Author: The Hub

Más de 1,300 familias—aproximadamente 4,000 personas en total—dieron un paso adelante en la búsqueda de la mejor escuela para su hijo durante el evento Descubre Dallas ISD que se realizó el 3 de noviembre en el centro de Dallas. En el evento se contó con la presencia de representantes de 60 escuelas especializadas del distrito que ofrecen programas magnet, Montessori, o planteles exclusivamente para niños o niñas, y academias universitarias. “Agradezco que todas las escuelas y sus excelentes programas estén en un solo lugar en un evento como este”, dijo Rachel Castillo, madre de un pequeño que asistirá al 1er…

Aproximadamente 80,000 niños de 5 a 14 años de edad en el condado de Dallas, pasan cerca de tres horas solos cada noche después de clases y hasta que llegan sus padres a casa después del trabajo. Se busca llenar este tiempo con programas extracurriculares en un ambiente de aprendizaje seguro para los alumnos. Dicha estadística proviene de Christina Hanger de la organización Dallas Afterschool (https://dallasafterschool.org/), cuyo propósito es incrementar el número de programas extracurriculares y de verano, y mejorar su calidad en comunidades de bajos recursos. La celebración Lights On Afterschool, evento nacional que se celebrá desde octubre de…

La Oficina de Equidad Racial de Dallas ISD está colaborando con el programa Project MALE para ofrecer a los jóvenes de Wilmer-Hutchins Elementary School, Mark Twain Elementary School y South Oak Cliff High School la oportunidad de desarrollar su carácter y liderazgo. Los líderes de Project MALE diseñaron sesiones mensuales de 2 a 3 horas para enseñar los objetivos del programa por medio de las cinco áreas de contenido: educación, socialización, historia y cultura, autocontrol y vidas saludables. Los estudiantes también participarán en excursiones y exposición a diferentes profesiones, además visitarán una universidad. También tomarán parte en actividades de aprendizaje…

The School for the Talented and Gifted in Pleasant Grove breaks new ground in many ways, the most prominent that it’s the first such school in Pleasant Grove and the district’s first Dual-Language TAG campus. On Nov. 2, the new school celebrated its official dedication. Just like the school’s curriculum, speakers gave remarks in both English and Spanish. Principal Ruby Ramirez said the school develops a strong pride for bilingual education that goes further than programs in traditional school settings. “The energy behind our program is what pushes us to not only challenge the status quo, but create buy-in from…

More than 1,300 families—and about 4,000 total people—took a big step toward finding their dream school at the Discover Dallas ISD school shopping experience held Nov. 3 in Downtown Dallas. Discover Dallas ISD featured representatives from 60 district schools that offer specialty programs such as magnets, Montessori, single-gender and collegiate academies. The district designed the user-friendly, customer-service rich experience with parents in mind. “I appreciate how Discover puts all these different schools with outstanding programs conveniently under one roof,” said Rachel Castillo, a mother of a young child who will attend first-grade next year. “This is a very worthwhile way…

When Paul L. Dunbar Learning Center Principal Alpher Garrett-Jones started setting up for the school year’s first Parent Teacher Association meeting, she fielded questions on why they should set up so many chairs. After all, only three people signed in for the PTA meeting the previous school year. But Garrett-Jones, who previously served as the longtime principal at Charles Rice Elementary School—which many consider one of the best schools in Dallas—made parental involvement a top priority after taking over the campus this year. And by the time the PTA meeting kicked off with giveaways, student performances and a special talk…

Students at J.N. Ervin Elementary School got a closeup look at Dallas Police cars, a DART bus and one special vehicle few get to see in person – one of the 10 Lexus LC500 cars used in the movie Black Panther – complete with simulated scratches and bullet holes. During the “Career Day on Wheels,” students talked to police officers and DART representatives, as well as Toyota employees who, along with the special Lexus coupe, brought a more standard version and a giant Toyota Tundra pickup. Toyota has a special partnership with Ervin Elementary that includes pairing students with company…

Robots, rocket launches, three-dimensional doodlers and so much more kept students and their families engaged on Thursday, Nov. 1, at Winnetka Elementary School. The evening, “Learning is a Walk in the Park” – playing off a Jurassic Park theme – featured all kinds of hands-on scientific projects. The Perot Museum took a couple TECH trucks (Tinker, Engineer, Create, Hack) and a bunch of other projects and gadgets. The projects demonstrated concepts of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics).

The Dallas ISD Racial Equity Office announced the ALAANA Multicultural Reading Initiative. ALAANA is an acronym for African, Latinx, Asian, Arab and Native American, and the initiative’s intent is to capture the voices of humanity that are sometimes silenced in history books and in popular literature. One of the goals of the Racial Equity Office is to ensure all student voices are heard through a variety of mediums. The office believes it’s imperative to value students’ lived experiences and recognize the importance of their voices being expressed in art, literature and film. The first engagement of this initiative will be…

Dallas ISD officials briefed trustees Thursday on a proposal that sets strategic facility goals to modernize facilities and create greater efficiencies. District officials said the proposal is a work in progress and is expected to continue to evolve. Dallas ISD Deputy Superintendent Scott Layne emphasized that any of the actions proposed in the Strategic Facilities Plan—such as consolidating, closing or building new schools—are just considerations at this point, and each would have to be approved by trustees and incorporate community feedback. Layne said an approved future bond program—the earliest possibility being in 2021—would also be necessary to turn the proposed…