A called board meeting to consider a special Tax Ratification Election for October has been postponed. The Administration postponed the meeting after receiving an estimate of $2.2 million for a special October election. Instead, the Administration will present options for the Board to consider calling a Tax Ratification Election or Tax Swap on November 7, the Uniform Election date. The cost of the November election is anticipated to be no more that $750,000. A called Board meeting and public hearing will be held on Monday, August 21 at 4 p.m. At that time Administration will present a proposed plan for…
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The Mayor’s Intern Fellows Program gives Dallas ISD high school juniors and seniors real world experience in a professional field. The Hub is spotlighting some of these Dallas ISD students participating in the program. Today, meet Kayla Trunnell, a student at Skyline High School who is interning with Dallas ISD’s Career Education and Workforce Partnerships Department. What are your roles as an intern? As an intern, I mainly reorganize and update files, research, and utilize my computing skills while finding new learning opportunities towards molding my future. What do you hope to accomplish through the internship? The most important things I hope…
Sunset High School teacher Laura Page was selected as one of 53 participants for the 2017 National Gallery of Art Teacher Institute on Art of the Renaissance held in Washington, D.C., in July. The six-day seminar brought together teachers of art, English, history, math, and related subjects from 22 different states. The program emphasized the social and cultural context of Renaissance art in Italy and Northern European countries between the 14th and 16th centuries. Participants learned about the development of oil-painting techniques, the role of prints in disseminating new ideas, using works of art as primary resources in classroom instruction,…
Dallas ISD this week is hosting its annual weeklong AVID workshops that have been coined as “Brown Bag Trainings.” 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 AVID Center trains educators to use proven practices in order to prepare students for success in high school, college, and a career, especially students traditionally underrepresented in higher education. This week’s trainings serve as refreshers geared specifically towards AVID campus staff members for the upcoming school year. “My teammate, Tamika Stevenson, and I…
Shonneice Wallace quiere darle un gran comienzo a su hijo Malik de tres años en su educación, y al mismo tiempo, continuar un legado familiar en Birdie Alexander Elementary School. “Muchos de mis familiares asistieron a esta escuela”, dijo Wallace. “Quiero mejorar su aprendizaje y que aprenda a interactuar con los otros niños”. En otro cuarto de la escuela, diseñado para que los niños jueguen mientras sus padres completan el proceso de inscripción, Malik ya iba en camino a ser un excelente estudiante de prekínder. Jugaba con los otros niños respetuosamente y encontró varios juguetes que le interesaron. Si todo…
A one-stop shop to prepare children and their families for the school year, the 21st Mayor’s Back to School Fair, presented by Walmart, will take place on Friday, Aug. 4, from 8 a.m.-2 p.m., at the Centennial Building at Fair Park. “We want to make sure that kids are well-prepared for their first day of school,” said Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings. “Getting ready for school – buying supplies, getting immunizations and haircuts and seeing the dentist – can be overwhelming and expensive for families. We hope that the Fair can ease some of that burden, plus put kids on the…
Una subvención de $215,000, otorgada por NewSchools Venture Fund, ayudará a la más nueva escuela de transformación de Dallas ISD a prepararse para abrir en agosto de 2018. Ignite Middle School (nombre tentativo, pendiente a aprobación por la Junta Escolar) será una escuela nueva donde se ofrecerá aprendizaje personalizado. Este año será importante para la escuela porque servirá para planificar y se aprovechará la subvención para financiar la capacitación profesional, equipo, tecnología y visitas a escuelas modelo, además de otras cosas importantes para la nueva escuela. “La subvención es increíblemente importante porque nos ayudará a prepararnos para ofrecer la mejor educación posible…
Shonneice Wallace wants to give her 3-year-old son Malik a jumpstart on his education, and in the process continue a family legacy at Dallas ISD’s Birdie Alexander Elementary School. “A lot of my family members have gone there,” Wallace said. “I just want to better his learning, and to have him learn how to interact with other kids.” In another room set up to allow children to play while their parents completed the enrollment process, Malik was already on his way to being a great pre-K student. He played respectfully with the other children and found several toys that interested…
A principal and their child were driving home when the child got angry that they didn’t stop for fast food. After a decent amount of crying and fussing, the child went silent. When the parent turned around to see what was going on, they saw their child hugging themselves and becoming calm. The parent asked what was happening, and the child replied they were doing “The Turtle,” a Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) technique for handling anger. “And after that day, I can tell you that principal was sold on Social and Emotional Learning,” said Tim Shriver, the Chairman of…
A $215,000 planning grant from NewSchools Venture Fund will help Dallas ISD’s newest Transformation School prepare to successfully open in August 2018. Ignite Middle School (name pending board approval) will be a brand new Personalized Learning Campus that will open next school year, with the upcoming school year serving as a crucial planning year. The grant from NewSchools Venture Fund will fund professional development, equipment, technology, travel to model schools and more for the new school during this planning year. “The grant is incredibly important because it will help us prepare the best possible educational product for our future students…