The National Football Foundation (NFF) Gridiron Club of Dallas Chapter recognized 22 Dallas ISD scholar-athletes for their accomplishments during the chapter’s 10th Annual Awards Banquet on March 18. Selected from a pool of candidates that covers the entire region, high school players earned NFF chapter scholar-athlete recognition in 2018 after a rigorous review. The selection committee, comprised of coaches, teachers, administrators and business leaders from North Texas, evaluated the college and high school candidates based on their athletic accomplishments, academic performance and leadership in the community. These are the Dallas ISD scholar-athletes recognized by NFF: Sergio Alvarado– Molina High School…
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Kick off your Spring Break on a high note! Watch the above video, or read below, to see the latest great Dallas ISD news. Spring Break meals Select Dallas ISD schools will offer free meals for all students over the break (learn more). Cat in the Hat comes back Schools celebrated Dr. Seuss Day with volunteers and fun reading events (read this). Inspiring future leaders Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall inspired Kimball High School students at an all-girls assembly to achieve their full potential (watch this). Go Carter! Carter High School sent the boys basketball team to the state tournament in style with a festive pep rally (learn about the team).…
Dallas ISD trustees were briefed on a proposal to open three new transformation schools in August with learning models that have been successful on other campuses. Transformation schools offer specialized academic programming, similar to magnet schools, but without academic entry requirements. The three new proposed transformation schools are: A single-gender elementary school for boys that would mirror the successful model of Solar Preparatory School for Girls; A personalized learning elementary school that would mirror the successful model of Dan D. Rogers Elementary School. The new school would feed into Ignite Middle School and IDEA; A pre-K–8 Montessori school in northwest…
The Dallas ISD Office of Transformation and Innovation announced plans today for seven new choice schools. The schools are the finalists from the latest Public School Choice Proposal Process, where educators can create high-quality, best-fit options for Dallas ISD students to realize their full academic potential. This year’s proposal process resulted in twice as many finalists as previous cycles. These seven schools were selected from a pool of 14 proposals that were submitted into the district’s most recent Public School Choice proposal selection process, which was was open to educators locally and nationwide. OTI Director Shakeatha Butler said the new…
Dallas ISD will be closed the week of March 12-16 for Spring Break! Reminder: Select Dallas ISD schools will offer free meals to all students over the break. Students and staff will both return on Monday, March 19.
El sábado, 24 de marzo, el Dallas ISD llevará a cabo un evento de lectura interactivo para niños y familias en W.H. Adamson High School. En el evento habrá más de 40 sesiones diferentes para niños de todas las edades y para sus padres. También, se ofrecerá desayuno y almuerzo gratis, así como libros que podrán llevarse a casa. Aunque la entrada es gratis, recomendamos a aquellos que deseen asistir que se inscriban haciendo clic aquí para asegurar que haya suficientes recursos para todos. Al hacer clic en el enlace, también podrán ver un vídeo y un folleto que puede descargar para…
Más de 300 estudiantes de 11o y 12o grado de Dallas ISD participaron en talleres y entrevistas con empresas locales para ayudarles a conseguir prácticas remuneradas durante el verano. Los estudiantes escucharon consejos de representantes de las compañías y de exparticipantes, y después tuvieron la oportunidad de ser entrevistados para obtener prácticas de empleo con empresas como Capital One, Verizon, Hilton, entre otras. También, pudieron hablar con representantes de universidades y otras instituciones de educación superior sobre las opciones educativas disponibles después de graduarse de la preparatoria. El evento lo patrocinó Capital One y NAF, una red nacional de líderes…
Dallas ISD will host an interactive reading event for children and their families on Saturday, March 24, at W.H. Adamson High School. The event will feature more than 40 different sessions for children of all ages and their parents. Also included will be free breakfast and lunch and free books to take home. Attending the event is also free, but those who wish to go are encouraged to register here to ensure there are plenty of resources for everyone. The webpage also features a video and downloadable brochure listing the planned sessions.
More than 300 Dallas ISD high school juniors and seniors participated in workshops and interviews with local companies to help them secure paid summer internships. The students learned tips from company representatives and former interns, and then sat down one-on-one to interview for internships with companies such as Capital One, Verizon, Hilton and others. They also talked with representatives from colleges and universities about education options after high school graduation. The event was sponsored by Capital One and NAF, which is a national network of education, business and community leaders who help ensure high school students are college-, career- and…
Cuando uno entra al salón de clases de Mr. García en Lee A. McShan Jr. Elementary School, de inmediato se da cuenta de la mesa de billar cerca del centro del salón. Después, probablemente observarán los uniformes militares de Mr. García que están colgando cerca de las banderas de Estados Unidos y de los audífonos que ayudan a los estudiantes a participar en su aprendizaje. Rápidamente, resulta evidente que Mr. García ha dedicado bastante tiempo al diseño de su salón. “Lo organicé así porque pienso que les ayudará a mis estudiantes a concentrarse mejor”, dijo García. Como exsoldado, García sabía…