Danielle Petters, directora de H. Grady Spruce High School, y Laura Garza, directora de Annie Webb Blanton Elementary School, han sido nombradas directoras del año de Dallas ISD del 2017-2018. “Hace veinte años, me tomó bajo su tutela”, dijo Garza. “Ella es la razón por la que sigo en el ramo de la educación”. Petters fue seleccionada como directora del año en la categoría de secundarias. Ha laborado en el distrito por 27 años, 16 de ellos como directora, y los últimos tres ha servido a la comunidad de Spruce High School. Petters dijo que en un principio fue una…
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Ask Terry Stotts about his job as the construction and technology teacher at the Multiple Career Magnet High School, and his eyes light up. Stotts could spend hours talking about all the reasons he loves his job teaching practical skills to students with special needs in Dallas ISD. But, by far, his favorite part of the job comes in December when his students give away the rocking horses they spent the first part of the year building by hand. This year was no different, and Stotts smiled widely as his students gave away their rocking horses on Dec. 14 to…
Benjamin Franklin Middle School Principal Joseph Sotelo announced Dec. 12 that the International Baccalaureate (IB) has recognized the campus as an IB World School. Representatives of the IB had visited the school in September to interview teachers, parents, students, and administrators; to review course outlines and unit plans; and to observe classroom instruction. This authorization culminates a rigorous two-year preparation and training project that saw the inclusion of unit planning alongside daily lesson planning, a traditional eight period day modified to a block schedule, and the scheduling of all students into eight required subject areas in each grade level. First…
At this year’s Dallas Oncor Mayor’s Race on Saturday, Dec. 2, more Dallas ISD feet hit the street than ever in the event’s 14-year run. More than 10,000 students from 165 district schools participated. In the past two years, participation in the event has increased by more than 110 percent. All Dallas ISD students and teachers can participate for free when they register through their schools, and complimentary transportation is made possible by many generous community sponsors. The Mayor’s Race was launched in 2003 by then-mayor Laura Miller. The event is one of the many ways the BMW Dallas Marathon…
A couple of decades ago, when they were teachers, Danielle Petters encouraged and mentored Laura Garza at the campus where they worked. On Wednesday, Dec. 13, the two shared time in the spotlight as Dallas ISD’s 2017 Principals of the Year. Garza, principal at Annie Webb Blanton Elementary School, said being a finalist with Petters means a lot to her. “Twenty years ago, she took me under her wing,” Garza said. “She’s the reason I’m still in education.” She also credited her mother, who was in attendance at the luncheon. “She is the reason I can do all this,” Garza…
It may not have taken an actual village to conduct the Dallas ISD Elementary UIL A+ Academic Competition on Dec. 2, but it might have looked like it did. To support the 2,000 or so students from 111 participating elementary schools, there were 352 coaches and 210 chaperones in attendance at Moisés E. Molina High School. Students competed in Chess; Dictionary Skills; Listening; Maps, Charts & Graphs; Number Sense; Ready Writing; Social Studies; Spelling; and Storytelling. Find a list of the results here.
Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School has two new mixed-age Montessori classrooms that have been a big success for the students and campus. The classrooms have 3-, 4-, 5-, and 6-year-olds working and learning together. “We have materials that really help the children develop their independence and building their empathy and kindness towards others,” said Marianne Carranza, a Montessori teacher at the school. Alejandra Abundis, a parent of a student in a Montessori classroom, said it’s been a great fit for her child. “What she learns in the classroom, she applies to everywhere she goes,” Abundis said. For students interested in…
El 13 de diciembre, se nombrarán a dos Directores del año de Dallas ISD seleccionados de un grupo altamente capacitados de seis líderes escolares. Cada director presentó un paquete de solicitud que incluye su currículum vítae, respuestas a dos preguntas de ensayo, cartas de recomendación de padres, maestros y directores ejecutivos de varias zonas escolares. Dos ganadores serán nombrados, uno de una escuela primaria y otro de una escuela secundaria. Conozca a continuación a los seis finalistas. PRIMARIA Lourdes Garduño se ha desempeñado como directora en Winnetka Elementary School por los últimos 10 años. En su solicitud, ella describe lo…
Two 2017 Dallas ISD Principals of the Year will be named on Wednesday, Dec. 13, from a field of six highly skilled campus leaders. Hopefuls submitted an application packet that includes their resumé, answers to two essay questions, letters of endorsement from parents, teachers and feeder-pattern executive directors. Two winners will emerge, one from an elementary school and the other from a middle or high school. Learn about the six finalists below. ELEMENTARY Lourdes Garduño has served as principal at Winnetka Elementary School the past 10 years. In her application, she describes what it means to her to be a…
KSBM Radio is live on air, and the four co-hosts are discussing how no one seems to be paying attention anymore to the Hurricane Harvey cleanup efforts. Meanwhile, the radio show’s social media team is snapping photos and streaming the broadcast on Facebook Live, producers are guiding the direction of the discussion, and the director is making sure everything is running smoothly. KSBM Radio is not broadcasting from some fancy building downtown; it’s coming live from the Townview Center and is entirely run by students in the marketing cluster at the School of Business and Management. Daniela, a senior and…