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And then there were eight. After the 16 semifinalists delivered their speeches this week, the field was narrowed to eight finalists who will vie for the top prize on Jan. 18, 2019, at W.H. Adamson High School. The finalists are: • Kaiya Hudson, fifth grade, Charles Rice Learning Center • Layla James, fifth grade, Ronald E. McNair Elementary • Jasira King, fourth grade, William Brown Miller Elementary • Tynia Matts, fifth grade,  John Neely Bryan Elementary • Presley Rivers, fifth grade, Harry C. Withers Elementary • Tory Robertson Jr., fifth grade, Clara Oliver Elementary • Kimberli Rouwtt, fourth grade, J.P.…

A Spanish teacher at Dallas ISD’s Thomas J. Rusk Middle School won an award at the recent national foreign language conference, and was also invited to serve as a keynote speaker during the conference’s Assembly of Delegates. Akash Patel received the Leo Benardo Award for Innovation in K-12 Language Education from the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). In front of the 500 delegates, he was asked to discuss dealing with the national teacher shortage and what drew and keeps him wanting to teach. His interest was sparked when he discovered a lack of teaching in schools centering…

El Dallas ISD dio a conocer a los ocho finalistas para director del año de 2018.  A finales de este mes, sabremos los dos ganadores: uno para escuelas primarias y otro para escuelas secundarias. Los finalistas para escuelas primarias son: Dr. Nancy Bernardino, Solar Preparatory for Girls Chase McLaurin, Walnut Hill Elementary School Israel Rivera, Jose “Joe” May Elementary School Damien Stovall, Edward Titche Elementary School Los finalistas para escuelas secundarias son: Dr. Janice Lombardi, Skyline High School Lasandra Sanders, School of Health Professions at Townview Center Dwain Simmons, Pinkston High School Arnoldo Zúñiga, Dallas Environmental Science Academy El proceso…

Dallas ISD has named eight finalists for the 2018 Principal of the Year awards. Later this month, two winners will emerge: one elementary principal and one secondary principal. Elementary finalists are: • Dr. Nancy Bernardino, Solar Preparatory for Girls • Chase McLaurin, Walnut Hill Elementary School • Israel Rivera, Jose “Joe” May Elementary School • Damien Stovall, Edward Titche Elementary School Secondary finalists are: • Dr. Janice Lombardi, Skyline High School • Lasandra Sanders, School of Health Professions at Townview Center • Dwain Simmons, L.G. Pinkston High School • Arnoldo Zuniga, Dallas Environmental Science Academy The process includes an application,…

Omar Sepúlveda, oficial de la Policía de Dallas ISD, creció bajo una condición económica desfavorable donde no había mucho dinero, por lo que sabe lo que es depender de donaciones para recibir regalos en Navidad. Sepúlveda, quien está asignado a Pinkston High School, cree que: “Todo niño merece un regalo en Navidad”. Este es el cuarto año que Sepúlveda organiza una colecta de juguetes para los niños. “Cuando comencé esta colecta hace cuatro años, pensé, “No soy rico, pero creo que puedo marcar una diferencia”, dijo Sepúlveda. “Estoy tratando de hacer algo por la comunidad que me ayudó cuando yo…

The Dallas ISD Racial Equity Office, Dallas Truth Racial Healing & Transformation, City of Dallas Office of Equity and Human Rights, and Dallas Public Library hosted Dallas ISD students from South Oak Cliff High School and Kimball High School for the first ever 2018 Dallas History Hackathon. Dallas History and Archives Division of the Dallas Public Library, Remembering Black Dallas and Dallas Mexican American Historical League gave interactive presentations that allowed students to interact with historical text and artifacts. Students were paired with community members from those organizations to edit selected Wikipedia pages to begin the process of highlighting Dallas…

Esta semana, los cofundadores de CityLab High School recibirán el Urban Design Award del Greater Dallas Planning Council por su visión y la fundación de la escuela. Peter Goldstein y Lorena Toffer recibieron dicho reconocimiento el 4 de diciembre. Goldstein es un arquitecto con licencia e imparte clases en dicho campo en CityLab, a la vez que Toffer es arquitecta establecida en Dallas. CityLab abrió en el año escolar 2017-2018 en el Pegasus Building, a unas cuadras del ayuntamiento de Dallas y el corazón de la ciudad. La preparatoria utiliza la ciudad como laboratorio para estudiar la planificación urbana, las…

El Dallas ISD creó cinco centros llamados “ONE Center” donde los padres pueden recibir apoyo y recursos que les ayudará con la inscripción de su hijo en un plantel en su vecindario o una escuela especializada. Además de proporcionar información, ayudarán a los padres a llenar una solicitud; administrar la lista de espera en las escuelas de opción; solicitar un traslado; recibir información sobre la asistencia para recibir uniformes escolares; solicitar un expediente académico y diplomas; y ofrecerán talleres para padres. Dichos centros están ubicados de manera estratégica en el distrito y están abiertos de lunes a viernes, de 7:30…

As someone who grew up without much money, Dallas ISD Police Officer Omar Sepulveda knows what it’s like to be a kid in a family that depends on donations for Christmas presents. Sepulveda, who now serves as an officer at Pinkston High School, has a simple motto: “Every kid deserves a present on Christmas.” Sepulveda is in his fourth year of hosting a toy drive to make his mission come true. “When I started this toy drive four Christmases ago, I thought, ‘I’m not rich, but I think I can make a difference,’” Sepulveda said. “I’m trying to give back…

To support the district’s early college high school initiative, Texas A&M University has created a program to recruit and develop teachers who are certified to teach high school and college credit courses (dual credentialed teachers) in the following areas at the high school level: English, speech, government and psychology. The dual credentialing program is seeking teachers with a master’s degree in any area and at least a minimum of three years of high school teaching experience. Those interested in the program should complete an interest form and attend one of the interest meetings to apply and interview for the program. The program is…