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Six Dallas ISD teachers got the chance to work outside of their classrooms in a newly developed summer internship program. The district’s Human Capital Management (HCM) created the internship to benefit the teachers, but also use their perspective to refine several initiatives. The six teachers were chosen from nearly 400 applicants. Abby Mayer, who coordinated the project for HCM, said that the Central Office Leader Internship came from wanting to have insight from teachers on some of our major HCM initiatives such as New Teacher Support and Teacher Career Pathways, but also offer leadership opportunities to current educators allowing them…

Dallas ISD offices will be closed the week of July 3 in observance of the July 4th holiday. Offices will reopen on Monday, July 10. Free summer meals for youth up to age 18 will be served some of the days next week at select district sites. Find locations and schedules via this link. Summer enrichment activities also continue to be available at select sites during the month of July. Find information and schedules here.

Durante una orientación especial, los estudiantes que inaugurarán CityLab High School tuvieron la oportunidad de ver por primera vez el plantel donde descubrieron porqué su escuela será especial. CityLab será la escuela de transformación más nueva de Dallas ISD cuando en agosto abra sus puertas a 100 estudiantes de noveno grado. El programa académico incluirá la planificación urbana, arquitectura y desarrollo comunitario, por lo que su ubicación en el centro de la ciudad (912 S. Ervay Street) será la ideal para su oferta académica. Liderada por Peter Goldstein, arquitecto y veterano profesor de Skyline High School, y la arquitecta local…

More than 1,600 incoming ninth-graders to the district’s 18 collegiate academy P-TECH programs received first-hand college experience during a two-week summer boot camp. Dallas ISD and the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD) operate the collegiate academies that provide an opportunity for students to earn up to 60 hours of college credit or an associate degree—at no cost to students or their families— while earning a high school diploma. The Texas Success Initiative Boot Camp held June 12–23 provided an opportunity for the incoming ninth-graders to visit the respective college campus they will attend as students in the P-TECH program.…

Heart of America Foundation representatives and about 60 volunteers from AbbVie descended on Dallas ISD’s T.G. Terry Elementary School on Tuesday, June 27, to refresh the library and several other spaces. Completed work was celebrated by Principal Alicia Bradley, Trustee Joyce Foreman, Carter feeder pattern Executive Director Earl Jones, officials from Heart of America and AbbVie and children attending Space Camp at the school. The library is the site of the greatest transformation. The walls are now a bright green, surrounding new tables and chairs. A former storage closet has been transformed into a “makers’ space,” an area filled with…

Incoming freshmen to CityLab High School enjoyed an inside look into the campus at a recent special orientation where they learned about what will make the school special. CityLab will be the newest Dallas ISD Transformation School when it opens its doors for 100 new freshman students in August. It will utilize a school-wide urban planning, architecture, and community development framework, making its downtown location (912 S. Ervay Street) the ideal site for its inventive academic offerings. The school will provide a transformative educational experience where learning extends beyond the classroom walls into the streets where students live, work, and…

Dallas Independent School District (Dallas ISD) and the Brewer Foundation Future Leaders Program (FLP) have agreed to renew a one-of-a kind partnership for the upcoming five years, and together provide educational access for minority students. The FLP is an innovative public-private partnership that is the first of its kind ever offered in Texas. The program partners teachers and administrators from Dallas ISD with those from St. Mark’s School of Texas, The Hockaday School, Episcopal School of Dallas, and Greenhill School. Founded in 2001 by the Brewer Foundation, the FLP is an academic and leadership development program that benefits nearly 250…

Space Camp students were making lunar landing models on Tuesday at T.G. Terry Elementary School. The weeklong camp featured age-appropriate, interactive opportunities for learning about space exploration. Each lesson inspires students with an out-of-this-world experience through applications of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Find out what summer learning opportunities remain before classes resume on Monday, Aug. 28.

El Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dallas tiene disponible una manera práctica, rápida y precisa para inscribir a estudiantes nuevos y de reingreso al distrito con solo un clic. El Dallas ISD ofrece la opción de inscripción en línea para facilitar el proceso de matrícula a los padres y familias de estudiantes que cursan desde kínder al grado 12, para el año escolar 2017-2018, el cual inicia el lunes, 28 de agosto. Los estudiantes de prekínder y de educación preescolar deben inscribirse en su escuela. Al visitar www.dallasisd.org/inscripcionenlinea los padres no tienen que esperar en una fila en la escuela para…

El jueves, la Junta Escolar de Dallas ISD aprobó un presupuesto equilibrado para el 2017–2018 que incluye un aumento al salario base de los maestros basado en su desempeño, bajo la Iniciativa de Excelencia Docente. En años anteriores, bajo la Iniciativa de Excelencia Docente, el sistema de evaluación de maestros del distrito que busca definir, apoyar y premiar la excelencia docente, los maestros tenían que mejorar su nivel de efectividad para recibir aumentos en sus salarios. Funcionarios de Dallas ISD dijeron estar contentos de dar a conocer este incremento, que premiará a los maestros con mejor desempeño en el distrito…