Ramona Soto, asesora general de Dallas ISD, se acerca a su quinto aniversario con el distrito, encabezando un equipo de abogados, que asesoran a los líderes escolares, les ayudan a tomar decisiones legales sensatas, a encontrar soluciones y a buscar opciones. Y dice que ha disfrutado al máximo cada momento. En un principio, Soto no tenía la intención de dedicarse al derecho escolar, pero cuando empezó a trabajar en el sector privado, Dallas ISD fue su cliente y se enamoró del trabajo. Trabajó en Fort Worth ISD cerca de cuatro años antes de regresar a Dallas ISD como abogada interna.…
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Ramona Soto, Dallas ISD’s general counsel, is approaching her fifth anniversary with the district, leading a team of attorneys, who advise school leaders, help them make sound legal decisions, find solutions and pursue options. And she says she has enjoyed every moment. Soto did not initially intend to practice school law, but when she started working in private practice, she had Dallas ISD as a client and said she fell in love with the work. She transitioned to Fort Worth ISD for about four years before coming full circle to serve Dallas ISD as in-house counsel. “I love doing school…
Cheryl Culberson, coordinadora del Programa de Dallas ISD de Intervención contra el Alcohol y las Drogas, juega un papel esencial en los esfuerzos del distrito por concientizar, ampliar la prevención, facilitar intervenciones y promover la recuperación después del consumo o abuso de sustancias por estudiantes. Últimamente, su papel se ha vuelto aún más crucial ya que el área está lidiando con un aumento en el abuso del fentanilo. Culberson, como consejera licenciada en dependencias químicas y consejera profesional licenciada, está cualificada para proveer intervenciones por abuso de sustancias y problemas de salud mental, un trabajo para el que siempre tuvo…
Cheryl Culberson, Dallas ISD’s Alcohol and Drug Intervention Program coordinator, is playing a vital role in the district’s efforts to increase awareness, expand prevention, facilitate intervention and promote recovery for substance use/abuse in students, a role that has become even more crucial recently as the area faces an increase in fentanyl abuse. As a licensed chemical dependency counselor and a licensed professional counselor, Culberson is qualified to provide both substance abuse and mental health intervention, something that has always been her passion. “Substance abuse is a large component of impulsivity and poor life choices that affects the whole family,” Culberson…
Tres maestros de Dallas ISD han sido reconocidos por la Dallas Metroplex Musicians’ Association por su dedicación al éxito estudiantil y por los tantos años que han trabajado en la industria de la música. Nelda Washington, de Clara Oliver Elementary School, y Osley Cook Jr., de Franklin D. Roosevelt High School of Innovation, fueron incluidos en la Sala de la Fama de la asociación por su labor de más de 30 años en el área metropolitana. Chad Lott, de Skyline High School, fue reconocido con el Premio Next Generation of Music Professionals, un galardón para los músicos profesionales que llevan…
Three Dallas ISD teachers were recently honored by the Dallas Metroplex Musicians’ Association for their dedication to student success and their years of hard work in the music industry. Nelda Washington of Clara Oliver Elementary School and Osley Cook Jr. of Franklin D. Roosevelt High School Of Innovation were both inducted into the Dallas Metroplex Musicians’ Association Hall of Fame for serving the area for over 30 years. Chad Lott of Skyline High School earned a Next Generation of Music Professionals Award, which is given to professional musicians who have been in the field for less than 10 years. The…
Para Deborah Castro Torres, maestra de kínder en Stevens Park Elementary School, la creatividad lo es todo. Si ella se divierte, dijo que es probable que sus estudiantes de lenguaje dual también lo hagan, así que ha dedicado los últimos 17 años a buscar maneras innovadoras de mantenerlos activos en clase. A menudo esto significa acercarlos a interacciones con el mundo real para mantenerlos participando ya sea en matemáticas, ciencias o lectura. “Algo que me gusta hacer cuando hacemos ciencias es traer lombrices de verdad”, dijo Castro Torres. “No las toco porque me dan asco, pero a los niños les…
For Stevens Park Elementary School kindergarten teacher Deborah Castro Torres, creativity is the name of the game. If she is having fun, she said it’s likely that her dual language students will be, too, so she has spent the past 17 years and counting looking for innovative ways to keep her classes engaged. That often means using real-world interactions to keep students involved, whether she is teaching math, science or reading. “One thing that I love to do when we’re doing science is to bring real worms,” Castro Torres said. “I won’t touch them because they gross me out, but…
Several Dallas ISD students will spend part of the Spring Break competing in the UIL Cross-Examination Debate State Meet at the University of Texas at Austin. By placing first or second in their respective UIL CX Debate District meets, 12 students from Jefferson, Law Magnet, Samuell, Skyline, and TAG high schools will travel to Austin on March 16 to compete in the UIL state competition, one of the largest debate tournaments in the United States. With the topic of Emerging Technologies, the debate teams will argue whether the US government should increase its security cooperation with NATO in the areas…
S.S. Conner Elementary School in Dallas, TX hosted a three-day Literacy Summit sponsored by Kia America and the Dallas Education Foundation (DEF) from February 21 to 23. The event aimed to promote literacy by providing students with the opportunity to add to their home library collections. During the summit, more than 600 students from Pre-K to 5th grade attended the book fair and explored the books on offer, guided by their teachers or media specialists to ensure age-appropriate and culturally relevant materials. The students were encouraged to select three books to take home, and teachers facilitated guided read-along sessions with…