of the visit is the incredible turnaround Carr Elementary has seen as part of the Accelerating Campus Excellence (ACE) program, which incentivizes  high-performing campus leaders and teachers to voluntarily work at low-performing schools. With the ACE program helping significantly reduce the number of…

Cafeteria food is making a tasty comeback and students are all here for it. Dallas ISD’s Food & Child Nutrition Services (FCNS) annual Food Fest has once again given kids the opportunity to decide what goes on their school lunch menus. About 150 students from Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy, Eduardo Mata Elementary School and Hector P. Garcia Middle School convened at 3015 at Trinity Groves for the tasting. With this year’s theme as “Fresh,” FCNS emphasized fresh food offerings that are healthy, visually appealing, and delicious. The event featured five different stations where participants were able to taste and…

The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees celebrated the recent outstanding athletic state champion winners at the March 29 board meeting. Trustees recognized the James Madison High School boys basketball team for winning their second state championship in three years. Superintendent Michael Hinojosa thanked the players for their great behavior and making the district proud, while Trustee Justin Henry credited the team for bouncing back from a tough start to the season. “This team is the definition of resilience,” Henry said. “Congratulations to all of you for being resilient and good champions.” Trustees also recognized Kimball High School’s Destiny Miles, who…