Catch up on the district’s great news in under a minute! Two New TAG Schools Parents looking for a gifted and talented school for their child now have two additional options available in Oak Cliff (learn more). Extra Extracurriculars These three sisters are involved in 18 different sports and clubs at Sunset High School (read this). MLK Oratory Champ William Brown Miller Elementary’s Jasira King won the MLK Jr. Oratory Competition with her powerful speech (see the winners). Teachers Of The Year Celebrated Alex Sanger Preparatory staged an assembly to celebrate Dallas ISD Elementary Teacher of the Year Elisa Morrisey and J.L. Long Middle School held…
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In August, students from seven Dallas ISD elementary schools received uniforms for their schools from the Pat and Emmitt Smith Charities at a special pep rally-style event at Ellis Davis Field House. Part of the event included free medical and vision screenings. J.N. Ervin Elementary School was one of the participating campuses, but the need for eye exams and – in some cases – eyeglasses went beyond the students who were served in August. On Friday, Jan. 25, an Essilor Vision truck pulled up to the front Ervin Elementary to conduct vision screenings for additional students. The Essilor Vision Foundation will…
Los padres que buscan una escuela para estudiantes talentosos y dotados (TAG) ahora tienen dos opciones adicionales en el área de Oak Cliff. El distrito abrirá Roger Q. Mills School for the Talented and Gifted y Mark Twain School for the Talented and Gifted en agosto de 2019. Ambas escuelas están diseñadas para estudiantes talentosos quienes necesitan de un entorno académico riguroso para alcanzar su máximo potencial. La admisión a dichas escuelas se basa en el rendimiento académico y es necesario entregar una solicitud. Mills está aceptando estudiantes de 1º a 6º grado, aunque a largo plazo, ofrecerá de 1º…
Parents looking for a school for their gifted child now have two additional options available in Oak Cliff. The district will open Roger Q. Mills School for the Talented and Gifted and Mark Twain School for the Talented and Gifted in August 2019. Both will cater to gifted students who need a challenging academic environment to reach their full potential. Admission is based on academic achievement, and applications are required. Mills is accepting applications for incoming first- through sixth-graders, and will eventually expand to eighth grade. Twain is accepting applications for students entering grades one through five. Applications will be…
As the director of Dallas ISD Dyslexia Services, Michelle Brown oversees a staff of 145 dedicated evaluators, interventionists and instructional leaders who support dyslexic students across the district. Within a two year timeframe, Brown has created and implemented a strategic plan that has led to the hiring of 121 dyslexia interventionists to provide multi-sensory instruction across the district. For her outstanding work, the Dallas International Dyslexia Association (IDA) has chosen Brown to receive the 2019 Excellence in Education Award. She will be recognized on Feb. 8 at the Dallas IDA’s 2019 Regional Conference. “I’m very humbled and thankful to have…
Jasira King, alumna de 4º grado en William Brown Miller Elementary School, obtuvo el primer lugar en la 27a competencia anual de oratoria Martin Luther King Jr. El segundo lugar fue para Tory Robertson Jr., de Clara Oliver Elementary School; el tercer lugar lo obtuvo Tynia Matts, alumna de 5º grado en John Neely Bryan Elementary School. Los estudiantes participantes escribieron, memorizaron y pronunciaron sus propios discursos basándose en el tema de este año, ¿Qué les diría el Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. a los niños de hoy? Dieciséis estudiantes avanzaron a la ronda de semifinales que se llevó…
Roy “Robot” Martin, a 1985 graduate of Roosevelt High School, is among the second class of inductees into the National High School Track & Field Hall of Fame. He is considered one of the greatest high school sprinters in American history, later helping SMU win the 1986 NCAA track & field competition and competed in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea. During his senior year, Martin set the National High School Record for the 200 meters with a time of 20.13 seconds – at the state championship meet in Austin. He recorded the fasted prep time in the…
When the three Shaw sisters get home from Sunset High School, they are usually too tired to do much more than homework, eat and sleep. The sisters—Cadie, Linda and Meghan–together are involved in 18 different sports and clubs at the high school throughout the year. They make up three of the starting five players on the girls’ basketball team and compete together in cross country and track. https://youtu.be/ZyoCpPc2v5Y Meanwhile, the Sunset High School Football Team gave its 12th Man of the Year Award to the sisters for their support in filming football practices and games and providing water on the…
Dallas ISD ha lanzado una convocatoria de propuestas para organizaciones sin fines de lucro, instituciones de educación superior y entidades gubernamentales que busquen colaborar con el distrito para afectar de manera positiva la vida de los estudiantes. Las solicitudes de grupos que estén interesados en unirse a la meta del distrito deben presentarse antes del 25 de enero de 2019. El distrito no estará considerando colaborar con escuelas charter o una red de dichas escuelas. “Esto crea una oportunidad para que los posibles socios tengan un impacto importante en la vida de los estudiantes y apoyen a la comunidad”, dijo…
El Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance Youth Committee está en busca de voluntarios que ayuden a realizar encuestas para determinar el número de jóvenes indigentes en la ciudad, un paso importante para contribuir a erradicar la indigencia entre dicha población. Este esfuerzo se llevará a cabo del 31 de enero hasta el 3 de febrero, y del 7 al 10 de febrero. Grupos de voluntarios dirigidos por el personal de la agencia y otros profesionales que trabajan con la juventud, visitarán los condados de Dallas y Collin para identificar a lo jóvenes que viven en las calles o en otras situaciones…