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In response to the challenges created by Hurricane Harvey, Dallas ISD is committed to serving any students from Houston and the surrounding areas. Students from the Houston area are expected to start enrolling in Dallas ISD schools. Dallas ISD campuses will immediately enroll these students who will be staying with family, friends, in shelters and hotels. Campus administrators will work with these families to secure uniforms. Students will be enrolled in the appropriate grade based on the information provided by the family. Nurses will look up the students’ immunization records. If they are not able to pull their immunization records, the…

The 2017–2018 school year got off to a great start on Monday, Aug. 28, with smiling students returning to class across the district. Here’s a rundown of some of the top Dallas ISD stories from the day: Professional Latinas Welcome Students to Adamson The Eres Collective, a group of Dallas professional Latinas, volunteered to greet and welcome Adamson High School students on the first day of school. Students score school supplies, ticket vouchers from Dallas Mavericks Each Dallas ISD student will receive school supplies, including a notebook, pencil and a Mavs Game voucher, from the Dallas Mavericks and owner Mark…

Each student in the Dallas Independent School District will receive school supplies, including a notebook, pencil and a Mavs Game voucher, from the Dallas Mavericks and owner Mark Cuban this fall. On Monday, Aug. 28, the first day of school for Dallas ISD, the Mavs ManiAACs, Dancers, Drumline, Champ and MavsMan distributed more than 6,000 school supplies to Skyline High School and Guzick Elementary School to celebrate the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year. Watch the above video to learn more.

The Eres Collective, a group of Dallas professional Latinas, volunteered to greet and welcome Adamson’s students on the first day of school. Check out the above video to learn more!

El Grupo Eres Collective, un grupo de Latinas profesionales de Dallas, donaron de su tiempo para darles la bienvenida a estudiantes de la escuela Adamson High School al primer día de clases. Los invitamos a ver este video.

¡El superintendente de Dallas ISD Michael Hinojosa grabó un vídeo dándoles la bienvenida a las familias, estudiantes, maestros y al personal al año escolar 2017-2018!

Dallas ISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa has released a video welcoming families, students, teachers and staff back for the 2017–2018 school year!

When Jack Lowe Sr. Elementary School students return to class on Monday, Aug. 28, they will not just walk back into school: they will enter different kingdoms built to get them excited for learning. Teachers and staff at the school have been hard at work transforming the school into different themed kingdoms: Space, Lego, Adventure, Moana, and Underwater, to name a few. Not only are the different hallways now colorful kingdoms, the classrooms have related themes, as well. Lowe Elementary Principal Sandra Barrios and Assistant Principal Cecilia Bados said they were proud of the teachers and staff for working so hard…

This summer, four Dallas ISD teachers traveled to Honduras for a professional development and supply donation for a library/computer lab project in San Rafael, Choluteca. Richard Lagow Elmentary teacher Jenny Gutierrez Le organized the trip, and took along fellow teachers Joseph Ellis (special education), Merarí Garcia (mathematics) and Samantha White (science). “I was very proud to represent our school Richard Lagow in Honduras,” Le said. “And I was blessed to have taken with me such as terrific team of teachers: Ms. White, Ms. Garcia, and Mr. Ellis.”

Los estudiantes de la escuela primaria Rosemont, Idaliz y Ozandro Ríos, estaban pasando una típica mañana de verano– durmiendo, viendo dibujos animados en el canal Disney, y desayunando cereal– cuando escucharon que alguien tocaba a la puerta. Al mirar por la ventana, vieron a alguien que no esperaban: Rachel Moon, directora de la escuela, y varios maestros estaban en la puerta de su casa. Después de que su madre abrió, Moon y los maestros explicaron que estaban visitando las casas de sus estudiantes para saludarlos y recordarles que las clases comienzan el 28 de agosto. “¡Esto es muy sorprendente!”, dijo…