A teenager and his younger sister have spearheaded a project that has donated 1,000 trophies to 10 Dallas ISD schools to reward students for everything from academics to athletics. Adam Klein, now a high school student, was cleaning out his room in 2013 when he decided it was time to get rid of his seven trophies. After some brainstorming, he reached out to a few Dallas ISD schools to see if they would be interested in them. The response was much more enthusiastic than expected, and he decided to collect more trophies to donate as his Bar Mitzvah project. Fast-forward…
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Students in Michelle Hodges’ kindergarten class at J.P. Starks Math Science and Technology Vanguard went above and beyond on an assignment considering “If I Were the Teacher.” The writing prompt encouraged them to write their own book on the subject, writing all the words and creating the accompanying artwork. “The students were looking forward to becoming authors and doing something they’ve never done before,” Hodges said. “All of the children are looking forward to writing their own story. Who knows? We might have one of the next famous authors and it started right here at J. P. Starks.”
Los afroamericanos han tenido un impacto inconmensurable y han contribuido a la calidad, el progreso, y el acceso a la educación de todas las razas y credos dentro del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dallas y de la comunidad. Lee sobre las contribuciones históricas de los algunos de los homónimos de nuestras escuelas en Dallas ISD. George W. Carver: Carver obtuvo su título universitario en Agricultura de Iowa Agricultural College. Carver inventó más de 300 usos para el maní y desarrolló productos de la soja y la batata (camote). Carver no patentó su descubrimiento. Muchas veces decía, “Dios me los dio…
Students at the Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship Academy (IDEA) are ready for mentors, and the community is stepping up. IDEA, one of Dallas ISD’s five Personalized Learning campuses, is bringing students into the community, and the community into the school. Through IDEA’s 1:1 mentoring program, more than 125 community volunteers are spending two hours per month helping students navigate high school, college applications, and career preparation. “[My mentor] gives me a positive outlook on the future,” said Kailyn Jackson, a ninth-grader. “I am less nervous about making mistakes now. She’s like a big sister I got to pick” To participate in…
African Americans have had immeasurable impact and contributed to the quality, progress and access of education to all races and creeds within the Dallas Independent School District and community. Read about some of our schools’ namesakes and their historical contributions to Dallas ISD. George W. Carver: Carver earned his degree in Agriculture from Iowa Agricultural College. Carver developed more than 300 uses for the peanut and produced products from the soybean and sweet potato. Carver never patented his discoveries. He often said, “God gave them (his discoveries) to me, how can I sell them to someone else?” The George…
Third-graders at Mount Auburn Elementary School are among those who participated in a program designed by Medical City Children’s Hospital that encourages them to eat better. Culinary students from Skyline High School created the healthy snacks for the younger students. NBC 5 has the full story on the 21 Day Snack Challenge here.
El Dallas ISD está ampliando una iniciativa que ayuda a incrementar el rendimiento estudiantil al asignar directores y maestros de alto desempeño a las escuelas más necesitadas. El año pasado, el distrito lanzó el programa ACE, que significa Accelerated Campus Experience (Experiencia escolar acelerada), en siete escuelas de rendimiento históricamente bajo. Después de sólo un año, seis de esas escuelas cumplieron con las normas estatales este año y las siete presentan considerable mejoría en el rendimiento estudiantil. El Dallas ISD piensa darle continuidad a este éxito agregando seis escuelas adicionales al programa ACE el próximo año escolar. “Hemos visto un…
The Dallas ISD girls high school basketball playoffs tip off tonight! Tickets to the games cost between $3 and $5. Here’s the schedule: Feb. 13 Conrad High School v. North Dallas High School Where: Conrad High School Time: 7:30 p.m. Rowlett High School v. Skyline High School Where: Poteet High School Time: 7:30 p.m. Bryan Adams High School v. Thomas Jefferson High School Where: Ellis Davis Field House Time: 6:30 p.m. South Oak Cliff High School v. Woodrow Wilson High School Where: Ellis Davis Field House Time: 8 p.m. Hillcrest High School v. Seagoville High School Where: Sprague Field House…
The proposed 2017-2018 student calendar presented to trustees Thursday features summer professional development for teachers in August with the first day of classes set for Monday, Aug. 28. School Leadership has recommended adding 10 minutes to the school day during breakfast in the classroom. With the expanded day, the district would reach the state-mandated total minutes of instruction by June 1, the last day of classes. Other features: 171 days of instruction for students starting Monday, Aug. 28 10 teacher professional development/planning days, five preparation/work days and one day’s credit for teachers who attend both parent conference nights Two fair…
Dallas ISD is expanding an initiative that helps boost student achievement by staffing the highest-need schools with high-performing principals and teachers. The district launched the ACE program, which stands for Accelerating Campus Excellence, last school year at seven historically low-performing schools. After just one year, six of those schools met state standards this year, and all seven campuses have shown significant improvement in student achievement. Dallas ISD is looking to build on this success by bringing an additional six schools into the ACE program next school year. “We have seen a remarkable turnaround at the ACE schools in a short…