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Dallas ISD parents who attended the Family Literacy Project workshops that promoted college awareness took a trip to Southern Methodist University for an up-close tour of the campus. The Latino Family Literacy Project is a series of workshops initiated by the Office of Family & Community Engagement. The purpose of the workshops is to increase college awareness and to help parents and students became exposed to the opportunities of schools (Magnets, Choice and Collegiate Academies) that Dallas ISD currently offers. The sessions were held at Zan Wesley Holmes Middle School, Piedmont GLOBAL Academy and W.W. Samuell High School. Each family…

The science lesson in Malcolm Finkley’s class at D.A. Hulcy STEAM Middle School was delicious. “It’s like ‘bootleg Blue Bell,’ bro!” one student declared. “This is like the best thing I’ve ever tasted,” a classmate agreed. The recipe for success on this particular day included milk, heavy cream, sugar, rock salt, 3 cups of ice and either vanilla, strawberry or chocolate flavoring to make ice cream. Once combined into plastic bags, students had to mix the concoctions until they froze into ice cream. Students learned about the importance of getting the quantities just right, as Finkley purposely altered the formula…

Students receiving special education services competed in a fun robotics scrimmage that promoted a love of STEM and extracurricular activities. The Dallas ISD STEM and Special Education departments hosted the robotics scrimmage April 27 at the Communities Foundation of Texas. Nine secondary Dallas ISD schools have robotics teams for students who receive special education services. “In a fun way, this event build students’ social skills, their ability to work together and collaborate while also being aligned to their postsecondary success,” said Dallas ISD Special Education Director Beth Garcia. These schools participated: Billy Earl Dade Middle School J.L. Long Middle School…

It’s a bright idea whose time has come: retrofit outdated and dim T12 fluorescent light fixtures with more effective, longer-lasting and energy-efficient LED lamps. Dallas ISD’s W.E. Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy is undergoing the transformation now, with the project starting April 2 and expected to be complete by May 26. The District’s Electrical Maintenance team is performing the work after school and on weekends, which saves money over using outside contractors and prevents interruptions to instructional time. At Greiner, there are 3,900 lamps that will be replaced, at a total cost of $79,000. That includes classrooms, the cafeteria, locker rooms,…

It was another great week in Dallas ISD!  Watch the above video, or read below, to catch up on the latest news. KinderCamp Schools across the district hosted KinderCamp to begin enrolling students for kindergarten next school year (watch this). State Fair scholarships The State Fair of Texas awarded more than $600,000 in college scholarships to 105 Dallas ISD students (read this). NAF Ceremony A special ceremony at Ellis Davis Field House celebrated the nearly 500 Dallas ISD seniors who completed a NAF Academy (read this). Bulldogs are baseball champs The North Dallas High School Bulldogs baseball team earned bragging rights as the District 12-5A champions (read this).  UIL academics More…

Alumnas de tercer grado de la escuela Solar Preparatory School for Girls trabajaron en ayudar a preparar materiales para construir pequeñas bibliotecas gratuitas. “Little Free Libraries” es parte del proyecto de Girl Scouts, con la meta de fomentar la lectura y alfabetización. Próximamente, el distrito también tendrá una escuela para varones con el mismo modelo y concepto de la Solar Preparatory School for Girls. La Solar Prepartory School for Boys abrirá en agosto del 2018. Para más información y solicitar admisión, visite https://www.dallasisd.org/applychoice.

Dallas ISD’s Special Education Department coordinated a free conference on Friday, April 27, to share information and resources with parents and district staff. Sessions included information about talking to your student about disabilities; teaching your student social interactions; finding support for Autism Spectrum Disorder; and understanding bilingual and special education services. Dallas ISD students who receive special ed services performed for attendees, and an exhibit showcased student artwork and projects.

Third-grade students at Solar Preparatory School for Girls spent their day working with tools and measuring materials to help build Little Free Libraries that will be placed at community organizations. Helping build the Little Free Libraries was the students Girl Scouts Take Action Project so they could earn the last key from their Brownie Quest Badge. Solar Prep has partnered with Girl Scouts to bring in-school lessons of sisterhood and entrepreneurship to students. The four Little Free Libraries the students helped build will be placed in underserved parts of Dallas. Dallas ISD will soon have a school for boys with…

Anne Frank Elementary School llevo a cabo un colorido y divertido festejo, la Noche de Diversidad Cultural, para destacar el origen de los alumnos y sus familias. Los estudiantes de esta escuela provienen de 62 países. El festejo incluyo comida, actuaciones estudiantiles, un desfile, y presentaciones que compartían un poco sobre las diversas culturas y raíces que forman parte de la familia estudiantil de la primaria.

Dallas ISD is redesigning its school leadership structure to foster and support professional learning networks. The current structure groups campuses together by feeder patterns, which includes elementary, middle and high schools. While there will still be feeder pattern meetings in 2018-2019, the new structure aligns schools by grade levels. This means, for example, that elementary school principals will have opportunities for more meaningful interactions with fellow elementary school principals. “Fostering professional learning networks among our campus leaders, while also matching the skill set expertise of our personnel, is a more effective way to boost student achievement,” said Dallas ISD Chief…