Leanne Woods is the second recipient of a quarterly $250 recognition provided to outstanding special education teachers by Carter Financial Management. Recipients can use the funds to spend on items for their classrooms. Parents, community and staff are encouraged to identify nominees that demonstrate qualities of a distinguished special education teacher, setting high standards and demonstrating commitment for improving outcomes for students who receive special education services in Dallas ISD. Woods is a specialized programs teacher at Preston Hollow Elementary. She was nominated by an administrator, parent and colleague. Below are some of the comments that were made during the nomination.…
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You could hear the loud screams and chants—coupled with the drumline’s melodic lows— from outside of Dallas ISD’s largest campus. The nation’s first magnet school was pure pandemonium when students received the surprise of a lifetime. Actress America Ferrera, best known for her work in Ugly Betty and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, appeared from behind a curtain alongside two of her friends: singer Alicia Keys and social media sensation Liza Koshy. Massive cheers erupted from the crowd of students. For a moment, the excitement from the 1,200 Skyline High School students, teachers, staff and media drowned out the…
The Texas Dance Educators’ Association (TDEA) selected nine Dallas ISD students to participate in its All-State Dance Team, which is more than any previous year. The TDEA All-State Dance Team is made up of dancers representing schools from across the state. All-State dancers participate in a convention that includes dance workshops, leadership training, master classes, and networking. The TDEA convention is scheduled for Jan. 9-12 in Houston. The nine Dallas ISD dancers selected to participate are: Irma Berlanga, Spruce High School Tyianah Duren-Clifton, Molina High School Carlos Garcia, Thomas Jefferson High School Carolina Gonzalez, North Dallas High School Jacqueline Hernandez,…
Several Dallas ISD schools have new focuses this year, from becoming Montessori or Personalized Learning schools to seeing their existing choice school expand physically to accommodate a growing enrollment and additional activities. See a rundown below: • 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 on Oct. 5. Read the story here. • 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…
Students, parents, staff and district officials dedicated the new Solar Preparatory for Boys at John F. Kennedy Learning Center on Tuesday, Oct. 23. This year brings a new program to the school, which transforms the campus from a comprehensive, coed elementary school to an all-male elementary that incorporates elements of leadership training into the curriculum. Much like its sister school, Solar Preparatory for Girls, which opened in 2016, the school’s open enrollment is balanced to provide ethnic and socioeconomic diversity. Also like the girls school, Solar Prep for Boys has opened with grades pre-K through second. Principal Adriana Gonzalez thanked…
The daughter of Billy Earl Dade encouraged students at her father’s namesake middle school to thrive at a special pinning ceremony. Billie Sanford Dade hosted an award pinning ceremony at Dade Middle School to celebrate the many students demonstrating excellence at the school. Dade traveled from Atlanta to Dallas for the ceremony. Dade said the pinning ceremony was just the start of a partnership to support students at the school. “My father was a person who believed that everyone should have a good education, regardless of where they live,” Dade said. “I know if my father were alive, he’d be…
“When the universe talks, you should listen!” (Cuando el universo habla, debes escucharlo) Esta frase es uno de los temas del libro ganador del Premio Newbery de este año, “Hello Universe”, de Erin Entrada Kelly. Rebecca McKee, bibliotecaria de Herbert Marcus Elementary School, siguió el consejo de la historia, y ahora algunos estudiantes afortunados de quinto grado en Marcus tendrán la oportunidad de conocer en persona a la autora. “Cuando leí ‘Hello Universe’ durante el verano, inmediatamente me enamoré de Valencia, uno de los personajes de la historia, el cual es sordo”, dijo McKee. “Luego, obtuve el trabajo en la…
El 6 de noviembre, se les presentará a los electores del condado de Dallas para su consideración, la Elección de Ratificación de Impuestos (TRE) para el Dallas ISD. Una Elección de Ratificación de Impuestos (TRE) es una elección especial que es convocada por la Junta Escolar de un distrito en la que se les pide a los votantes aprobar un aumento en la tasa de impuestos de mantenimiento y operaciones (M&O). Estos impuestos se utilizan para cubrir los costos diarios de operación. Desde 2008, el Dallas ISD ha mantenido una tasa tributaria para M&O de $1.04. Para poder superar dicha…
Seis escuelas de Dallas ISD están entre las 11 que obtuvieron un 99 en las calificaciones de la Agencia de Educación de Texas en 2018. Las escuelas son: • William B. Travis Academy/Vanguard for the Academically Talented and Gifted (grados 4-5) • School for the Talented and Gifted • School of Science and Engineering • Trinidad “Trini” Garza Early College High School • Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School (grados 6-8) • Travis Academy/Vanguard (grados 6-8). Otras escuelas en el distrito, que en general obtuvo una “B” (81), también lograron buenos resultados – incluyendo calificaciones en los altos 90. Para…
El lunes, 15 de octubre, estudiantes, personal y líderes del distrito y la comunidad celebraron el cambio oficial de Onésimo Hernández Elementary School a Montessori Academy en Onésimo Hernández. El plantel inició el año escolar utilizando el método de instrucción Montessori en las clases de prekínder y kínder. A menudo, los estudiantes en las escuelas Montessori son asignados a clases compuestas de varias edades. Los estudiantes seleccionan las actividades que quieren realizar de varias disponibles, y el aprendizaje se logra por medio del descubrimiento en lugar de la instrucción directa. El método Montessori, desarrollado hace más de cien años, es…