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Graduating Dallas ISD student-athlete seniors who have committed to scholarship offers to play sports and study at colleges and universities will get their moment to shine at the Athletic Signing Day event on Feb. 1, 11 a.m. at Ellis Davis Field House. The event will kick off with a Legacy Walk comprised of Dallas ISD graduates who played sports in college. Dallas ISD graduates who went on to play sports in college can still sign up to participate in the Legacy Walk by emailing ascogin@dallasisd.org. Dallas ISD Athletics Director Gil Garza said the legacy walk and signing day are a…

Representing District 8, Miguel Solis became the youngest board member ever elected to the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees on November 5, 2013 through special election. Soon after, he was re-elected to serve a three-year term. On June 26, 2014, Solis was selected by his fellow Trustees as the Board President, making him the youngest ever to serve in the position. In 2015, he was elected by his colleagues to serve as 1st Vice President. Solis’ professional experiences include serving as a staff member on President Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign, an eighth grade U.S. history teacher, and a central…

KERA has an in-depth feature story on Dallas ISD’s CityLab High School that will open next year. CityLab will utilize a school-wide urban planning, architecture, and community development framework, making its downtown location (912 S. Ervay Street) an ideal site for its inventive academic offerings. Led by architect and veteran Skyline High School teacher Peter Goldstein and local architect Lorena Toffer, the school will provide a transformative educational experience where learning extends beyond the classroom walls into the streets where students live, work, and play. Go here to see the full story from KERA. Also, applications to attend CityLab High School,…

The Dallas Yoga Center is doing mindfulness training with third-, fourth- and fifth-graders in five Dallas ISD schools, and NBC 5 has the full story. Jamila Thomas, coordinator for the Dallas ISD African American Success Initiative, says in the story that the goal is to improve school performance and emotional well-being. See the full story here.

Dallas ISD’s Transformation Schools offer specialized academic programming, similar to magnet schools. Unlike magnet schools, Transformation Schools do not have any academic entry requirements — they are open enrollment for all students across the entire district, regardless of academic ability. Parents and community members can learn more about three of these transformation schools at open house events this week. Solar Preparatory School for Girls at James B. Bonham | 2617 N. Henderson Ave. 6 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017 CityLab High School | 3700 Ross Ave. 6 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017 D.A. Hulcy STEAM Middle School | 9339 S. Polk…

Parents who are looking for effective ways to support their children’s academic progress should be sure to take advantage of January parent-teacher conferences. Parent-teacher conferences for elementary students are tonight. The conferences are an opportunity for parents to check in with their child’s teachers, discuss their child’s classroom behavior, homework habits, and other factors that can impact student progress. Consider these tips to get the most from conferences: Most schools will hand out first semester report cards at the January conferences. Report cards are a snapshot of students’ progress and can serve as a good conversation starter. Whatever the grades,…

Dallas ISD third- and fifth-graders recently got the chance to attend an annual Dallas Winds concert specifically for them at the Music Hall at Fair Park. The Dallas Winds Experience is designed to encourage the students to love the music and eventually make some of their own. “The whole idea is to give them a wonderful entertaining performance and encourage them to join the band when they get in sixth grade,” said Kim Campell, director of Dallas Winds. Musical selections draw from the Music Memory project, so that students have studied some of the pieces in class, Campbell said. The…

Audrey Pinkerton fue elegida en mayo de 2016 para su primer término como representante del Distrito 7 en la Junta Escolar de Dallas ISD, que incluye 31 escuelas en Oak Cliff, el oeste de Dallas, y Cockrell Hill. Pinkerton asistió a escuelas del Dallas ISD y se graduó de Thomas Jefferson High School. Obtuvo una licenciatura de ciencias en Ingeniería Mecánica con honores de la Universidad de Texas en Austin y una maestría de Administración de Empresas summa cum laude del Kellogg Graduate School of Management en Northwestern University. Pinkerton trabajó como ingeniera antes de avanzar a puestos de gerencia en…

Candidates planning to run for election to the Dallas ISD School Board of Trustees have until Friday, Feb. 17, to submit their filing packets to secure a place on the ballot. Three seats are up for election: District 2, North and Near East Dallas, currently represented by Dustin Marshall District 6, Southwest Dallas, currently represented by Joyce Foreman District 8, Love Field, Northwest Dallas and Central Dallas, currently represented by Miguel Solis. Candidates may pick up filing packets at the Office of Board Services, located at the Administration Building, 3700 Ross Ave., 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. School…

A group of volunteers helped improve the Bayles Elementary School Garden on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and KERA News has the full story. The Americorps volunteers expanded the garden and replanted some cool weather vegetables such as beets, carrots, cabbage and some cilantro. Parents of students at Bayles Elementary get cooking classes, volunteer in the garden, and enjoy produce from the garden. Go here to see the full story from KERA News.