Estudiantes de preparatoria participarán en la creación de planes de mercadotecnia con la intención de incrementar el número de estudiantes que desayunan en la escuela. El Departamento de Alimentos y Nutrición Infantil (FCNS) de Dallas ISD, en colaboración con Texas Hunger Initiative, el Departamento de Educación Profesional y Técnica del distrito y NAF, está organizando la competencia “Breakfast Battle”. A nivel nacional, la cifra de estudiantes que desayunan es baja y eso es un problema, por lo que Michael Rosenberg, director ejecutivo de FCNS, dijo que tiene sentido involucrar a los estudiantes para encontrar soluciones. “Estamos muy emocionados de organizar…
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Superintendent Michael Hinojosa recently shared a message with students, staff and families on how Dallas ISD’s first-ever Long-Range Master Plan could impact the future of Dallas. The conversation has just begun and the district continues to look at various concepts provided to the Board of Trustees for discussion during a September workshop, which was open to the public. Watch the video to learn more.
Two years after Solar Preparatory School for Girls opened at the former James B. Bonham Elementary School, staff and students celebrated the completion of a 44,000-square-foot addition. Funded through the 2015 Bond Program, the new wing adds 15 classrooms; a cafetorium/storm shelter; music, art and maker spaces; a new administrative space; adds outdoor learning space with access from maker space and science labs; and removes portable classrooms. The Oct. 5 ribbon-cutting ceremony included student performances, guest speakers and tours of the new wing. Solar Prep for Girls is on track to be the largest all-girls elementary school in the country,…
Schools will be closed for Fair Days this month, so that students and staff may attend the State Fair of Texas. Elementary Fair Day is on Friday, Oct. 12. Secondary Fair Day is on Friday, Oct. 19. Students are off both days, but Oct. 12 is a staff development day for secondary staff, and Oct. 19 is a staff development day for elementary staff.
Principal for a Day brought business and community leaders from the private sector into Dallas ISD schools on Tuesday, Oct. 9. More than 200 volunteers accepted the opportunity to shadow Dallas ISD principals to gain an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the school district. Capital One Bank and the Dallas Regional Chamber again partnered with Dallas ISD for the annual event, which looks to form ongoing partnerships between individuals and businesses with Dallas ISD schools. Here are some thoughts from a few Principal for a Day participants: Tiffany Cason, Capital One, PFAD at Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School “This is…
La Solicitud Gratuita de Ayuda Federal para Estudiantes (FAFSA, por sus siglas en inglés), que ayuda a cubrir los costos de la educación postsecundaria, ya está disponible para el año escolar 2018-2019. Los estudiantes que solicitarán ayuda financiera por medio de la FAFSA deben hacerlo lo antes posible. Cada institución educativa tiene diferentes plazos para aceptar ayuda financiera, y la fecha límite del gobierno federal es el 30 de junio de 2019. Por medio de FAFSA, los estudiantes pueden solicitar tres tipos de ayuda financiera: subvenciones, empleo de medio tiempo en la universidad o prestamos con una tasa interés baja.…
The Junior League of Dallas recently awarded 50 Dallas ISD educators with grants of up to $2,000 to support innovative teaching. The Grants for Innovative Teaching (GFIT) classroom projects range from an “escape room experience” and aquarium kits to 3D printing pens and ukuleles. Go here to see a full list of the awarded grants to Dallas ISD teachers. This year’s grants are made possible through donations from Texas Instruments, Agnes Cluthe Oliver Foundation, and the Hillcrest Foundation through Bank of America. Since being established in 1992, the Junior League of Dallas GFIT program has awarded about $1.8 million to…
Groups of high school students are being welcomed to the table to create marketing plans to get more high schoolers to eat breakfast at school. In collaboration with the Texas Hunger Initiative, Dallas ISD Career and Technical Education Department and NAF, the Dallas ISD Food and Child Nutrition Services (FCNS) is hosting the Breakfast Battle competition. Not enough high schoolers eating breakfast is a national issue, so FCNS Executive Director Michael Rosenberger said it makes sense to involve high school students in addressing the issue. “We are thrilled to host the first ever Breakfast Battle aimed at increasing the number…
El Dallas ISD está por finalizar un plan a largo plazo que contiene información y datos respecto a las evaluaciones de las instalaciones del distrito, su condición, utilización de espacio y cupo máximo de estudiantes. El 22 de septiembre, se les informó a los representantes de la Junta Escolar de Dallas ISD sobre el plan a largo plazo de las instalaciones (LRMP, por sus siglas en inglés). Este plan a 10 años es el resultado de 14 meses de trabajo y de análisis realizados a escuelas del distrito por empresas de arquitectura. Durante el taller, los miembros de la junta…
The 18th annual Dallas ISD Superintendent’s Scholarship Golf Classic was a rousing success, with the event selling out after a record number of teams participated on Oct. 1. Twice the number of teams that have participated in recent tournaments signed up for the 2018 event. One of the players was former Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Moses, who presided over the early golf tournaments. This year’s celebrity golfer was former Dallas Stars goaltender and Hockey Hall of Famer Marty Turco, Special Assistant to the President Chairman and President of the Dallas Stars Foundation. “We are grateful to our sponsors and supporters…