Dallas ISD held a special ceremony to celebrate 4,600 students in grades 7–12 who have demonstrated academic excellence. More than 600 students attended the Scholars Recognition Ceremony at Ellis Davis Field House. The event celebrated students who have met the college and career readiness level on the PSAT, SAT or ACT, or have scored in the 95th percentile on the STAAR. Students received pins and cords celebrating their accomplishments. “We are hoping beyond the recognition piece of it, this will help motivate students on their path through determination,” said Mitch Morken, Director of Advanced Academic Services. Watch the above video…
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Aproximadamente 1,000 estudiantes de Dallas ISD con necesidades especiales disfrutaron de la competencia local de atletismo en preparación para la competencia de las Olimpiadas Especiales del Área 10. El Departamento de Educación Física Adaptativa del distrito organizó las competencias durante la semana. “Esta clase de eventos desarrollan las habilidades sociales, la autoestima, la actitud positiva en nuestros niños y fomentan el espíritu deportivo”, dijo Kelli Hackney del Departamento de Educación Especial Adaptativa. Entre los eventos que se llevaron a cabo están las carreras de relevos y eventos de campo como salto de longitud y lanzamiento de pelota de tenis. Después,…
Summer loss of knowledge and skills is real, and decades of studies prove it. Fortunately, experts agree there is a remedy: filling the summer with hands-on, enriching and fun activities that support learning, such as the ones offered in summer school or summer programs through community organizations. Dallas ISD offers a variety of enrichment summer programs with emphasis in the arts, science, technology and other areas that will help prevent summer loss by reinforcing what students learned during the year in fun and interactive sessions. “We want to expose our students to engaging academic and enrichment activities during the summer,”…
It’s 10:30 a.m. on a Tuesday, and Julia, a student at Hillcrest High School, is already in the middle of her sixth job interview for the day. She is making her case to her potential summer employer that she is willing to learn about anything. “I don’t want to be ignorant, so if I can learn more about any subject, I think it will benefit me in many ways,” she explains. Julia is among the hundreds of Dallas ISD students vying for one of 370 coveted summer internships with the Mayor’s Intern Fellows Program. Students that land an internship at…
Los maestros y administradores de las escuelas ACE de Dallas ISD, que han mejorado de manera significativa el aprendizaje de los estudiantes los últimos tres años, recibieron un merecido reconocimiento durante una recepción especial que se realizó el 27 de marzo en el ayuntamiento de la ciudad de Dallas. El programa ACE, que significa Accelerating Campus Excellence, busca mejorar el rendimiento estudiantil al colocar a maestros y directores eficientes en escuelas con mayor necesidad. “Celebramos que estamos reduciendo la brecha del rendimiento académico garantizando que todos los estudiantes tengan escuelas excelentes en Dallas ISD”, dijo Jolee Healey, asistente superintendente que…
Las preparatorias Pinkston, Seagoville, South Oak Cliff y Wilmer-Hutchins han sido seleccionadas de manera preliminar para recibir una subvención del programa Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) Success Grant de 2018–2020 “El Dallas ISD, el Distrito de Colegios Comunitarios del Condado de Dallas, la Universidad del Norte de Texas en Dallas y 63 socios en la industria, estamos todos comprometidos a trabajar juntos para asegurar que los estudiantes se gradúen con las habilidades laborales que les faciliten la transición de la preparatoria a la universidad y a una carrera”, dijo Israel Cordero, superintendente adjunto de Dallas ISD. “El recibir…
The Rotary Club of Dallas invites nominations from all district schools for its annual Service Above Self Teacher Awards. To call attention to the importance of service contributed by teachers, the organization will award up to $10,000 in cash awards and gifts to the selected teachers. The award is designed to recognize teachers who: perform over and above their job descriptions in ways that benefit the community, at-risk and disadvantaged students; demonstrate selfless conduct for the benefit of others; plan classroom instruction that reflects innovation and creativity; The deadline to apply is Mon., April 16, 2018. Honorees will be notified Mon.,…
Tenemos espacio en algunas de nuestras escuelas de vecindario. Envíe un correo electrónico a choice@dallasisd.org Félix G. Botello Elementary School – Aprendizaje personalizado Robert E. Lee Elementary School – Bachillerato Internacional Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School – Montessori
Dallas ISD has room in some of its innovation choice programs in neighborhood schools. If interested, please contact choice@dallasisd.org. There are still seats in: Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School’s Montessori classrooms; Felix G. Botello Elementary School’s Personalized Learning classrooms; Robert E. Lee Elementary School’s International Baccalaureate classrooms.
Dallas ISD comienza las inscripciones de prekinder para el año escolar 2018-2019, el lunes, 2 de abril. Escuelas del distrito ofrecen programas de prekinder gratis y de pago de matrícula. Las clases de prekínder ofrecen un ambiente seguro que incluye lecciones académicas estructuradas diarias. Los estudios han demostrado que los niños que asisten a prekínder tienen mayor probabilidad de triunfar en la escuela, graduarse de la preparatoria y de asistir a la universidad. El Dallas ISD ofrece el programa de prekínder para niños que tengan los tres o cuatro años de edad, cumplidos para el 1 de septiembre de 2018 y…