Two Dallas ISD schools placed in a robotics world championship held in Kentucky on April 30. Casa View Elementary School won the CREATE award and Winnetka Elementary School won third-place in teamwork in their division at the VEX IQ Robotics World Championship. Dallas Environmental Science Academy, Alex Sanger Elementary School, Onesimo Hernandez Elementary School, and George Bannerman Dealey Middle School also competed at the event. Competitive robotics helps to foster interest and awareness in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). It also supports the district’s goal of ensuring each student is involved in at least one extracurricular activity.
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Estudiantes de las preparatorias Wilmer-Hutchins, Lincoln, James Madison, y Franklin D. Roosevelt tuvieron la oportunidad de informarse sobre la oferta académica y extracurricular de Florida A&M University a través de FAMU: Next Generation Connect with Dallas ISD Day. Lew Blackburn, integrante de la Junta Escolar de Dallas ISD, y la Asociación de Exalumnos de FAMU de Dallas/Fort Worth organizaron el evento. Esta sesión fue una manera de familiarizar a los estudiantes con la experiencia universitaria mientras aún están en la preparatoria. El personal académico y exalumnos de FAMU estuvieron disponibles para brindar información sobre los requisitos académicos, prerrequisitos para los…
El viernes, 27 de abril, el Departamento d Educación Especial llevó a cabo una conferencia gratis para compartir información y recursos con padres y personal del distrito. Entre las sesiones que se presentaron se incluyó información sobre cómo hablar con su hijo con discapacidades; cómo enseñar a su hijo a interactuar socialmente; cómo encontrar apoyo para ayudar a niños diagnosticados con trastorno del espectro autista; y ayuda para entender los servicios bilingües y de educación especial. Estudiantes de Dallas ISD que reciben servicios de educación especial realizaron actuaciones para los asistentes y hubo una exhibición de arte y proyectos.
El 14 de abril, más de 2,400 estudiantes de 104 escuelas primarias participaron en la competencia académica de primavera UIL A+ de nivel primaria de Dallas ISD. Entre las competencias hubo concursos de ajedrez, habilidades para utilizar un diccionario, ciencias sociales y narración de cuentos. Haga clic aquí para ver los resultados finales.
The chance to go to college for free is worth celebrating. On Wednesday, May 2, students who committed to Dallas County Promise, which gives them the opportunity to earn full-tuition scholarships to any Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD) school, were also celebrated. Officials from Dallas ISD, DCCCD and Dallas County Promise joined Dr. Jill Biden – former second lady – to highlight the need for access to college. Graduating seniors fro 23 Dallas ISD schools, regardless of GPA or family income, were eligible to sign up for Dallas County Promise. All they had to do was sign a “Promise…
The Dallas ISD 2018 graduation season is almost here! The commencement ceremonies held at Loos and Ellis Davis field houses will be streamed live. Visit the Commencement Streaming page for more information. If you are unable to watch a commencement ceremony live, you can find all of the graduation events on the district’s YouTube channel playlist after the live event.
Dallas ISD parents who attended the Family Literacy Project workshops that promoted college awareness took a trip to Southern Methodist University for an up-close tour of the campus. The Latino Family Literacy Project is a series of workshops initiated by the Office of Family & Community Engagement. The purpose of the workshops is to increase college awareness and to help parents and students became exposed to the opportunities of schools (Magnets, Choice and Collegiate Academies) that Dallas ISD currently offers. The sessions were held at Zan Wesley Holmes Middle School, Piedmont GLOBAL Academy and W.W. Samuell High School. Each family…
The science lesson in Malcolm Finkley’s class at D.A. Hulcy STEAM Middle School was delicious. “It’s like ‘bootleg Blue Bell,’ bro!” one student declared. “This is like the best thing I’ve ever tasted,” a classmate agreed. The recipe for success on this particular day included milk, heavy cream, sugar, rock salt, 3 cups of ice and either vanilla, strawberry or chocolate flavoring to make ice cream. Once combined into plastic bags, students had to mix the concoctions until they froze into ice cream. Students learned about the importance of getting the quantities just right, as Finkley purposely altered the formula…
Students receiving special education services competed in a fun robotics scrimmage that promoted a love of STEM and extracurricular activities. The Dallas ISD STEM and Special Education departments hosted the robotics scrimmage April 27 at the Communities Foundation of Texas. Nine secondary Dallas ISD schools have robotics teams for students who receive special education services. “In a fun way, this event build students’ social skills, their ability to work together and collaborate while also being aligned to their postsecondary success,” said Dallas ISD Special Education Director Beth Garcia. These schools participated: Billy Earl Dade Middle School J.L. Long Middle School…
It’s a bright idea whose time has come: retrofit outdated and dim T12 fluorescent light fixtures with more effective, longer-lasting and energy-efficient LED lamps. Dallas ISD’s W.E. Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy is undergoing the transformation now, with the project starting April 2 and expected to be complete by May 26. The District’s Electrical Maintenance team is performing the work after school and on weekends, which saves money over using outside contractors and prevents interruptions to instructional time. At Greiner, there are 3,900 lamps that will be replaced, at a total cost of $79,000. That includes classrooms, the cafeteria, locker rooms,…