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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 Taylor Griffin, a student at Skyline High School who is interning with Dallas ISD’s Summer Learning and Extended Day Services. What is your role as an intern? I enter and reconcile 2016-2017 attendance for the Extended Day Learning Department after-school programs to submit to the Evaluation and Assessment Department. I also prepare after-school documents and school binders to complete the process for the Records Management Department,…

About 30 employees from Universal McCann, an advertising agency, spent a recent day beautifying T.J. Rusk Middle School by painting inspirational quotes, a school crest, and more. Rusk Middle School Principal Juan Cordoba thanked Universal McCann for their support of the campus. “Thanks to their help, our school will have a fresh and inspiring new look when students return in August,” Cordoba said. Rusk Middle School is one of the district’s six new ACE campuses, which staffs the highest-need schools with high-performing principals and teachers. Universal McCann employees volunteered at Rusk Middle School as part of its Impact Day, which…

En un par de semanas padres de familia quizás tengan que esperarán en largas filas en lo que probablemente será su primer parada para preparar a sus hijos para el nuevo año escolar…clínicas de salud donde sus hijos recibirán un piquetazo en el brazo. Los estudiantes que se inscriben al Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dallas por primera vez, tienen que mostrar un comprobante de las inmunizaciones obligatorias. Deben cumplir con todas las inmunizaciones obligatorias para el primer día de asistencia a la escuela. Para el año escolar 2017-2018, el cual comienza el lunes, 28 de agosto, el Departamento de Servicios de…

In a couple of weeks, expect to see long lines at health clinics across the city as parents make their first stop to get children ready for the new school year with a little shot in the arm. Students enrolling in the Dallas Independent School District for the first time must provide evidence of required immunizations. All immunizations should be completed by students’ first attendance date. For the 2017-2018 school year, which begins Monday, Aug. 28, the Texas Department of State Health Services has the following new immunization requirement: ·       Hepatitis A: Two doses are required for students entering pre-Kindergarten – eighth grade…

Dallas ISD has partnered with Frazier Revitalization, a neighborhood-based nonprofit, to bring a successful summer camp to Paul L. Dunbar Learning Center. The six-week camp is focused on Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), a growing priority across Dallas ISD. Students start each camp day discussing a different SEL concept before moving onto activities that require them to talk with and respect each other. The camp also has enrichment activities such as reading, dance, photography and art. “This camp has been a tremendous success,” said Henry Lawson of Frazier Revitalization. “There is such a need in this community for the kids…

Dallas ISD’s Food and Child Nutrition Services recently implemented a districtwide technology upgrade to better serve students by closely monitoring inventory and upgrading menu software. Read an article in the School Nutrition Association’s magazine here.

Dos primarias del Dallas ISD han recibido la invitación para que sus equipos de futsal participen en el World Futsal Championships que se llevará a cabo en Orlando, Florida. Futsal, deporte veloz y vertiginoso, similar al futbol rápido, se empezó practicar en el distrito el año pasado, culminando con un torneo entre las escuelas del distrito. Onésimo Hernández y Mary McLeod Bethune son las dos primarias que recibieron la invitación, después de que terminaran el torneo en un buen puesto. En Orlando se enfrentarán a equipos de otras escuelas de Estados Unidos y otros países. Southwest Airlines, socio de la…

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 Fatima Alonzo, a student at Sunset High School who is interning with Dallas ISD’s Human Capital Management Department. What is your role as an intern? As an intern, I am required to assist in projects that the Human Capital Management Department would like for me to assist in. As an intern, I have a bit of a communication role and a organizational role. What do you…

Members of Everette L. DeGolyer Elementary School’s Class of 1967 recently reunited at the campus to recreate their sixth-grade class photo. “These alumni have great stories of DeGolyer’s impact on their school careers and how it shaped their lives as adults,” DeGolyer Elementary Principal Tara Mays said. “ All have fond memories and have helped impress upon me the reality of an elementary school’s duty to our scholars to be a loving, nurturing, and inclusive community. These wonderful people have become donors, friends, and even members of an annual football game each year.”

Teams from two Dallas ISD elementary schools have been invited to participate in the World Futsal Championships in Orlando, Fla. Futsal, a fast, furious sport that is similar to indoor soccer, was brought to the district last year, culminating in a districtwide tournament. Onesimo Hernandez and Mary McLeod Bethune elementary school teams were invited after placing well at the district tournament. In Orlando, they will face teams from across the United States and from other countries. The Hernandez team has secured funding from school partner Southwest Airlines. The Bethune PTA is collecting funds to send its team to the championships…