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Albert S. Johnston Elementary School Nurse Angelique Sanders is the Dallas ISD 2016–2017 Health Services Employee of the Year! Sanders said her favorite part of the job is teaching the students how to take care of themselves and, sometimes, their family members. Sanders secured two DonorsChoose grants that allowed her to purchase material to teach students about healthy eating, as well as to buy basic hygiene products for students and their families. Sanders also worked to make sure all asthmatic students have a spacer through the Children’s Health Program. In addition to working as a school nurse, Sanders is the school…

The Academy of Hospitality and Tourism and the Academy of Engineering at Justin F. Kimball High School both recently received NAF Distinguished recognition for the 2016-2017 school year, one of only 32 high schools in the U.S. to achieve Distinguished status and one of only two in Texas. NAF Distinguished Academies demonstrate adherence to an educational design that prepares students for college, career and future successes. Research shows that students in NAF academies achieve better results than those in the same school district who are not in NAF academies. Distinguished academies often realize even greater student outcomes. In order to receive…

Dallas ISD competed in the 2017 UIL State Track and Field Championships and ran away with 28 medals. The Carter High School Girls Track and Field team is the 2017 4A State Champions, and the school’s Boys Track and Field team is the 2017 4A State Runner-Up. The district overall had 34 student-athletes compete in 20 events. Sha’Carri Richardson of Carter High School set the record last year for the 100-meter dash, and then broke that record this year. Here’s the overall list of medals: Gold Medalists (15) Sha’Carri Richardson, Carter High School – *100-meter dash (*11.28 – Conf. 4A State Record) and 200-meter-dash Danny Gray…

The Southeast Dallas Chamber of Commerce named Skyline High School Principal Dr. Janice Lombardi as its 2017 Principal of the Year. The Southeast Dallas Chamber of Commerce is a business organization that promotes, through its membership, growth and business development, civic responsibility, and community involvement and support. Go here to learn more about the organization.

Four Dallas ISD students will attend the prestigious West Point Middle School STEM workshop in New York City later this month. The Center for Leadership and Diversity in STEM is hosting the workshop that is open to sixth- and seventh-graders who have demonstrated strong academic performance and an interest in pursuing college. The four Dallas ISD students were chosen out of hundreds of applicants. Three of the students attend Robert T. Hill Middle School, and the fourth student attends the W.E. Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy. “I really want to further my understanding about STEM and learn more about different career…

Dallas ISD Trustee Joyce Foreman was among a group of school board members gathering in McAllen April 19–22 to continue learning the latest on 21st century challenges to leadership and the implications of those trends for educators. Session theme for this, the fourth of five training sessions of Leadership TASB (LTASB), was “Where Leadership Happens at the Wall.” Trustees began activities Thursday with a visit to Hidalgo ISD, including a tour of the district’s Early College High School. The day concluded with a tour and dinner at the Museum of South Texas History. Friday’s session focused on campus tours at…

A total of 102 graduating Dallas ISD seniors at Fair Park-area schools were awarded the State Fair of Texas Pete Schenkel Scholarship. More than $1.3 million in new scholarships were awarded to those students in the State Fair of Texas Youth Scholarship Program. along with 115 Youth Livestock Scholarship recipients from around Texas. The Dallas ISD winners are: • Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School: Nailah Blair, Alexandra Castillo, Lidia Engdaw, Sandra Escorza, Julissa Espinoza-Reyes, Z’Kijah Fleming, Destiny Jimenez, Victoria Lopez Hernandez, Brianda Macias Aguilar, Paola Martinez Lopez, Ariana Quirino, Michelle Ramirez, Leslie Ramos Hernandez, Gina Rattanakone, Melanie Rivera, Erika Sarmiento,…

Tatum Elementary teacher Carolyn Myers was driving to work when a car crashed into her, flipping her automobile on its side. Myers was trapped, thought she smelled smoke, and, as she puts it, “was totally freaked out.” After screaming for help, a man came to her rescue, climbing down into the car and steadily talking her through the situation—calming her down— until the ambulance arrived. “I truly believe this man saved my life,” Myers said. “I can not thank him enough.” The man turned out to be Sgt. Dewye Jiles, a veteran of the Gulf War and current JROTC instructor…

Dados los beneficios que otorga una educación integral, los líderes del distrito y la Junta Escolar de Dallas ISD están muy contentos de ver una mejoría significativa en el número de estudiantes que participan en actividades extracurriculares y complementarias. Aproximadamente, el 60 por ciento de los estudiantes inscritos este año escolar han participado en alguna actividad extracurricular o complementaria. Estos son algunos datos del aumento en la participación de los estudiantes este año escolar en tres categorías: 19,434 estudiantes participaron en una actividad estudiantil (a comparación de 11,482 estudiantes en 2015–2016 y 5,248 estudiantes en 2014–2015); 12,057 estudiantes participaron en…

Students and staff at Dallas ISD’s J.J. Rhoads Learning Center wrapped up the week on Friday, May 12, with a Career Day that had an outdoor component and also presenters in third- through fifth-grade classrooms. Outside, Dallas Police and Dallas Fire-Rescue brought vehicles for students to see and explore. Indoors, presenters from the U.S. Army, Dallas World Aquarium and many others talked about how they got into their careers and what it takes to be successful at their jobs.