Author: The Hub

Gabe P. Allen Elementary School has a great new Dallas Cowboys PLAY 60 Fitness Zone where students can enjoy the playground, kick the soccer ball, and get some exercise. Representatives from the Dallas Cowboys, Briggs Equipment, which donated materials for the playground, and Allen Elementary students held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Oct. 25. Former Dallas Cowboy Rocket Ismail spoke with students at the ceremony about the importance of engaging in physical activity and making healthy choices. As a bonus treat, Cowboys partner 7-Eleven was on site with their Slurpee Truck to provide students samples.

La Oficina de Transformación e Innovación (OTI, por sus siglas en inglés) ha iniciado el proceso de propuesta 4.0 para las Escuelas Públicas de Opción. Por medio de este proceso, los educadores tienen la oportunidad de ofrecer mejores opciones educativas y de alta calidad para los estudiantes de Dallas ISD, y así conseguir que logren su mayor potencial académico. El anterior proceso competitivo para las Escuelas Públicas de Opción (PSC) ha permitido crear diferentes estilos de escuelas, que incluyen aquellas que presentan un modelo de aprendizaje personalizado, una escuela de liderazgo además de escuelas con énfasis en las ciencias, tecnología,…

Skyline High School, Dallas ISD’s largest campus, hosted a High School Nation outdoor music festival this week. The nationwide tour celebrates the arts in public school systems. Nearly 4,000 Skyline students attended the music and arts show, which was led by professionals in the industry. Participants had the opportunity to shadow experts and learn how a production comes together. For example, students got to take drum lessons; learned how to DJ; painted on canvas; designed their own hats; and learned to use green screen animation. Others learned to dance from the winner of South Africa’s “So You Think You Can…

Sixty district directors from across the country visited two Dallas ISD schools to see their successful AVID programs in action. AVID, which stands for Advancement via Individual Determination, is a global organization dedicated to closing the achievement gap by preparing all students for college and postsecondary opportunities. The directors visited Felix G. Botello Elementary School and A. Maceo Smith New Tech High School to see the students, unique instructional strategies and dedicated staff that help make the AVID program a success on their campuses. The AVID Center typically chooses at least two school districts each school year to expose District Directors to exemplar campuses nationwide.…

Esta semana, los alumnos en el Dallas ISD estarán usando la camiseta de su equipo favorito o su piyama, y divirtiéndose con actividades que están planeadas para celebrar la Semana de Listón Rojo. El propósito de esta celebración es atraer la atención del público al grave problema del abuso del alcohol y las drogas entre nuestros jóvenes. Para educar a los estudiantes y a los padres sobre este tema, varias escuelas estarán organizando reuniones y presentaciones sobre los beneficios de vivir una vida libre de drogas y alcohol, y los peligros que puede causar el abuso. La Semana de Listón Rojo fue…

It’s a weekday morning at Thomas Jefferson High School, and 23 female high school students are discussing three stocks they’ve been tracking. The discussions are part of a year-long financial literacy program provided by the nonprofit Rock the Street, Wall Street and Fidelity Investments. The program aims to empower female high school students to manage their money and learn to budget, negotiate their salary, and invest. The students participated in four workshops and will take a field trip to Fidelity Investments offices in November. The students will also have opportunities for one-on-one mentoring and job shadowing next semester. Kimberly Pardon,…

The Office of Transformation and Innovation (OTI) has kicked off the Public School Choice 4.0 Proposal Process. Through this process, educators have the opportunity to create high-quality, best-fit options for Dallas ISD students to realize their full academic potential. The past Public School Choice competitive proposal processes have ushered in schools ranging from those that anchor teaching and learning under a Personalized Learning model to a Leadership school to schools driven by a Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics (STEAM) framework. Twenty-six interested applicants submitted Letters of Intent to OTI on Sept. 7. Of those, 18 were submitted for Innovation Schools,…

Carter High School graduate Bridgette Bennett is now an engineer, and she credits her high school physics teacher for getting her to where she is today. In addition to physics, Bennett treasured her time in JROTC, and she has some great advice for students today. The Hub checked in with Bennett as part of the ongoing AlumNow series. What was your favorite subject/activity/involvement in high school? Physics for a subject and JROTC for an activity. Those two opened so many doors for me after high school. Although, I gave the military a try at West Point, I ultimately decided to pursue…

“Con lo que he aprendido en la clase, puedo ayudar más a mis hijos con sus tareas,” dijo Elia Lopez. Lopez es una de 18 padres de familia de la escuela primaria Julius Dorsey, quienes asisten a clases de inglés como segundo idioma (ESL como se les conoce en inglés). En colaboración con el colegio Eastfield del Dallas County Community College District, el programa gratuito les ayuda a los padres a adquirir la habilidad de manejar otro idioma, lo cual les ayudará a comunicarse mejor, los llevará a mejores oportunidades de empleo y les permitirá participar aún más en la…

From teaching about diseases and holding health screenings to helping get gum out of students’ hair, César Chávez Learning Center school nurse Heidi Frumkin does it all. Frumkin says she loves the diversity of what she does for work every day. “I also really love my coworkers, we pull together and help each other,” Frumkin said. “This really is a great place to work.”