A proposal under consideration would give Dallas ISD more control regarding when the school year starts, as well as allow the district more flexibility in hiring hard-to-fill select teaching positions. The Texas Legislature passed a bill that allows Texas school districts to pursue a District of Innovation (DOI) designation. The designation gives districts such as Dallas ISD most of the flexibilities available to the state’s open-enrollment charter schools. More than 100 independent school districts in Texas have approved the DOI designation. Trustees earlier this year appointed representatives to a DOI Committee, which then created a proposed plan. DOI Committee members…
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Four Dallas ISD seniors are winners in the Dallas Reads College Essay Contest, earning them each a $250 gift card to Target. The students are: Brent Martinez from Skyline High School Lauryn King from Skyline High School Leah Davis from Booker T. Washington HSPVA Frances Garnett from Booker T. Washington HSPVA The contest was open to all 12th-graders districtwide. Students could choose a prompt from either the Common Application or Apply Texas and write an essay. Go here to learn more about Dallas Reads.
Dallas ISD’s Counseling Services recently honored its 2017 Counselors of the Year finalists at a special ceremony on Tuesday, May 9. Each finalist is highlighted in this fun and funky video, dancing to Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” The video was shown at the event. Read the full story about the Counselor of the Year event here.
It could be a skinned knee, allergies, a cold, a fever, a lost tooth that takes students go to the school nurse’s office – or even a complex medical procedure such as catheterizations, tube feedings or medical emergencies! No worries because our nurses are ready. Being greeted by a friendly, soothing professional in the clinic is the first step to recovery. Wednesday, May 10, is National School Nurse Day – a time to celebrate and thank the nurses on the front lines of student health. Nurses will be honored at a special ceremony tonight, and a Health Services Employee of the…
Estudiantes de Conrad High School y Hillcrest High School se ofrecieron pasar un sábado reciente ayudando a recoger basura en el área de White Rock Creek. Los más de 70 estudiantes de las dos preparatorias, y 21 adultos voluntarios, lograron llenar 126 bolsas de basura de 30 galones con desechos. Los estudiantes de las dos escuelas también compitieron entre sí en la primera Copa de Conservación para ver quien recogía más basura. La asociación para la protección del medio ambiente de Conrad High School retó a los estudiantes de Hillcrest a la competencia. Los estudiantes de Conrad ganaron la competencia…
James Bowie Elementary counselor Aimey Cole was named the Dallas ISD 2017–2018 Counselor of the Year at a special ceremony on May 9. The other finalists for Counselor of the Year were: Jackie Villalobos of Young Women’s STEAM Academy at Balch Springs, KaShunda Davis of W.W. Samuell High School, and Rashunda Mendy of Thomas Tolbert Elementary. Dallas ISD Counseling Services Director Dr. Sylvia Lopez thanked the finalists, as well as all district counselors, for being the heartbeat of their campuses. “I know that as a counselor, your work is never done, and that you are constantly working to remove barriers…
Since it opened 20 years ago, Dallas ISD’s Anne Frank Elementary School became the biggest elementary school in Texas at one point, serving about 1,400 students. It was also the first school named after Anne Frank in the country, and the first named after a child in the state. Last month, current and former students, and staff and members of the community celebrated the school’s 20th anniversary in conjunction with its annual Cultural Diversity Night. The evening included a reenactment of the opening ceremony at the school 20 years ago, a world cultural parade, a diverse food court, cultural museum,…
Almost 200 Dallas ISD students are taking part in an innovative program that prepares them to be the next generation of Dallas leaders. The students, members of the Brewer Foundation Future Leaders Program (FLP), were recently honored at Southern Methodist University. During a special presentation on April 27 at SMU’s McFarlin Auditorium, FLP Recognition Ceremony keynote speaker and Emmy Award-winning CBS Dallas journalist Steve Pickett encouraged the “future leaders” to always stay committed to education – and to follow their dreams. “It has to start with you believing in yourself,” said Pickett, who was the first local TV reporter to air…
Dustin Marshall y Lori Kirkpatrick se enfrentarán en elección de desempate para el Distrito 2. Ningún candidato obtuvo la mayoría de votos en la elección que se llevó a cabo el 6 de mayo. Se realizará una segunda vuelta electoral el 10 de junio para definir a la persona que representará al Distrito 2 que cubre el norte de la ciudad y zonas del este de Dallas. Entretanto, la representante Joyce Foreman ganٕó la reelección para el Distrito 6, que abarca el suroeste de Dallas. Miguel Solís, quien no tuvo oposición, ganó su cargo para representar al Distrito 8, que…
Students from Conrad and Hillcrest high schools volunteered to spend a recent Saturday afternoon helping clean up the White Rock Creek area. More than 70 students from the two high schools and 21 adult volunteers filled up 126 30-gallon trash bags with garbage and debris. Students from the two schools also competed in a first-ever Conservation Cup to see who could pick up the most trash. The Conrad High School Environmental League challenged Hillcrest to the competition. Conrad won the Conservation Cup by collecting 23 bags of trash. The Conrad team members were: Hector Angeles Edgar Najera Moses Echavarria Julissa…