El programa “Take Home Library” de César Chávez Learning Center tendrá un nombre nuevo el próximo año. Actualmente, el programa lleva el nombre de Linda Thomas, jueza jubilada, pero la Sra. Thomas decidió continuar la biblioteca en memoria de Stewart Lang, 37, quien falleció en abril, y era hijo del juez Doug Lang y Martha, su esposa. Recientemente, socios y voluntarios de la escuela donaron libros, tarjetas de regalo, cheques y dinero en efectivo para beneficio de los estudiantes.
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From “Mr. Raider” to “Grandmama,” the inaugural Dallas ISD Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony celebrated 10 outstanding alumni who have made their mark both on and off the field of competition. The ceremony held May 4 at the American Airlines Center presented the inductees with jackets, plaques and rings to celebrate their accomplishments. Each living inductee addressed the audience, sharing jokes, stories and inspirational words about their life journey. Dallas ISD Athletic Director Troy Mathieu applauded the 10 phenomenal student-athletes who were inducted into the Hall of Fame and inspiration they provide students everywhere. “We need to celebrate the…
Fifth-graders at Dallas ISD’s J.P. Starks Math, Science and Technology Vanguard participated in “Lemonade Day” on Saturday, May 5. The goal of Lemonade Day is to inspire today’s children to become tomorrow’s business leaders, social advocates, community volunteers and forward-thinking citizens – one lemonade stand at a time. Learn more about the regional effort here.
Los estudiantes de quinto y octavo grado del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dallas (Dallas ISD) lograron mejoras significativas en la primera administracion del examen STAAR en matemáticas y lectura. La Agencia de Educación de Texas (TEA), dio a conocer los resultados que muestran que en todas las comparaciones de matematicas de Dallas ISD se logró un aumento de por lo menos 5 puntos porcentuales, en comparación con el año anterior, con mejoras de doble dígito en la categoría de “Cumple con el nivel de rendimiento”. El año pasado, cambió la denominación de los niveles de rendimiento del examen STAAR a…
Nine-member teams comprising fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders from Dallas ISD elementary schools competed in the Lone Star Challenge on Saturday, April 28. The Lone Star Challenge is the elementary equivalent of Academic Decathlon and Academic Pentathlon – a rigorous academic competition that tests their mastery of material on the STAAR tests. This year’s theme was A Traveler’s Guide to the World. The overall Lone Star Challenge Winners are: Alex Sanger Lakewood Maple Lawn Jimmie Tyler Brashear Arcadia Park William Cabell Georage H.W. Bush Seagoville North Sidney Lanier F.P. Caillet Overall Lone Star Challenge Super Quiz winners: Maple Lawn (gold) Seagoville North…
The election for the District 9 seat on the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees is headed to a runoff after no candidate received at least 50 percent of the vote on May 5. Incumbent Bernadette Nutall and Justin Henry are the candidates in the runoff election for the seat that represents South Dallas and parts of Downtown Dallas, Pleasant Grove, Deep Ellum, Uptown and East Dallas. The runoff election is on June 16.
Fifth- and eighth-grade students in the Dallas Independent School District (Dallas ISD) achieved significant gains on the first administration of the STAAR test in both mathematics and reading. The results released by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) show all Dallas ISD math comparisons increased by at least 5 percentage points, up from last year, with double-digit gains at the Meets Performance Level. STAAR performance levels were renamed last year and are noted as Approaches Grade Level, Meets Grade Level, Masters Grade Level, and Does Not Meet Grade Level. Passing rates in reading also showed improvement from the previous year, as fifth-graders…
John Neely Bryan Elementary’s Language Proficiency Assessment Committee organized a daylong event on May 4 to celebrate Cinco De Mayo with faculty, students and staff dressing in traditional Mexican attire. Audiences were treated to morning and afternoon performances where the history of Cinco de Mayo was explained. Various grade levels performed typical Mexican folk dances. “La Raspa” was performed by pre-K students, “El Caballito de Palo” by Kindergarten students, and “El Cerro de la Silla” performed by first-grade students. The grand finale of the program featured the fifth-grade students singing to “Mexico, Mexico” by Timbiriche. The day’s festivities concluded with…
Dallas ISD is celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week May 7–12, and it’s an opportunity to recognize the tremendous work district educators do every day. We need your help to give these educators the recognition they deserve! Have good photo or a story about your favorite Dallas ISD teacher? Email it to thehub@dallasisd.org, or post the photo or story to social media with the hashtag #ThankATeacher and tag us on Twitter (@dallasschools), Facebook (@DallasISD) and Instagram (@DallasISD). Are you a business offering a special discount to teachers this week? Email thehub@dallasisd.org, and we will share the best deals for teachers throughout the week. https://thehub.dallasisd.org/2018/05/07/teacher-appreciation-week-offers-aim-to-make-teachers-feel-special/…
Teacher Appreciation Week is May 7–12, and, to celebrate, multiple Dallas businesses and restaurants are offering special discounts to our tireless classroom educators. Tacos Y Mas Tacos Y Mas has deals going on for teachers all week. Teachers need to show a valid teacher ID to redeem. See the flyer here. The deals are: Monday: Free street taco Tuesday: Free churo Wednesday: Free drink Thursday: Free tortilla soup Friday: Free nachos Raising Cane’s Teachers who show their ID can receive a free box combo on Tuesday from 6–9 p.m. Chipotle Teachers, faculty and staff who stop by Chipotle with their…