Más de 100 estudiantes de undécimo grado que tratan de obtener un enfoque académico en inglés obtuvieron información interna en posibles carreras futuras en un panel que se llevó a cabo en Southern Methodist University. El Departamento de artes de lenguaje y lectura de Dallas ISD organizó el panel de carreras profesionales que contó con seis profesionales notables en el área de Dallas. “Esta fue una oportunidad valiosa porque los estudiantes pudieron hacer preguntas y aprender de estos profesionales y los diferentes tipos de trabajos que realizan”, dijo Vince Reyes, superintendente adjunto de Dallas ISD. Los profesionales en el panel…
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Students and staff at Dallas ISD’s Everett L. DeGolyer Elementary School recently conducted the school’s first Autism Walk to recognize the month of April as National Autism Month. Autism is a condition that is usually present in early childhood, characterized by difficulty in communicating and forming relationships with other people and in using language and abstract concepts. Estimates suggest that 1 in 68 American children, ages 3 to 17, have autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A goal of National Autism Awareness Month is to educate the public about autism and find ways to increase inclusion and support to help each person…
John Leslie Patton Academic Center senior Uriel Lopez has won the 2017 Congressional High School Art Competition for his pencil work entitled “Preserving Patriot’s Dream.” The Congressional High School Art Competition is an annual, nationwide art competition initiated by Members of Congress in their respective districts. The competition for the 32nd Congressional District of Texas, organized by Congressman Pete Sessions, was open to all high school students in the district. Lopez’s artwork will be showcased in the corridor leading to the U.S. Capitol building for the next year. As the Grand Prize recipient, Uriel will join the national winners in…
El Dallas ISD y el Distrito de Colegios Comunitarios del Condado de Dallas (DCCCD) estarán operando 23 Early College High Schools (ECHS) durante el año escolar 2017–2018. Esto convertirá al Dallas ISD y al DCCCD en líderes en el estado en proporcionar a los estudiantes la oportunidad de obtener hasta 60 horas de crédito universitario, o un grado asociado, sin costo alguno mientras estudian para terminar su diploma de preparatoria. La semana pasada, la Agencia de Educación de Texas (TEA) anunció las designaciones. La TEA solo otorga dichas designaciones a escuelas que están en camino de cumplir seis estándares de…
Trustee Jaime Resendez is holding a District 4 community meeting on Saturday, May 13, at 11 a.m. The meeting will be at the Eastfield Pleasant Grove Campus, 802 S. Buckner Blvd., Room 108. The meeting will include a discussion about a possible Tax Ratification Election for Dallas ISD. For more information, call 972-925-3721.
Monday, Aug. 28 is the first day of classes for the 2017-2018 school year. Each school day will have an additional 10 minutes during breakfast in the classroom. With the expanded day, the district will reach the state-mandated total minutes of instruction by June 1, the last day of classes. Other features: 171 days of instruction for students starting Monday, Aug. 28 10 teacher professional development/planning days, five preparation/work days and one day’s credit for teachers who attend both parent conference nights Two fair days for all students; elementary Fair Day, Friday, Oct. 13, and secondary Fair Day, Friday, Oct. 20; Elementary…
Two schools in the Dallas Independent School District School (Dallas ISD) have achieved top spots on the 2017 Best High Schools national rankings, according to the U.S. News & World Report. Dallas ISD’s School for the Talented and Gifted at the Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center (TAG) has been named the best high school in Texas and No. 4 in the nation. TAG shares the national top 10 honors with the School of Science and Engineering (SEM) at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center, which placed No. 9 nationally and No. 3 in the state. In total, seven Dallas ISD schools received gold…
Dallas ISD fifth- and eighth-grade students achieved significant gains on the first administration of the STAAR mathematics test. The results follow new measurement standards set by the Texas Education Agency. The new performance levels are noted as Approaches Grade Level (formerly Level 2), Meets Grade Level (formerly Level 2 final), Masters Grade Level (formerly Level 3), and Does Not Meet Grade Level. Overall, the passing rates in fifth- and eighth-grade math each increased by 6.3 and 11.8 percentage points, up 2.3 and 0.5 percent, respectively. Of particular note, African-American eighth-graders achieved a 15.7 percent increase in math performance over the previous year,…
Last week, students, staff and parents at Benjamin Franklin Middle School celebrated diversity at the school’s second annual International Festival. Besides food and fun activities, the festival combined with the Cervantes Festival to celebrate the work of late Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes, best known for his novel, Don Quixote. The Cervantes Literacy Project, funded by a Junior League of Dallas Innovative Teaching Grant, created a space in the school’s courtyard with quotes and elements from Cervantes’ writings. The project included reading, research and drama presentations as well. Proceeds from the festival, which was Friday, April 21, will benefit the school’s departments,…
Dallas ISD was one of only four school districts nationwide selected this year to be provided free public school “peer-to-peer” concerts and workshops by the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. With lead funding from Toyota, United Airlines and the National Endowment for the Arts, the Institute will present this unique education program in four Dallas public schools May 9-12. Combining performance with educational information, these “informances” will be presented by six of the country’s most gifted high school music students along with internationally acclaimed jazz trombonist and NEA Jazz Master Delfeayo Marsalis, vocal sensation and former winner of the Thelonious Monk…