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Volunteers from Toyota who are helping tutor Dallas ISD students via a computer throughout the school year met with the students face-to-face at a celebration in late November. TutorMate is an online tutoring program that connects Toyota volunteers with students at J.N. Ervin Elementary School learning to read. Some Toyota employees also dropped off presents to the students at Ervin Elementary. “The children were delighted to meet with their new tutors and the smiles on their faces were more than worth it,” said Tisha Barnett of Toyota Motors North America. “We are looking forward to another amazing season of helping…

The co-founders of Dallas ISD’s CityLab High School are being honored this week for their vision and creation of the school with an Urban Design Award from the Greater Dallas Planning Council. Peter Goldstein and Lorena Toffer were honored on Dec. 4, 2018. Goldstein is a licensed architect and teaches architecture at CityLab, while Toffer is an architect based in Dallas. CityLab opened for the 2017-2018 school year in the district’s Pegasus Building, a few blocks from the Dallas City Hall and the heart of downtown. The high school literally uses the city as a lab to study urban planning, environmental…

Dallas ISD has established five “ONE Centers” to provide a one-stop shop for parents to receive campus enrollment support and resources. The ONE Centers are strategically located within the district’s networks and quadrant to provide comprehensive services and provide a simple experience for parents to enroll their students in neighborhood and choice schools. Staff at the ONE Centers will provide information and assist parents with school choice application and application assistance; school choice wait-list management; student transfer request and information; school registration support; school uniform assistance; student transcript and diploma requests; and parent workshops. The centers are open 7:30 a.m.-6…

El Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dallas estará aceptando nominaciones para que los alumnos sean evaluados para el Gifted and Talented Program (programa para talentosos y dotados).  Los alumnos que actualmente están inscritos en kínder en Dallas ISD pueden ser nominados. Los padres, tutores legales, miembros de la comunidad o el personal de la escuela pueden comunicarse con el maestro del Gifted and Talented Program de la escuela local para obtener un paquete de información para nominar a los alumnos y que puedan ser considerados. Los alumnos deben estar inscritos en Dallas ISD para ser evaluados. El período de nominación comienza…

Dallas ISD is now accepting nominations for kindergarten students currently enrolled in the district to be screened for the Gifted and Talented program. Parents, guardians, community members, or campus staff may nominate students for consideration by contacting the Gifted and Talented Elementary Program teacher at the local school campus to obtain an information packet.  Students must be enrolled in Dallas ISD to be tested. The nomination window runs Dec. 3–14.

When it was time for the football team to run practice drills, the South Oak Cliff (SOC) High School team couldn’t hustle out to the field behind their school. That’s because since January 2018, the school has been housed at Dallas ISD’s Village Fair facility while the original campus is being renovated and expanded a few miles away. There’s no space for practice, so the team has been bused to one of six district stadiums to prepare. But that logistical hurdle hasn’t slowed a team that has defeated all 11 of its opponents on the field so far. They face…

Para obtener prioridad, los estudiantes de 12º grado deben llenar la Solicitud Gratuita de Ayuda Federal para Estudiantes (FAFSA, por sus siglas en inglés) antes del 15 de enero de 2019. La solicitud ayuda a estudiantes calificar para ayuda financiera para pagar para la universidad o colegio técnico. Los estudiantes que solicitarán ayuda financiera por medio de 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:…

Seven Dallas ISD teachers were recognized on Wednesday, Nov. 28, for being selected for 2018 Texas Instruments Innovations in STEM Teaching Awards. Each receives $10,000 to divide equally between their classrooms and themselves. STEM is shorthand for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The 2018 Dallas ISD recipients are: Grant Ashmore, Bryan Adams High School Donielle Edwards-Tyeskie, Trinidad Garza Early College High School Arelthia Phillips, Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship Academy Sara Ramirez, STEM Environmental Education Center Andrew Sobinvosky, Dallas Environmental Science Academy Ashley Steele, Henry Longfellow Career Exploration Academy Brent Voorhees, Skyline High School Superintendent Michael Hinojosa said there are two Dallas…

El año escolar se acerca al punto intermedio, por lo que queremos resaltar fechas importantes que aún quedan en el calendario académico de 2018-19 de Dallas ISD. * Vacaciones de invierno: 20 de dic. – 8 de ene. (estudiantes), 21 de dic. – 4 de ene. (personal) * Receso de primavera (Spring Break): 11-15 de marzo * Días feriados para estudiantes y maestros: 21 de ene., 18 de feb., 27 de mayo * Días para reponer tiempo perdido por mal tiempo: 19 y 22 de abril Para ver el calendario en formato PDF, visite www.dallasisd.org/calendars.

South Oak Cliff High School es la última preparatoria de Dallas ISD que aún está compitiendo en fútbol americano este año. Los Golden Bears se enfrentarán a los Bearcats de Aledo High School el viernes, 30 de noviembre, a las 7:30 p.m., en Midlothian ISD Stadium. Ambos equipos están invictos, South Oak Cliff cuenta con un récord de 11-0 y Aledo registra una marca de 12-0. SOC avanzó después de vencer a Frisco High School, 48-16, el pasado viernes, 23 de noviembre, en el Ford Center at the Star de dicha ciudad. Si desea apoyar al equipo en el Midlothian…