Business education teacher Marcus Robinson expects to wow his students with a new tech tool when they report to his class at E.D. Walker Middle School this year. Robinson is one of hundreds of district teachers whose classrooms will be equipped with interactive touch screens provided by the district’s IT and Career and Technology departments. Each of the 23 collegiate academies are receiving 11 of the units funded by the 2015 Bond Program, and select campuses are receiving theirs compliments of the Career and Technology department. Robinson, who teaches entrepreneurship and professional communications, talks excitedly about the potential of the teaching…
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Dallas ISD is participating in the Khan Academy’s LearnStorm six-week national learning challenge. Khan Academy is a popular nonprofit online learning site. The window for teachers to sign up for the challenge is now open, and the challenge runs from Sept. 12 to Oct. 20. The link to more information about the six-week learning challenge is available at https://clever.com/in/dallasisd. Teachers can go here to view the Khan Academy video explaining the challenge. Teachers can sign up to share the free learning challenge with their students in grades 3 through 12 anywhere in the country. LearnStorm combines Khan Academy’s thousands of free, standards-aligned exercises with new, limited-time-only incentives to engage, celebrate…
Amari DeFrance, a student at Dallas ISD’s Seagoville P-TECH, won the top prize at the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship Biz Camp this summer. She was the first participant from Texas to compete in the Biz Camp summer program. Students create business ideas and work to complete a business plan. Amari’s plan took first among all Biz Camp students in the United States, and netted her a $1,000 prize. She will present her plan for “Amari’s City of Scrub” at the NFTE National Business Competition in October in New York City. NFTE is an industry partner with Seagoville P-TECH. The organization’s mission…
Escuelas Primarias y Vanguards 7:45 a.m. – 2:56 p.m. Escuelas Secundarias, Montessori y Academias 8:25 a.m. – 3:36 p.m. Preparatorias, Escuelas Magnet y Early Colleges 9:05 a.m. – 4:16 p.m. Primarias ACE (Blanton, Carr, Ervin, Hernandez, Umphrey Lee, Mills, Pease, Ray, and Titche) 7:45 a.m. – 3:45 p.m. Secundarias ACE (Dade, Edison, Rusk, and Zumwalt) 8:25 a.m. – 4:25 p.m. Excepciones Ann Richards Middle School 8:25 a.m. – 4 p.m. Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Bryan Adams High School 9:05 a.m. – 4:20 p.m. City Lab High School 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. Dr. Wright L.…
As a professional basketball player, Nancy Lieberman’s jersey number was 10. On Wednesday, Aug. 16, she visited Dallas ISD’s Robert T. Hill Middle School to ask students to commit to working at least 10 hours of community service during the next year. In return, students from Hill and Gaston middle schools and Bryan Adams High School received one of about 500 new backpacks filled with supplies from Nancy Lieberman Charities. Lieberman’s professional resumé leaves no doubt that she is one of the most successful American basketball players of all time, from being a standout in high school, to helping her college team earn…
Casi el 94 por ciento de las escuelas del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dallas “alcanzó las metas”, según las calificaciones de responsabilidad académica de la Agencia de Educación de Texas (TEA) para el año escolar 2016-2017. De acuerdo con los datos de TEA publicados hoy, 218 de 233 escuelas elegibles del distrito alcanzaron el estándar. El avance más significativo en los resultados de este año fue la reducción en el número de escuelas que requieren mejorar (IR, por sus siglas en inglés), que se redujo de 21 escuelas en el año anterior a 15, o 6 por ciento de las…
Nearly 94 percent of schools in the Dallas Independent School District “Met Standard,” according to the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) accountability ratings for the 2016-2017 school year. According to TEA data released this week, 218 of 233 eligible district campuses achieved the standard. The most significant progress in this year’s results was a reduction in the number of Improvement Required schools (IR), which fell from 21 schools in the previous year to 15, or 6 percent districtwide in the new rankings. However, accounting for the recent closure of George W. Carver Learning Center, the number of IR schools totals 14.…
Dallas ISD has released an updated bell schedule for the 2017–2018 school year. 2017-2018 Standard Bell Schedules Schools Times Early Release End Time Elementary Schools and Vanguards 7:45 a.m. – 2:56 p.m. 11:55 a.m. Middle Schools, Academies and Montessori 8:25 a.m. – 3:36 p.m. 12:35 p.m. High Schools, Magnets, and Early Colleges 9:05 a.m. – 4:16 p.m. 1:15 p.m. Approved Exceptions for 2017-2018 Campus Start Time End Time Early Release Time Notes Bryan Adams 9:05 4:20 1:15 p.m. Ann Richards 8:25 4:00 12:35 p.m. Rosemont Primary 8:00 3:11 12:10 p.m. No buses Rosemont (Upper Campus) 8:15 3:26 12:25 p.m.…
Volunteering in Dallas ISD is a great way to make a difference and help students and schools thrive. Data shows a correlation between volunteers and higher student achievement, so the district highly encourages volunteerism. VOLY, the district’s volunteer management system, connects volunteers with students and schools where they can help. About 30,000 people registered last school year to volunteer through VOLY, and the district is looking to build on that success. Here are a few quick easy steps on how new and returning volunteers can register to volunteer. New Volunteers: Go to http://dallasisd.voly.org Create a volunteer account Complete application, orientation and…
Además de los útiles escolares, los uniformes son indispensables para muchos estudiantes empezando el nuevo año escolar. Los padres de estudiantes de prekínder a octavo grado, que necesiten ayuda para adquirir un uniforme, pueden comunicarse con el coordinador de uniformes de su escuela para recibir este beneficio. Los padres que soliciten la ayuda deben cumplir con las pautas de cumplimiento de requisitos de ingresos y llenar el formulario de información socioeconómica para determinar si pueden recibir la ayuda. También, deben llenar la solicitud Uniform Assistance Program. El coordinador de uniformes de su escuela reparte ambos formularios y se le deben regresar una vez…