El martes, 9 de octubre, se celebró el Director por un Día, que une a empresarios y líderes de la comunidad con las escuelas de Dallas ISD. Más de 200 voluntarios participaron en este evento donde tuvieron la oportunidad de acompañar a los directores de escuelas de Dallas ISD y ver en exclusiva al distrito escolar. Una vez más, Capital One Bank y el Dallas Regional Chamber se asociaron con el Dallas ISD para llevar a cabo el evento anual, que busca formar sociedades continuas entre la comunidad y las empresas con escuelas de Dallas ISD. A continuación, pueden ver…
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Recientemente, la Junior League of Dallas otorgó a50 maestros de Dallas ISD subvenciones de hasta $2,000 para apoyar la enseñanza innovadora. Los proyectos, conocidos como Grants for Innovative Teaching (GFIT), varían desde un “cuarto de escape” y equipo de acuarios a plumas de 3D y ukuleles. Para ver la lista completa de las subvenciones otorgadas, haga clic aquí. Este año, las subvenciones fueron posibles gracias a donaciones de Texas Instruments, Agnes Cluthe Oliver Foundation, y la Hillcrest Foundation, por medio de Bank of America. Desde su inicio en 1992, el programa GFIT de la Junior League of Dallas ha otorgado…
The 1st Annual Dr. Willie Fred Johnson Jr. Vocational Day at South Oak Cliff High School was special for at least two reasons. One, the event was the first of its kind named after the current SOC principal. Two, the event gave students a glimpse of what their reimagined school will look like. Since January, SOC has been housed at Dallas IDS’s Village Fair building while work is performed at high school. Representatives from Kai Texas, the architectural firm that is handling the South Oak Cliff High School project attended the Vocational Day. An animated video provided an idea of just…
On Monday, Oct. 15, students, staff, and district and community leaders celebrated the official transition of Onesimo Hernandez Elementary School to the Montessori Academy at Onesimo Hernandez. At the beginning of this school year, the campus opened by serving students in pre-K and kindergarten using the Montessori Method of instruction. Students in Montessori schools are often placed in mixed-age classrooms. Students choose the activities they want to perform from an available range, and learning is often achieved through discovery by the student rather than direct instruction. Montessori, which was developed more than 100 years ago, is one of the earliest…
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…
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.…