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SMU Guildhall se ha unido al convenio entre el Dallas ISD y el Distrito de Colegios Comunitarios del Condado de Dallas (DCCCD, por sus siglas en inglés) para crear nuevas oportunidades para que los estudiantes puedan obtener créditos universitarios, transferibles y de forma gratuita, antes de que se gradúen de la preparatoria. Como socio en las academias universitarias de Dallas ISD, SMU Guildhall trabajará con los estudiantes inscritos en la especialidad de videojuegos en Dr. Emmett J. Conrad High School ubicada en el área de Vickery Meadow de Dallas. El distrito abrió ocho academias universitarias al comienzo del año escolar…

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In August 2017, CityLab High School will be the newest Dallas ISD Transformation School to open its doors for 100 new freshman students. CityLab will utilize a school-wide urban planning, architecture, and community development framework, making its downtown location (912 S. Ervay Street) that was recently approved by the Board of Trustees an ideal site for its inventive academic offerings. Led by architect and veteran Skyline High School teacher Peter Goldstein and local architect Lorena Toffer, the school will provide a transformative educational experience where learning extends beyond the classroom walls into the streets where students live, work, and play.…

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From recognizing top teachers to honoring the hundreds of veterans in the district, it was another great, busy week in Dallas ISD. Watch the above video, or read below, to learn more! District Teachers of the Year Dallas ISD named the three 2016 Teachers of the Year at a celebration on Thursday. (See the teachers) Campus Teachers of the Year Meanwhile, each Dallas ISD school named its own Campus Teacher of the Year based on excellence in and out of the classroom. (Learn more) Day of the Dead Blanton Elementary hosted a Day of the Dead celebration to bring families…

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Three out of 11 finalists were named the 2016 Teachers of the Year for the Dallas Independent School District (Dallas ISD). The recipients of the award were announced Nov. 11 during a districtwide celebration.
 
Carol Shelton at Jerry Junkins Elementary School received the award for elementary; Tony Benedetto from H. Grady Spruce High School won for secondary; and Sandra Urton at SOLAR Preparatory School for Girls at James B. Bonham received the magnet/choice schools award. In addition to the districtwide 2016 Teachers of the Year, each school selected its Campus Teacher of the Year based on demonstrated excellence in and out of the classroom.
 
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The Dallas Independent School District salutes the more than 400 district employees who are veterans of U.S. military service. Assigned to district schools and departments in dozens of capacities, these heroes and heroines bring to their positions in Dallas ISD the same devotion to service and duty they gave to our country. In his Veterans Day message, Superintendent Michael Hinojosa calls on district students and staff to honor these deserving Americans for their service to our nation and to the students of Dallas ISD.

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Dallas ISD’s bi-district playoffs kick off tonight! The schedule is below:   DAY DATE CLASS HOME AWAY SITE TIME Thursday 11/10 5A-II Seagoville South Oak Cliff Seagoville Stadium 7:30pm Thursday 11/10 5A-I Bryan Adams Spruce Forester Field 7:30pm Thursday 11/10 5A-II Kimball Woodrow Wilson Kincaide Stadium 7:30pm Thursday 11/10 4A-II Lincoln Melissa Mesquite Memorial 7:00pm Thursday 11/10 3A-I Whitesboro Madison Little Elm 7:30pm   Friday 11/11 6A-I Garland Sachse Skyline Williams Stadium 7:00pm Friday 11/11 5A-I Samuell Molina Pleasant Grove 7:30pm Friday 11/11 4A-I Wilmer-Hutchins Kennedale Cedar Hill 7:30pm    

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