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En el Dallas ISD se encuentran algunas de las mejores escuelas magnet en el país. Los estudiantes que estén interesados en asistir a una de las escuelas durante el año escolar 2017-2018 tendrán hasta el 31 de enero para presentar su solicitud. Las escuelas magnet ofrecen programas para todos los niveles de edad y en una variedad de intereses. Entre dichas escuelas se incluyen los planteles vanguardias y Montessori para estudiantes de primaria, academias para estudiantes de secundaria y magnets para estudiantes de preparatoria. Para ver la lista completa de las escuelas y programas, pueden visitar la página de internet…

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El Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dallas es uno de 433 distritos escolares en Estados Unidos y Canadá que están siendo reconocidos por el College Board, colocándose en la 7ma lista anual AP® District Honor Roll 7th. Para poder ser incluido en dicha lista, el Dallas ISD tuvo que incrementar, desde 2014, el número de estudiantes que participan en clases AP (nivel avanzado), y también aumentar o mantener el porcentaje de estudiantes que obtuvieron un resultado de 3 o más alto en los exámenes AP. Queda demostrado que al alcanzar estos objetivos, el Dallas ISD está identificando correctamente a estudiantes motivados…

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Even though class won’t be in session, select Dallas ISD campuses will still offer a morning snack and lunch for Dallas ISD students. The meals are free to anyone under the age of 18. Breakfast will be served from 8–9 a.m. and lunch will be served from 11 a.m.–12 p.m. The meals will be served Dec. 28–30 and Jan. 3–6. Below is the lcoations for the winter break meal program. More information is available here. • A. Maceo Smith New Tech High School • W.H. Atwell Middle School • W.A. Blair Elementary School • E.B. Comstock Middle School • Fred Florence Middle School…

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The community and the State Fair of Texas came together to provide 100 percent of seniors at Lincoln High School and Madison High School with the opportunity to complete the Common Black College Application (CBCA) for free. The CBCA provides specific and targeted access to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) across the nation. The Common Application, while an effective access tool to colleges and universities, is limited in access to HBCUs, which is why this tool is so powerfully unique. HBCUs are institutions that were created in the 1800s for students of color that could not be admitted to traditional institutions due…

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Volunteers from KPMG’s Family for Literacy last week distributed three books each to the more than 900 students at L.L. Hotchkiss Elementary School. Earlier this year, the Hotchkiss library benefitted from $3,000 worth of books, and the school also received a new container butterfly garden from this district partner. Hotchkiss Principal Cecila Criner confirms how meaningful these resources have been for her students, who often have few books at home. KPMG’s Family for Literacy distributed 25,000 books across North Texas last year and will top that this school year. Knowing that strong reading skills are the basis for future success, and understanding that…

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Dallas ISD is home to some of the nation’s top magnet schools. Students interested in attending one of these schools for the 2017-2018 school year can submit applications through January 31.    There are programs for every age level covering a variety of interests. The magnet program includes vanguards and Montessori for elementary students, academies for middle school students and magnets for high school students. For a complete list of schools and programs, visit the magnet school website. The requirements to attend magnet programs vary by school. Applications can be found online. The deadline to apply is January 31.

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Los estudiantes de Terry Stotts en el Multiple Careers Magnet Center del Dallas ISD dejan su clase con mucho más que las destrezas de carpintería. “Es más que una materia”, dijo Stotts. “es una diversión. No puedes aprender si no te estás divirtiendo”. Con más de 30 años de experiencia como maestro – los últimos 12 años en Multiple Careers – es obvio que practica lo que enseña en sus clases de Tecnología de construcción. Antes de la navidad, ell martes, 13 de diciembre, Stotts y sus estudiantes entregaron al Ronald McDonald House en Dallas caballos mecedores de madera en…

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Schools all across Dallas ISD got into the holiday spirit this week thanks to generous donations from community partners. From a music legend donating coats to homeless students to “Santa’s Elves” beautifying a school, it was a week packed with heartwarming news. Watch this video, or read below, to catch up on everything that happened. ACE surprise More than 300 teachers and staff at the seven Dallas ISD ACE schools were surprised with $400 gift cards to Target. (Learn more) College field trip Fifth-graders from Preston Hollow Elementary got a close-up look at college thanks to a field trip to…

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More than 300 teachers and staff at the seven Dallas ISD ACE schools were surprised with $400 Target gift cards at assemblies at each campus on Wednesday. An anonymous donor provided the gifts to the staff in recognition of their efforts and success at improving extraordinary student educational outcomes. The seven campuses are part of the district’s Accelerating Campus Excellence (ACE) program, an effort to incentivize the top teachers and principals to relocate and work at some of the districts lowest-performing schools. Six of the seven campuses were removed from the state’s ‘Improvement Required’ list after the first school year the…

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A handful of students at Dallas ISD’s John W. Carpenter Elementary School got a firsthand look of the school’s rejuvenated library on Thursday, Dec. 15, thanks to Behr and the Heart of America Foundation. The paint company and nonprofit organization teamed up to conduct six projects across the country to support literacy in 2016. The library now features brightly colored walls, inspirational signs and famous quotes and also new beanbags to help boost a love of reading, along with newly donated books. The school’s computer lab also got some sprucing up. A ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrated the project.

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