Author: The Hub

Gracias a la generosidad de los empleados del distrito se recaudaron $157,880, con lo que se superó la meta establecida de $150,000, todo ello en beneficio de United Way of Metropolitan Dallas. El dinero probablemente beneficiará a cientos de familias del distrito que reciben servicios de una variedad de programas que operan con el respaldo de la organización. “Estamos enormemente agradecidos a nuestros empleados maravillosos por apoyar a United Way of Metropolitan Dallas”, dijo Pam Lear, jefa de personal de Dallas ISD. “Las contribuciones tendrán un efecto positivo en nuestros estudiantes que reciben servicios valiosos—como preparación para prekínder o para…

El martes, durante una ceremonia especial que se llevó a cabo para reconocer a los directores de Dallas ISD con mejores resultados, el superintendente Michael Hinojosa recordó una reunión que había tenido unas horas antes con funcionarios del Departamento de Educación de Japón. Ellos habían escuchado del progreso extraordinario que ha logrado Dallas ISD, calificándolo como el “distrito escolar que más ha mejorado en el país”. Hinojosa les dijo que la razón por la cual Dallas ISD ha logrado los recientes éxitos es por la gran calidad de los directores, maestros y líderes del distrito. “Los resultados que están logrando…

Desde el canto a todo pulmón que se escucha de canciones inspiradoras hasta los desfiles en el pasillo, cada una de las ocho escuelas de Dallas ISD seleccionadas para ser escuelas de innovación celebraron de manera única su selección. Las escuelas de innovación ofrecen un modelo académico nuevo dentro de una escuela existente que mantiene sus limites de asistencia tradicionales. Como parte del proceso de propuesta de la Oficina de Transformación e Innovación (OTI, por sus siglas en inglés), la administración de cada escuela trabajó por meses en el diseño de modelos académicos nuevos. “Estas ocho escuelas de innovación se…

During a special ceremony Tuesday night celebrating top-performing Dallas ISD principals, Superintendent Michael Hinojosa recalled a meeting he had earlier that day with the Japanese Department of Education. Japanese education officials had heard about Dallas ISD’s amazing progress, referring to it as the “most improved school district in the country.” Hinojosa told the group of Master Principals the reason for Dallas ISD’s recent successes: the high quality of the principals, educators and district leaders. “The results you are getting with your kids makes all the difference,” Hinojosa said. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9XdqWhh3zo&feature=youtu.be As part of an ongoing effort to identify and reward top…

From the full-throated singing of uplifting songs to parades in the hall, each of the eight Dallas ISD campuses selected to become innovation schools celebrated in different ways. An innovation school offers a new academic model inside an existing neighborhood campus that keeps its traditional boundaries. As part of the Office of Transformation and Innovation (OTI) proposal process, leadership at each of the eight schools spent months designing new academic models. “These eight new innovation schools focus on our neighborhood campuses, bringing more educational choices into our families’ backyards,” said Angie Gaylord, Dallas ISD Deputy Chief of Transformation and Innovation.…

The gym at C.F. Carr Elementary School played host to different types of exercises on Wednesday, Feb. 20, when Google took its CS First computer-coding curriculum to the campus. CS First offers a free curriculum for teaching children how to code, even if the teachers themselves have no prior coding experience. CS First uses Scratch, a highly visual coding program that can serve as an accessible introduction to coding. At Carr, facilitators from Google guided the students through a process that helped them create a story. The setting on the high seas let students choose a watercraft and characters, and showed…

Three new faces will join the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees after the May 4 election, as the incumbents for District 4, District 5 and District 7 are not seeking re-election. The District 4 seat is vacant after incumbent Jaime Resendez resigned this month. District 5 incumbent Dr. Lew Blackburn and District 7 incumbent Audrey Pinkerton are not seeking re-election. The candidates who will appear on the May 4 ballot are: District 4: Karla Garcia, Omar Jimenez, Amalia Lozano and Camile D. White District 5 : Maxie Johnson, David King and Ola M. Allen District 7: Ben Mackey and Brent…

Recent celebrations took the Principal of the Year party to the winners’ campuses. Secondary Principal of the Year Dwain Simmons was celebrated on Friday, Feb. 15, with a catered barbecue lunch. The day was a student holiday/staff development day, which Simmons said was on purpose so that staff could relax and enjoy their lunch. “This isn’t just about me,” Simmons told the cafeteria full of Pinkston teachers and staff. “It’s because of everybody in this room.” He specifically recognized fellow campus administrators, teachers, and also custodial and cafeteria staff. Elementary Principal of the Year Damien Stovall was honored earlier with…

Not quite a year ago, Dallas ISD’s Racial Equity Office was established to identify and remove obstacles to creating a level playing field for all students to succeed. The new department is already making a positive impact with an intentional, focused and measurable approach. The first step has been identifying inequities in the district, not only student achievement, but student access to things such as technology, specialized programming and well-maintained facilities. When inequities are found, the office collaborates with relevant departments to come up with solutions. In fact, when the office began its work, staff made an effort to meet…

Three Dallas ISD schools advanced to the State Academic Decathlon Competition by earning top scores in their divisions at the Region XII competition held Feb. 8-9. The School for the Talented and Gifted took first place in the large school division Bryan Adams High School placed first in the medium division L.G. Pinkston High School that took first place in the small school division The three schools will represent the district at the state competitions March 7-10. The large division schools will compete in San Antonio. The medium and small division schools will travel to Frisco for the state competition.…