Una subvención de $215,000, otorgada por NewSchools Venture Fund, ayudará a la más nueva escuela de transformación de Dallas ISD a prepararse para abrir en agosto de 2018. Ignite Middle School (nombre tentativo, pendiente a aprobación por la Junta Escolar) será una escuela nueva donde se ofrecerá aprendizaje personalizado. Este año será importante para la escuela porque servirá para planificar y se aprovechará la subvención para financiar la capacitación profesional, equipo, tecnología y visitas a escuelas modelo, además de otras cosas importantes para la nueva escuela. “La subvención es increíblemente importante porque nos ayudará a prepararnos para ofrecer la mejor educación posible…
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Shonneice Wallace wants to give her 3-year-old son Malik a jumpstart on his education, and in the process continue a family legacy at Dallas ISD’s Birdie Alexander Elementary School. “A lot of my family members have gone there,” Wallace said. “I just want to better his learning, and to have him learn how to interact with other kids.” In another room set up to allow children to play while their parents completed the enrollment process, Malik was already on his way to being a great pre-K student. He played respectfully with the other children and found several toys that interested…
A principal and their child were driving home when the child got angry that they didn’t stop for fast food. After a decent amount of crying and fussing, the child went silent. When the parent turned around to see what was going on, they saw their child hugging themselves and becoming calm. The parent asked what was happening, and the child replied they were doing “The Turtle,” a Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) technique for handling anger. “And after that day, I can tell you that principal was sold on Social and Emotional Learning,” said Tim Shriver, the Chairman of…
A $215,000 planning grant from NewSchools Venture Fund will help Dallas ISD’s newest Transformation School prepare to successfully open in August 2018. Ignite Middle School (name pending board approval) will be a brand new Personalized Learning Campus that will open next school year, with the upcoming school year serving as a crucial planning year. The grant from NewSchools Venture Fund will fund professional development, equipment, technology, travel to model schools and more for the new school during this planning year. “The grant is incredibly important because it will help us prepare the best possible educational product for our future students…
The Mayor’s Intern Fellows Program gives Dallas ISD high school juniors and seniors real world experience in a professional field. The Hub is spotlighting some of these Dallas ISD students participating in the program. Today, meet Stephanie Rosales, a student at Skyline High School who is interning with Dallas ISD’s Post Secondary Success Department. What is your role as an intern? My role as an intern is to facilitate the College Access, Naviance, and AVID coordinators. Some of the tasks I do as an intern are to translate during phone calls, make posters, organize, replace ink cartridges, and gather any supplies needed…
North Texas shoppers have one more day to contribute to the Dallas Backpack Boosters campaign at area Kroger stores. The collection ends Tuesday, Aug. 1. There are two ways to help send school supplies to local students in need. Shoppers may donate $7, which pays for a pre-packaged Backpack Boosters school supply kit including pencils, markers, notebook paper and other classroom essentials. Shoppers may also donate $1, $3 or $5 at the register when they pay for their groceries. Dallas ISD students will be among the 13 school districts receiving the donated supplies. This year, the goal is to raise…
The Dallas Mayor’s Intern Fellows Program celebrated another huge year with a luncheon on Thursday that allowed the hundreds of participating Dallas public high school students to celebrate their hard work. This was the 10th year of the Dallas Mayor’s Intern Fellows Program. The program, which is modeled after the White House Fellows Program, is an eight-week paid summer internship that allows students from Dallas ISD and public charter high schools to learn skills from a variety of fields, including technology, healthcare, and education. “Being a part of the Dallas Mayor’s Intern Fellows Program has been a great experience because I’ve made…
Las tiendas JCPenney están ofreciendo una excelente promoción donde los padres de Dallas ISD recibirán un descuento de $10 al comprar $50 o más en uniformes escolares o ropa para sus hijos. Haga clic aquí para descargar el cupón. Además, donarán un porcentaje de todas las ventas de uniformes a Dallas ISD para iniciativas estudiantiles y del distrito. Cuatro tiendas estarán participando en esta oferta exclusiva para el Dallas ISD que se llevará a cabo el sábado, 29 de julio, de 9 a.m. a 12 p.m.: Timber Creek Crossing, 6051 Skillman St., Dallas; Town East Mall, 6000 Town East Mall,…
A special upcoming deal with JCPenney will get $10 off for Dallas ISD families who spend $50 or more on school uniforms or clothes for their children. Download and print out the coupon here. Also, a portion of all uniform sales will come back to Dallas ISD in the form of a donation for district and student initiatives. Four JCPenney locations are participating in the exclusive Dallas ISD deal happening Saturday, July 29, from 9 a.m.–noon: Timber Creek Crossing, 6051 Skillman St., Dallas; Town East Mall, 6000 Town East Mall, Mesquite; Cedar Hill Village, 333 N. Hwy. 67, Cedar Hill; The…
La generación de 2017 de Dallas ISD ha reporta haber recibido cerca de 5,730 ofertas de becas o subvenciones institucionales que suman un total de $211 millones. Alrededor de 4,000 estudiantes informaron haber solicitado una beca o subvención institucional. El superintendente Michael Hinojosa dijo que los estudiantes y sus familias deben estar orgullosos. “Las becas representan los primeros frutos de las innumerables horas invertidas en busca de la excelencia académica, inversión que continuará recompensandoles en el futuro”, dijo Hinojosa. Son los mismos graduados quienes informan a los tutores o consejeros universitarios de sus preparatorias sobre el número de solicitudes de…