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Dallas ISD “Adaptive Robotics” teams are gearing up to show off their robots and skills during a scrimmage on Friday, April 27. Students receiving special education services have the opportunity to explore basic concepts in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Expanding from five teams participating during the 2016-2017 school year, there are nine participating secondary campuses this year. In several district elementary specialized classrooms, the robotics experiences are being expanded through the use of robots such as the Ozobot and the BeeBot. Students will use these robots to solve problems and to participate in academic tasks. At the first spring…

De acuerdo con la Evaluación Nacional de Progreso Educativo de 2017, resultados de evaluaciones en ambas, lecturas de estudiantes cursando cuarto grado y de matemáticas y lecturas de estudiantes cursando el octavo grado en el Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dallas, se mantuvieron estables en comparación al año anterior. La evaluación, también conocida como la boleta de calificaciones del país (The Nation’s Report Card o NAEP), se administra cada dos años. Esta es la cuarta ocasión en la que el Dallas ISD ha participado en la evaluación Trial Urban District Assessment, o TUDA desde el 2011, y el primer año en el que…

According to the 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Dallas Independent School District (Dallas ISD) scores in both fourth-grade reading, and eighth-grade math and reading, held steady from the previous year. The test, also known as the Nation’s Report Card, is administered every two years. This is the fourth time, since 2011, that Dallas ISD has participated in the Trial Urban District Assessment, or TUDA, and is the first year the nation’s students tested with an online digital-based assessment. Overall, Dallas’ fourth-grade math scores are still above those in comparable large cities, despite a slight decrease. The scores for…

Meet Fran Harris, one of 10 2018 Dallas ISD Athletic Hall of Fame inductees. Harris is a 1982 graduate of South Oak Cliff High School, where she dominated the basketball court and played on the Golden Bears women’s team that went to the state championship. https://thehub.dallasisd.org/2017/07/11/dallas-isd-announces-its-first-ever-athletic-hall-of-fame/ Hall of Fame inductees will be recognized at a commemorative ceremony in May. “It is an honor to be named to the inaugural class of the Dallas ISD Athletic Hall of Fame,” Harris said. “It brings back a lot of memories from growing up in Oak Cliff, going to South Oak Cliff High School and…

The Texas Library Association’s (TLA) Annual Conference wrapped up on Friday, April 6, in Dallas, and included representation from Dallas ISD. More than 20 Dallas ISD school librarians presented professional development sessions and district librarians introduced 12 session speakers at the at the conference, which is the largest statewide librarian conference in the U.S. There were an estimated 7,000 librarians from universities, public school districts and public libraries in attendance. Jerry Handford, a student at Cesar Chavez Learning Center and champion of this year’s campus spelling bee, represented his school at the Texas Bluebonnet Award Luncheon. Handford said he wanted…

It was another great week in Dallas ISD! Watch this video, or read below, to catch up on the latest news. Pre-K registration kicks off Pre-K registration kicked off on Monday! To celebrate, several young students talked about why they love school, and early education leaders answered questions from parents (learn more). Scholars Recognition Ceremony The Dallas ISD Scholars Recognition Ceremony celebrated 4,600 students who are achieving academic excellence (watch this). Music teacher award The Dallas Symphony Orchestra named Alfonso Manzanera of Stevens Park Elementary School as its Music Teacher of the Year (read this). Summer internships More than 900 students interviewed for 370 paid…

Gracias a Mockingbird Bridal, alumnas de la preparatoria Sunset High School, recibieron vestidos para su próximo baile de graduación gratis. La donación de los vestidos, equivale a $9,000. “Estamos muy agradecidos con Mockingbird Bridal por hacer realidad este sueño para muchas de nuestras estudiantes”, dijo Nora Garcia, community liasion de Sunset.

During the course of a school year, Dallas ISD’s Food and Child Nutrition Services (FCNS) serves an estimated 40 million meals to district students. Now, the department is asking students and parents to feed them opinions about those meals. Responses will help shape next year’s school menus. The annual School Meal Survey can be taken in English or Spanish here. FCNS meals and services are an important part of Dallas ISD’s Coordinated School Health initiative that aims to promote overall wellness of families in and out of school. All district schools offer free breakfast – most make breakfast available in…

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra named Alfonso Manzanera of Stevens Park Elementary School as the winner of its Music Teacher of the Year Award. “Music teachers make an important and positive difference in young people’s lives, yet they rarely get the recognition they deserve,” DSO Director of Education Jamie Allen said. “Everyone at the Dallas Symphony – on stage, behind the scenes and in the audience – was likely inspired by a music teacher at some point in their lives.” Nominations were submitted to the DSO with an application and two letters of recommendation. Alfonso Manzanera was selected from a group of four…

Sunset High School female students had a dream come true: their very own high quality prom dress to keep! Mockingbird Bridal donated $9,000 worth of prom dresses to the school. The students browsed the collection of dresses before picking out the perfect one. “We are very grateful to Mockingbird Bridal for making this happen, ” said Sunset High School Community Liaison Nora Garcia. “This is like a dream for these girls. They get these dresses and for free.”