Por medio de los talleres PREP U, que se ofrecen durante la semana, el Dallas ISD les ofrece a las familias una serie de talleres para conocer más sobre las próximas evaluaciones estatales, State Assessments of Academic Readiness, mejor conocida como STAAR. Los talleres son interactivos y las familias tendrán la oportunidad de ver ejemplos de las preguntas en lectura, matemáticas y escritura, así como aprender sobre la puntuación necesaria para aprobar. Habrá personal del distrito para contestar sus preguntas sobre lo importante que es el examen STAAR como requisito para graduarse de la preparatoria y otros temas. Al asistir…
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Dallas ISD’s Office of Transformation and Innovation (OTI) today announced the brand new choice offerings identified through the Public School Choice 3.0 selection process. The chosen schools include one neighborhood school redesigning its academic model for all its students, one school piloting an innovative program, and one brand new middle school that will be open to all district students. Felix G. Botello Elementary School, located in Dallas’ Oak Cliff neighborhood, will launch as an Innovation School with a new Personalized Learning academic model beginning in August 2017. As the only elementary AVID model school site in the district, Botello has a…
A ribbon-cutting followed student choir, band and drama performances as staff, parents and students gathered for the naming ceremony for the Young Men’s Leadership Academy at Fred Florence Middle School, the district’s newest single-gender school for boys. Math Instructional Coach Derek Thomas opened the event and served as emcee, and Principal Dawn Walker welcomed district and city officials and community members. Speakers included District 4 Trustee Jaime Resendez, who reflected on his experiences growing up in the same Pleasant Grove community where the school is located. He said he owed much of his personal and professional success to hours spent…
On Feb. 23, Robert T. Hill Middle School hosted the Nokia Careers and Coding Event. Career and Technical Education students from the school were introduced to computer programming and coding through an education program developed at MIT. Representatives from Nokia served as session leaders and instructors for the event. February is CTE month, an opportunity to celebrate the value of CTE programs.
Through its PREP U Weekday workshops, Dallas ISD will offer families a series of workshops to learn more about the upcoming administration of the State Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR. In the interactive workshops, families will be able to view sample questions in reading, math, and writing, as well as learn about the passing standards. District experts will be there to answer questions on how the STAAR impacts high school graduation requirements and other topics. By attending the workshops, parents will have access to resources to take home. The workshops are in English with Spanish interpretation and include refreshments…
A group of young entrepreneurs at Sunset High School has earned the campus a Gold Level Certification for their work operating and managing the school store. Sunset teacher Marcus Nickerson leads the DECA School Store class that researched and wrote a 37-page report on the school-based enterprise (SBE). The report details everything from the cash flow, profit/loss margin, inventory tracking and marketing plan for the business. Students in the class also operate the store through positions such as barista, financial clerk, store manager, and inventory specialist. DECA, a student organization that prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs, recognized Sunset High School and…
Dallas ISD step teams are participating in Stomp Wars on Saturday, March 11 at College Park Center at UT-Arlington. The event, hosted by Rock-T from the Rickey Smiley Morning Show, is billed as the largest youth stepping competition in the country. District students and their parents can purchase discount tickets. Info: www.stompwars.com.
After participating in four VEX IQ competitions, the two Winnetka Elementary School robotics teams have a combined total of 13 trophies: The Excellence Award, Team Work Champions, Skills Champion and the Inspire Award. The four Excellence Awards represent the highest honor given at the VEX IQ competitions. In order to receive it, both teams had to have a quality STEM project, and students presented their projects before a panel of judges. In addition, the teams must display an excellent engineering notebook, have good skills scores in driving and programming, and exhibit teamwork. The Winnetka teams comprise 23 third- through fifth-graders,…
La Junta Escolar del Dallas ISD unánimemente aprobó un cambio de política que presentará nuevas estrategias a la manera que las escuelas responden a estudiantes que interrumpen el ambiente escolar en el pre kínder a segundo grado. Bajo este cambio de política, y la aprobación pendiente del código de conducta del alumno, los estudiantes de pre kínder a segundo grado no serán suspendidos si cometen una infracción de primer nivel – que es el nivel más bajo de las infracciones en el salón o autobús. El nuevo enfoque también proveerá apoyo adicional a las escuelas. Al principio del año escolar,…
El Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dallas (Dallas ISD) y el Distrito de Colegios Comunitarios del Condado de Dallas (DCCCD) dieron a conocer hoy a las más de 24 empresas en Dallas que colaborarán con las 10 nuevas academias universitarias el próximo año escolar. Estos socios les proporcionarán a los estudiantes orientación, entrevistas de trabajo, visitas, y algunos serán seleccionados para participar en oportunidades de prácticas. El Dallas ISD y el DCCCD revelaron los nuevos socios durante una ceremonia especial en el City Performance Hall. “Estamos muy agradecidos con nuestros socios de la industria que se han responsabilizado por proporcionar experiencia…