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The Adamson Scholarship Foundation awarded 14 graduating seniors from W.H. Adamson High School with $43,000 in scholarships at the school’s annual senior assembly on May 23. Adamson Scholarship Foundation Board Member Colleen Kelley handed out the awards that are for four years and range from $2,500 to $6,000 per year.  Students will receive the awards each year as long as they are enrolled full-time in higher education and meet grade requirements. Since its inception in 1947, the Adamson Scholarship Foundation has awarded $1.6 million in scholarships to more than 1,200 graduating seniors.

Achieve3000 has selected F.P. Caillet Elementary School as a “National Literacy Achievement” winner! This award is based on the exemplary implementation of the Achieve3000 program as well as exceptional literacy growth on campus. Additionally, fifth-graders Jonathan Ochoa Lazo and Jordan Powell were presented with the award for highest lexile reading level gains during the 2016-17 school year.

Volunteers who helped tutor Dallas ISD students via a computer throughout the school year met with the students face-to-face at end-of-year celebrations across the district. TutorMate is an online tutoring program that connects volunteers with first-grade students learning to read. Multiple Dallas-area businesses volunteered with Dallas ISD schools through TutorMate. “TutorMate has successfully merged technology and tutoring to improve reading at some of our most at-need schools,” said Tom Hayden of Dallas ISD’s Volunteer and Partnership Services. “We are grateful to our TutorMate Business Volunteers for making this support available to the Dallas ISD.” At an end-of-year celebration at T.G.…

El programa provisional de mejoras de $148 millones del distrito, conocido como interim bridge program in inglés, terminará el próximo junio, después de cumplir con la meta de hacer mejoras cruciales a la infraestructura en alrededor de 30 escuelas. Como su nombre lo indica, el programa, que fue aprobado por la Junta Escolar en 2015, fue creado como una medida temporal entre los programas de bonos de 2008 y 2015 para tratar los problemas urgentes de mantenimiento y de espacio de los planteles. Este programa provisional, financiado en parte con dinero del programa de bonos de 2008, notas de impuestos…

Thomas C. Marsh Preparatory Academy is Dallas ISD’s first Personalized Learning middle school, and its innovative programs make the campus a fantastic choice for families. The school’s mission is to provide students the tools they need to be leaders and overcome future challenges. This is done through personalized instruction and by offering a variety of quality extracurricular opportunities. Marsh serves its community as a neighborhood school, but students may also transfer to the school from elsewhere in the district.

The Dual Language Scholar Award was given to Rosemont International Language Preparatory School students who completed the Secondary Dual Language Program at a special ceremony on June 1. The students were recognized for completing rigorous academic courses in both English and Spanish for three consecutive years. They now have the opportunity to continue the Dual Language Program in high school. Upon successfully completing the high school Dual Language program, they will earn the Seal of Biliteracy on their diplomas, which denotes students who attained proficiency in two or more languages by high school graduation. “Four years ago, we began implementing the Dual Language…

Joel Luera, a recent graduate from W.W. Samuell Early College High School, is heading to college with an associate degree he earned while in high school. Luera is an excellent debater who is headed to the University of Texas in the fall. KERA has profiled Luera as part of its American Graduate series. Go here to see the full story from KERA. Photo courtesy KERA

Más de 350 empleados de Dallas ISD se estarán jubilando este año y cada uno de ellos merece un gran reconocimiento por todo lo que han hecho para apoyar a nuestros estudiantes y al distrito. Los años de servicio de los empleados suman un total de 7,500 juntos y han ayudado a muchos estudiantes a triunfar en sus estudios. Pueden ver la lista de los empleados que se jubilarán en los siguientes enlaces: Empleados de escuelas primarias Empleados de escuelas secundarias Empleados de escuelas preparatorias

A student at Dallas ISD’s School of Science and Engineering (SEM) is offering a free three-day computer science workshop for girls in grades 6-8. Saumya Rawat’s “IT Empowerment for Her” workshop is designed to introduce middle school girls from historically underrepresented areas to the profession. Participants will learn how to use MIT App Inventor, meet student and professional mentors and learn about STEM careers. The program is scheduled for 10 a.m.-3 p.m. July 25-27 at the University of Texas at Dallas and would like to draw at least 40 participants. The workshop is Rawat’s “passion project,” a requirement for seniors…

Thanks to employee donations and strong corporate and educational partnerships, the Stars on the Rise scholarship program raised $2.39 million to distribute to deserving area high school graduates. Rick Ortiz, president/CEO of the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (GDHCC), said that in the 34 years of the program, 4,100 students have benefited from $34.5 million in scholarships. “Most of the scholars come from here. This has been a longstanding partnership that we’re very proud of,” Ortiz said of Dallas ISD. “We couldn’t have done it without our sponsors and donors.” Don Pérez. chairman of the GDHCC board, said that the numbers…