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The deadline to apply for student transfers for the 2018-2019 school year is March 31. Since last year, students in Dallas ISD may apply for a transfer from their assigned school to another district school for any reason. Approvals are based on space being available for the grade level requested. In addition to current Dallas ISD students, those who live in another school district may apply to attend a Dallas ISD school – as long as space is available for their grade at their chosen campus. Students may apply at any time during the regular school year for new out-of-district…

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The STEM-Computer Science and Technology Department wishes to congratulate the four schools that have advanced to the VEX IQ Robotics World Championship set for April 30 in Kentucky. The teams are: Winnetka Elementary School (two teams competing) Casa View Elementary School Dallas Environmental Science Academy George Bannerman Dealey Middle School Congratulations also goes to the two schools advancing to the FIRST Robotics World Championship set for April 17-21 in Houston. The School of Science and Engineering will compete in the FIRST Tech Challenge and Emmett J. Conrad High School will compete in the FIRST Robotics Competition. Competitive robotics helps…

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Two middle-school teams emerged from the sixth-grade Dallas ISD Futsal Tournament this month to earn a trip next summer to Disney World to compete against teams from across the globe. The sixth-graders participated in non-coed divisions. The winning boys team is from Stockard Middle School, led by Coach Brent Bleasdell. The winning girls team is from Spence Middle School and is led by Coach Scott Brothers. Both will compete in the United Scholastic Futsal World Championships in July in Orlando. The teams will start raising money to fund their trips to the championships. There have been three separate tournaments, starting…

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The National Football Foundation (NFF) Gridiron Club of Dallas Chapter recognized 22 Dallas ISD scholar-athletes for their accomplishments during the chapter’s 10th Annual Awards Banquet on March 18. Selected from a pool of candidates that covers the entire region, high school players earned NFF chapter scholar-athlete recognition in 2018 after a rigorous review. The selection committee, comprised of coaches, teachers, administrators and business leaders from North Texas, evaluated the college and high school candidates based on their athletic accomplishments, academic performance and leadership in the community. These are the Dallas ISD scholar-athletes recognized by NFF:  Sergio Alvarado– Molina High School…

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Kick off your Spring Break on a high note! Watch the above video, or read below, to see the latest great Dallas ISD news. Spring Break meals Select Dallas ISD schools will offer free meals for all students over the break (learn more). Cat in the Hat comes back Schools celebrated Dr. Seuss Day with volunteers and fun reading events (read this). Inspiring future leaders Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall inspired Kimball High School students at an all-girls assembly to achieve their full potential (watch this). Go Carter! Carter High School sent the boys basketball team to the state tournament in style with a festive pep rally (learn about the team).…

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Dallas ISD trustees were briefed on a proposal to open three new transformation schools in August with learning models that have been successful on other campuses. Transformation schools offer specialized academic programming, similar to magnet schools, but without academic entry requirements. The three new proposed transformation schools are: A single-gender elementary school for boys that would mirror the successful model of Solar Preparatory School for Girls; A personalized learning elementary school that would mirror the successful model of Dan D. Rogers Elementary School. The new school would feed into Ignite Middle School and IDEA; A pre-K–8 Montessori school in northwest…

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The Dallas ISD Office of Transformation and Innovation announced plans today for seven new choice schools. The schools are the finalists from the latest Public School Choice Proposal Process, where educators can create high-quality, best-fit options for Dallas ISD students to realize their full academic potential. This year’s proposal process resulted in twice as many finalists as previous cycles. These seven schools were selected from a pool of 14 proposals that were submitted into the district’s most recent Public School Choice proposal selection process, which was was open to educators locally and nationwide. OTI Director Shakeatha Butler said the new…

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Dallas ISD will be closed the week of March 12-16 for Spring Break! Reminder: Select Dallas ISD schools will offer free meals to all students over the break. Students and staff will both return on Monday, March 19.

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El sábado, 24 de marzo, el Dallas ISD llevará a cabo un evento de lectura interactivo para niños y familias en W.H. Adamson High School. En el evento habrá más de 40 sesiones diferentes para niños de todas las edades y para sus padres. También, se ofrecerá desayuno y almuerzo gratis, así como libros que podrán llevarse a casa. Aunque la entrada es gratis, recomendamos a aquellos que deseen asistir que se inscriban haciendo clic aquí para asegurar que haya suficientes recursos para todos. Al hacer clic en el enlace, también podrán ver un vídeo y un folleto que puede descargar para…

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