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Jaime Resendez representa al Distrito 4 en la Junta Escolar de Dallas ISD que incluye el sureste de Dallas, Seagoville y Balch Springs. En este fragmento de su columna mensual, que se publica en El Hispano, comparte cómo un programa en su distrito ayuda a los padres a tener éxito y esto, a su vez, ayuda a que los estudiantes sobresalgan. Clase de ESL para padres en Dorsey busca aumentar la participación de los padres Los martes por la tarde, uno puede caminar por los pasillos y sentir el aprendizaje que está ocurriendo en las clases para los padres. En…

Miguel Solís representa al Distrito 8 en la Junta Escolar de Dallas que incluye Love Field, el noroeste y área central de Dallas. Abajo encontrarán un extracto de su columna mensual, que se publica en The Katy Trail, donde comparte cómo los padres pueden ayudar a que sus hijos logren el éxito. El trabajo en equipo ayuda a que los estudiantes logren el éxito Existen varios factores que contribuyen a alcanzar la misión del Dallas ISD de educar a todo estudiante para el éxito. Por un lado, contamos con un personal escolar estupendo y dedicado que se esfuerza por proporcionar…

Cuatro escuelas de Dallas ISD se clasificaron para la competencia estatal de decatlón académico al obtener los mejores resultados en sus respectivas divisiones en la Region XII que se llevó a cabo el 19 y 20 de enero en Seagoville High School. Es la primera vez que cuatro escuelas de Dallas ISD avanzan a la competencia estatal. La School of Science and Engineering obtuvo el primer lugar en la división de escuelas grandes. En la división de escuelas medianas, Bryan Adams High School logró el primer lugar y Seagoville High School el segundo lugar. Mientras que, L.G. Pinkston High School…

Dallas ISD’s Benjamin Franklin Middle School celebrated the birthday of the inventor and statesman the school is named after on Jan. 17. Franklin, also considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, was born on Jan. 17, 1706, in Boston. He died on April 17, 1790, at the age of 84. To celebrate, the school hosted keynote speaker Don Huffines, who represents District 16 in the Texas Senate. He encouraged the students to do their best, read often and never stop going to school. The school’s orchestra and choir also performed. The campus recently had another reason to…

Dallas ISD is expanding opportunities for its students with the creation of Collegiate Academies inside most of the district’s comprehensive high schools. Academy students may earn up to 60 hours of college credit and an associate’s degree – tuition-free – while also earning their high school diplomas. Students who will enter the ninth grade in the 2018-2019 school year are encouraged to apply to attend a Collegiate Academy next school year. Apply NOW through Jan. 31! We talked to Crystal, a sophomore at the James Madison Collegiate Academy, to get her take on the school and what it offers its…

Trustee Jamie Resendez represents District 4 covering Southeast Dallas, Seagoville and Balch Springs. In the feature below, taken from his monthly column in El Hispano, he shares how a program in his district helps parents succeed, which in turn, helps students soar. How Dorsey’s ESL parent classes hope to boost parent engagement On a Tuesday afternoon, you can walk through halls and sense learning as class is in session for a group of parents. And in many cases, they’re learning English for the first time. “With what I’ve been learning in class, I am now able to better help my…

Trustee Miguel Solis represents District 8 covering Love Field, Northwest Dallas, and Central Dallas. He shares how parents can help students soar to success. Below is an excerpt from his monthly column which appears in The Katy Trail. Teaming up for student success  There are several contributing factors to reaching Dallas ISD’s mission, which is to educate all students for success! On one side of the equation, we have outstanding and dedicated school staff who take this mission personally, and strive to provide a nourishing learning environment for students. On the other side of the equation, is our parent community.…

Souper Bowl of Caring, a nonprofit dedicated to tackling hunger, kicked off its year-round initiative at Billy Earl Dade Middle School to help the more than 4 million Texans who face hunger. Teaming up with long-standing grocer partners, Albertsons, Kroger, Market Street and Tom Thumb, SBOC held its annual kick off at Dade Middle School on Thursday, Jan. 18. Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, Dallas ISD Deputy Superintendent Israel Cordero, Trustee Bernadette Nutall and retired Dallas Cowboy Drew Pearson also attended the kick off to voice their support of SBOC. Texans can also join the movement to tackle hunger by teaming…

On Tuesday, Jan. 23, Mayor Mike Rawlings kicked off the 11th Dallas Mayor’s Intern Fellows Program by urging businesses and nonprofits to sign up to participate in the program. The eight-week paid summer internships are available to Dallas students, with the deadline to register coming fast on Jan. 31. The Mayor’s Intern Fellows Program introduces high school students to careers and employment opportunities in industries and companies where they have expressed interest. Modeled after the prestigious White House Fellows Program, the Dallas program prepares motivated teens to become the leaders of tomorrow. “Businesses ask me all the time ‘What can…

After being honored at a special reception on Jan. 17, Dallas ISD’s 2017-2018 Teachers of the Year were visited in their classrooms the next day by representatives from Central Market. This year’s top teachers are Josue Tamarez Torres, a fifth-grade math teacher at Annie Webb Blanton Elementary School; Beth Poquette Drews, who teaches mariachi, orchestra and guitar for grades 6-8 at L.V. Stockard Middle School; and Nedra Johnson, who teaches science for grades 6-8 at Alex W. Spence Middle School. Along with balloons, a cake and a fruit tray, teachers received a ceremonial check symbolizing the $5,000 prize each takes…