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This week, Dallas ISD auto-tech students visited the Mecum Car Auction in Dallas to see the fantastic cars in person and learn about the process. Watch a CBS 11 story about Skyline High School students checking out the auction here.

Con más de 159,000 estudiantes, el Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dallas es sin duda el líder en educación de prekínder a 12 en el área. En el mundo competitivo de la educación, los funcionarios del distrito quieren asegurarse de que las familias estén enteradas de las escuelas y programas académicos que ofrecen los planteles del Dallas ISD. Por eso, el distrito estará reuniendo a representantes de cada una de las escuelas del distrito para la primera feria denominada “Descubre Dallas ISD”, que se realizará el sábado, 3 de diciembre de 2016, en Ellis Davis Field House y D.A. Hulcy Middle…

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Students setting a new Guinness World Record, a festive literacy celebration with costumes, and students heading to the polls were among this week’s highlights. Watch this video, or read below, to learn more! Literacy celebration Students and staff at Halliday Elementary joined with business and community volunteers to celebrate literacy at a special reading event. (Read this) Guinness World Record setter More than 700 scary smart Dallas ISD students broke the Guinness World Record for largest programming lesson on Monday. (Watch this) Recipe demo Culinary students at Thomas Jefferson High School competed in a recipe demo in the hopes of getting…

Dallas ISD announced today the 2016 Campus Teachers of the Year. Each campus selected its Teacher of the Year based on demonstrated excellence in and out of the classroom. Go here to see the full list of Campus Teachers of the Year as of Nov. 3. The campus Teachers of the Year exemplify the following traits: Leads students of all backgrounds to demonstrate learning. Collaborates with colleagues, students, and families to create a culture of respect and success. Deliberately connects their classroom to the community and the community to the classroom. Engages in leadership opportunities that contribute to the work…

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) recently released a list of Title I schools designated as high-performing, which includes 14 in Dallas ISD. A Title I school is one with a high percentage of children from low-income families. Such campuses receive federal funding to help ensure that all children, regardless of family income, meet state academic standards. The high-performance schools on the list have earned distinctions based on student reading and math performance. For high schools on the list, a high graduation rate is also considered. Data from 2014-2015 was used to determine the ratings. The Dallas ISD schools designed as 2015-2016…

The early morning rain couldn’t put a damper on the Big Dig at John H. Reagan Elementary as more than 200 volunteers from Sprouts and AT&T tramped through the mud to create a REAL School Garden at the small Oak Cliff campus. Students got in on the act finishing up artwork and decorating colorful flagstone pavers that will lead students to hours of outdoor learning and exploration. Staff also lent a hand painting, coordinating, and beautifying the school that has a special meaning for so many. “This was my school when I was little,” said Blanca Vazquez, Reagan’s fifth-grade science…

Nathan Adams and Tom C. Gooch elementary schools played host to a special visitor on Thursday, Nov. 3, to spotlight both schools’ top readers in the Speeding to Read incentive program sponsored by Texas Motor Speedway. NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Kyle Larson stopped by to talk a little bit about reading and help recognize students who had read the most books in the program. At Nathan Adams, the top three readers received backpacks from Target, and the Top 100 readers were given tickets to attend the AAA Texas 500 on Sunday, Nov. 6, at Texas Motor Speedway. Target’s Bullseye mascot also…

The Dallas Independent School District (Dallas ISD) will host a districtwide showcase of school offerings with representatives from all 228 district schools, at the Discover Dallas ISD Fair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3. This first-ever event will highlight academic choices from prekindergarten, single-gender and magnet schools to collegiate academies, STEM and STEAM schools and neighborhood schools that offer students a close-knit family-like environment with rigorous academic instruction. The event will better equip parents with knowledge about the dozens of school and academic programs available in Dallas ISD. “In north Texas, our schools offer more educational…

El Dallas ISD ha iniciado un programa piloto que permite a escuelas tomar pagos con tarjeta de crédito, débito o “e-check”, cheque en línea, para pagar por los gastos escolares, desde las excursiones hasta las cuotas. Actualmente el programa está funcionando en Hillcrest High School e Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School, y se pondrá en marcha en Skyline High School, Marsh Middle School, Bowie Elementary y Stemmons Elementary en la primavera. Con el programa, los padres también pueden pagar por teléfono y no tienen que enviar un cheque o dinero en efectivo con su hijo. “Los padres nos han…