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Esta semana, los cofundadores de CityLab High School recibirán el Urban Design Award del Greater Dallas Planning Council por su visión y la fundación de la escuela. Peter Goldstein y Lorena Toffer recibieron dicho reconocimiento el 4 de diciembre. Goldstein es un arquitecto con licencia e imparte clases en dicho campo en CityLab, a la vez que Toffer es arquitecta establecida en Dallas. CityLab abrió en el año escolar 2017-2018 en el Pegasus Building, a unas cuadras del ayuntamiento de Dallas y el corazón de la ciudad. La preparatoria utiliza la ciudad como laboratorio para estudiar la planificación urbana, las…

El Dallas ISD creó cinco centros llamados “ONE Center” donde los padres pueden recibir apoyo y recursos que les ayudará con la inscripción de su hijo en un plantel en su vecindario o una escuela especializada. Además de proporcionar información, ayudarán a los padres a llenar una solicitud; administrar la lista de espera en las escuelas de opción; solicitar un traslado; recibir información sobre la asistencia para recibir uniformes escolares; solicitar un expediente académico y diplomas; y ofrecerán talleres para padres. Dichos centros están ubicados de manera estratégica en el distrito y están abiertos de lunes a viernes, de 7:30…

As someone who grew up without much money, Dallas ISD Police Officer Omar Sepulveda knows what it’s like to be a kid in a family that depends on donations for Christmas presents. Sepulveda, who now serves as an officer at Pinkston High School, has a simple motto: “Every kid deserves a present on Christmas.” Sepulveda is in his fourth year of hosting a toy drive to make his mission come true. “When I started this toy drive four Christmases ago, I thought, ‘I’m not rich, but I think I can make a difference,’” Sepulveda said. “I’m trying to give back…

To support the district’s early college high school initiative, Texas A&M University has created a program to recruit and develop teachers who are certified to teach high school and college credit courses (dual credentialed teachers) in the following areas at the high school level: English, speech, government and psychology. The dual credentialing program is seeking teachers with a master’s degree in any area and at least a minimum of three years of high school teaching experience. Those interested in the program should complete an interest form and attend one of the interest meetings to apply and interview for the program. The program is…

Volunteers from Toyota who are helping tutor Dallas ISD students via a computer throughout the school year met with the students face-to-face at a celebration in late November. TutorMate is an online tutoring program that connects Toyota volunteers with students at J.N. Ervin Elementary School learning to read. Some Toyota employees also dropped off presents to the students at Ervin Elementary. “The children were delighted to meet with their new tutors and the smiles on their faces were more than worth it,” said Tisha Barnett of Toyota Motors North America. “We are looking forward to another amazing season of helping…

The co-founders of Dallas ISD’s CityLab High School are being honored this week for their vision and creation of the school with an Urban Design Award from the Greater Dallas Planning Council. Peter Goldstein and Lorena Toffer were honored on Dec. 4, 2018. Goldstein is a licensed architect and teaches architecture at CityLab, while Toffer is an architect based in Dallas. CityLab opened for the 2017-2018 school year in the district’s Pegasus Building, a few blocks from the Dallas City Hall and the heart of downtown. The high school literally uses the city as a lab to study urban planning, environmental…

Dallas ISD has established five “ONE Centers” to provide a one-stop shop for parents to receive campus enrollment support and resources. The ONE Centers are strategically located within the district’s networks and quadrant to provide comprehensive services and provide a simple experience for parents to enroll their students in neighborhood and choice schools. Staff at the ONE Centers will provide information and assist parents with school choice application and application assistance; school choice wait-list management; student transfer request and information; school registration support; school uniform assistance; student transcript and diploma requests; and parent workshops. The centers are open 7:30 a.m.-6…

El Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dallas estará aceptando nominaciones para que los alumnos sean evaluados para el Gifted and Talented Program (programa para talentosos y dotados).  Los alumnos que actualmente están inscritos en kínder en Dallas ISD pueden ser nominados. Los padres, tutores legales, miembros de la comunidad o el personal de la escuela pueden comunicarse con el maestro del Gifted and Talented Program de la escuela local para obtener un paquete de información para nominar a los alumnos y que puedan ser considerados. Los alumnos deben estar inscritos en Dallas ISD para ser evaluados. El período de nominación comienza…

Dallas ISD is now accepting nominations for kindergarten students currently enrolled in the district to be screened for the Gifted and Talented program. Parents, guardians, community members, or campus staff may nominate students for consideration by contacting the Gifted and Talented Elementary Program teacher at the local school campus to obtain an information packet.  Students must be enrolled in Dallas ISD to be tested. The nomination window runs Dec. 3–14.

When it was time for the football team to run practice drills, the South Oak Cliff (SOC) High School team couldn’t hustle out to the field behind their school. That’s because since January 2018, the school has been housed at Dallas ISD’s Village Fair facility while the original campus is being renovated and expanded a few miles away. There’s no space for practice, so the team has been bused to one of six district stadiums to prepare. But that logistical hurdle hasn’t slowed a team that has defeated all 11 of its opponents on the field so far. They face…