Campus staff have until May 15 to apply for the Grants for Innovative Teaching program. The Junior League of Dallas provides the grants of up to $2,000 to fund innovative learning projects. Teachers, librarians, principals and assistant principals can apply for the grants. Apply here!
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Irene Aguilar was printing out a form at Martha Turner Reilly Elementary School when she heard a substitute teacher at the school fall to the floor in the front office. The teacher was unconscious. Aguilar, the school’s office manager, quickly called School Nurse Beata Fik and Counselor Amparo Guzman. The skills they learned in their Heartsaver First Aid/CPR/AED training kicked in. They called 911, and after using the school’s defibrillator and performing CPR, the substitute regained a pulse. Aguilar, Fik and Guzman then used CPR skills to support the teacher until the ambulance arrived. “It was just amazing how everyone played a…
El programa “Take Home Library” de César Chávez Learning Center tendrá un nombre nuevo el próximo año. Actualmente, el programa lleva el nombre de Linda Thomas, jueza jubilada, pero la Sra. Thomas decidió continuar la biblioteca en memoria de Stewart Lang, 37, quien falleció en abril, y era hijo del juez Doug Lang y Martha, su esposa. Recientemente, socios y voluntarios de la escuela donaron libros, tarjetas de regalo, cheques y dinero en efectivo para beneficio de los estudiantes.
From “Mr. Raider” to “Grandmama,” the inaugural Dallas ISD Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony celebrated 10 outstanding alumni who have made their mark both on and off the field of competition. The ceremony held May 4 at the American Airlines Center presented the inductees with jackets, plaques and rings to celebrate their accomplishments. Each living inductee addressed the audience, sharing jokes, stories and inspirational words about their life journey. Dallas ISD Athletic Director Troy Mathieu applauded the 10 phenomenal student-athletes who were inducted into the Hall of Fame and inspiration they provide students everywhere. “We need to celebrate the…
Fifth-graders at Dallas ISD’s J.P. Starks Math, Science and Technology Vanguard participated in “Lemonade Day” on Saturday, May 5. The goal of Lemonade Day is to inspire today’s children to become tomorrow’s business leaders, social advocates, community volunteers and forward-thinking citizens – one lemonade stand at a time. Learn more about the regional effort here.
Los estudiantes de quinto y octavo grado del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dallas (Dallas ISD) lograron mejoras significativas en la primera administracion del examen STAAR en matemáticas y lectura. La Agencia de Educación de Texas (TEA), dio a conocer los resultados que muestran que en todas las comparaciones de matematicas de Dallas ISD se logró un aumento de por lo menos 5 puntos porcentuales, en comparación con el año anterior, con mejoras de doble dígito en la categoría de “Cumple con el nivel de rendimiento”. El año pasado, cambió la denominación de los niveles de rendimiento del examen STAAR a…
Nine-member teams comprising fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders from Dallas ISD elementary schools competed in the Lone Star Challenge on Saturday, April 28. The Lone Star Challenge is the elementary equivalent of Academic Decathlon and Academic Pentathlon – a rigorous academic competition that tests their mastery of material on the STAAR tests. This year’s theme was A Traveler’s Guide to the World. The overall Lone Star Challenge Winners are: Alex Sanger Lakewood Maple Lawn Jimmie Tyler Brashear Arcadia Park William Cabell Georage H.W. Bush Seagoville North Sidney Lanier F.P. Caillet Overall Lone Star Challenge Super Quiz winners: Maple Lawn (gold) Seagoville North…
The election for the District 9 seat on the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees is headed to a runoff after no candidate received at least 50 percent of the vote on May 5. Incumbent Bernadette Nutall and Justin Henry are the candidates in the runoff election for the seat that represents South Dallas and parts of Downtown Dallas, Pleasant Grove, Deep Ellum, Uptown and East Dallas. The runoff election is on June 16.
Fifth- and eighth-grade students in the Dallas Independent School District (Dallas ISD) achieved significant gains on the first administration of the STAAR test in both mathematics and reading. The results released by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) show all Dallas ISD math comparisons increased by at least 5 percentage points, up from last year, with double-digit gains at the Meets Performance Level. STAAR performance levels were renamed last year and are noted as Approaches Grade Level, Meets Grade Level, Masters Grade Level, and Does Not Meet Grade Level. Passing rates in reading also showed improvement from the previous year, as fifth-graders…
John Neely Bryan Elementary’s Language Proficiency Assessment Committee organized a daylong event on May 4 to celebrate Cinco De Mayo with faculty, students and staff dressing in traditional Mexican attire. Audiences were treated to morning and afternoon performances where the history of Cinco de Mayo was explained. Various grade levels performed typical Mexican folk dances. “La Raspa” was performed by pre-K students, “El Caballito de Palo” by Kindergarten students, and “El Cerro de la Silla” performed by first-grade students. The grand finale of the program featured the fifth-grade students singing to “Mexico, Mexico” by Timbiriche. The day’s festivities concluded with…