Más de 30 escuelas de Dallas ISD fueron reconocidas por el Educational Results Partnership (ERP) Honor Roll 2017 – 2018. El programa, patrocinado por el Institute for Productivity in Education (IPE), forma parte del esfuerzo nacional para identificar escuelas y distritos cuyos estudiantes alcanzan altos niveles de rendimiento académico. Dallas ISD es uno de los siete distritos públicos reconocidos en Texas. Este año, Texas Honor Roll reconoció a 729 escuelas públicas por demostrar alto rendimiento y éxito estudiantil, progreso continuo, y reducción en las brechas de aprovechamiento entre los estudiantes de minorías étnicas y económicamente desfavorecidos. Un total de 31…
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More than 30 Dallas ISD schools have been named to the 2017-2018 Educational Results Partnership (ERP) Honor Roll, also known as the Texas Honor Roll. The program, sponsored by the Institute for Productivity in Education (IPE), is part of a national effort to identify higher-performing schools and districts that are improving student outcomes. Dallas ISD is one of seven public school districts in Texas to be acknowledged. This year, the Texas Honor Roll recognized 729 public schools for demonstrating consistently higher levels of student academic achievement, improvement over time, and reduction in achievement gaps among ethnic minority and socioeconomically disadvantaged…
The Woodrow Wilson High School Community Foundation announced that 20 graduating high school seniors have been awarded Foundation scholarships for Fall 2018. The Woodrow Wilson High School Community Foundation was established to support excellent education in public schools and recognize and honor academic excellence among the students within the Woodrow feeder pattern. Each scholarship is accompanied by an award ranging from $250—$10,000 to assist families in financing the costs of college The scholarship recipients are:
Experts in their fields visited Anne Frank Elementary School throughout the year to advance STEM efforts. Their unified message was that students should get involved with technology, science and math at an early age, pursue their career with hard work and passion and, of course, know their stuff. Representatives from Google, J.P. Morgan Chase Oil & Gas Management and Wailua Technology, Inc. generously volunteered their time to students to guide and encourage them, while imparting extremely high level data in engaging and exciting ways. Gifted and Talented Teacher, Jeni Baldwin, and 3rd Grade Social Studies and Science Teacher, Gabriela Oropeza,…
Forty Dallas ISD students and a handful of teachers/chaperones flew to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida last month on a private charter airplane as part of the “STEM-Liner Experience,” which gave them incredible hands-on experience with Science, Technology, Engineering and Math instruction. The students came from W.H. Adamson High School, Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy, Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School, and South Oak Cliff High School. They were handpicked by their principals for the trip. Crystal Alexander, a manager in the Dallas ISD STEM Department and one of the chaperones, kept a running log of their amazing…
When students in the Media Club at Dallas ISD’s Larry G. Smith Elementary School turn on the lights, cameras and spring into action, they are learning crucial skills that could help them in their careers. Students produce a morning newscast with the help of PE teacher and Club director Paul Curbow. “They are responsible for getting everything set up, they do turn on all the cameras, they turn on all the TVs, the lights, they go get the kids that are actually doing the announcements for the day,” Curbow said. “I am here to help facilitate any way that I…
More than 350 Dallas ISD employees are retiring this year after helping countless kids succeed over the years. Together they have nearly 7,500 years of service! The links below list the names of this year’s retirees: Elementary School Retirees Middle School Retirees High School Retirees Central Staff Retirees
Durante todos los años que ha trabajado en el plantel, ha desempeñado muchos papeles, desde maestra y entrenadora y recientemente, coordinadora asistente de deportes del año de Dallas ISD. Paralelamente, ha inspirado a generaciones de estudiantes a esforzarse para alcanzar su máximo potencial. Ahora, después de un total de 47 años de servicio en Dallas ISD, Landy se jubilará. “Ha sido una magnifica experiencia, y disfrute cada uno de mis años aquí. Si uno disfruta lo que hace, puede hacerlo durante mucho tiempo”, dijo Landy. “Pero ya estoy lista, y emocionada de empezar mi próximo capitulo”. Entre los empleados que…
Como parte de nuestros eventos comunitarios “Rock the Block”, el Dallas ISD está ofreciendo diversión e información sobre las excelentes escuelas que se encuentran en los vecindarios en cada comunidad. Durante mayo y junio, representantes del distrito han estado llevando a cabo estos eventos en siete complejos de apartamentos en las zonas de asistencia de Kimball High School y Carter High School. El 31 de mayo, tuvo lugar el primero de ellos en el complejo Magnolia Creek. La comunidad tuvo la oportunidad de jugar baloncesto con policías del distrito, inscribir a sus hijos en escuelas de Dallas ISD, y de…
For 45 years, Donnie Landy has been a smiling face at W.T. White High School. She has played many roles over the decades at the campus — teacher, coach and, most recently, the Dallas ISD Assistant Athletic Coordinator of the Year — while inspiring generations of Longhorns to go out and reach their full potential. And now, after a total of 47 years of service to Dallas ISD, Landy is retiring. “It’s been a wonderful experience, and I have enjoyed every year. If you enjoy what you do, you can last a long time,” Landy said. “But I’m now ready,…