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…
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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…
Estudiantes del programa AVID en L.V. Stockard Middle School tuvieron la oportunidad de visitar Southern Methodist University en noviembre para descubrir cómo es la vida de un estudiante universitario. Durante su visita a SMU, los estudiantes se reunieron con un profesor de periodismo, realizaron un recorrido por el centro de medios de la escuela y aprendieron sobre las diferentes becas disponibles para los estudiantes que desean asistir a SMU. El programa AVID en Stockard está trabajando para cerrar la brecha de oportunidad y proporcionarles a nuestros estudiantes experiencias de la vida que de otro modo no tendrían. AVID (Avance A…
Los estudiantes en una escuela primaria de Dallas ISD se están beneficiando de una donación del calzado adecuado justo a tiempo para prepararlos para el clima húmedo de invierno. Samuel Bistrian, propietario de Roma Boots, recientemente donó un par de botas de lluvia para cada estudiante en Jill Stone Elementary School at Vickery Meadow. La edición especial “Wonder Boot” fue desarrollada en asociación con Lionsgate, la compañía que produjo la película que recientemente se exhibió en los teatros, “Wonder”. Roma Boots tiene la meta de donar 1 millón de botas antes del año 2020. Alexia MacIntosh de Shops at Park…
El jueves, los representantes de la Junta Escolar aprobaron por unanimidad una resolución para designar a todas las escuelas del Dallas ISD como más tolerantes y seguras en la medida que permita la ley. La resolución aprobada establece que: CONSIDERANDO QUE, la Junta Escolar del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dallas acepta la diversidad de nuestros estudiantes y familias y los ricos valores culturales y de lenguaje que aportan a nuestro distrito y firmemente apoya y fomenta la participación de todos los padres y familias en nuestras escuelas; y CONSIDERANDO QUE, la Junta Escolar del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dallas está…
Gym class every Thursday at the Young Men’s Leadership Academy at Fred F. Florence in Pleasant Grove is unusual. Instead of typical sports or activities, the Boy Scouts take over, teaching the students camping and other skills. Something else sets this school apart: It’s the district’s first all-boys school that’s not a magnet campus. Read the entire article from KERA here. Learn more about the many choices in Dallas ISD by visiting dallasisd.org/yourchoices. Applications for magnet schools, choice schools and specialty programs are being accepted now through Jan. 31, 2018.
It was another great week in Dallas ISD! Watch the above video, or read below, to learn more. Discover Dallas ISD Hundreds of families discovered a best-fit school at the largest school fairs in Dallas last weekend. There are two more of these Discover Dallas ISD School Fairs on Saturday, so come on out (learn more)! Application month The application window is open to apply for one of Dallas ISD’s specialty programs and schools for next school year. Applications are due by Jan. 31 (learn more). Early release Reminder: the district’s secondary schools will have early release days Dec. 19-21 (learn more). They…
With Computer Science Education Week coming to a close, watch how Dallas ISD’s Frederick Douglass Elementary School is creating 21st-century learners by focusing on teaching computer coding to all its students, from pre-K to fifth grade. “They are actually solving problems with the programs that they are creating,” said Principal Marquetta Masters. “Not only at school, but also it translates to them solving problems at home.” The district is working to incorporate coding curriculum at all of its elementary schools to give students an advantage in their future careers. “Computer Science, it’s something that is a discipline,” said Oswaldo Alvarenga, executive director…