Can you spell I-M-P-R-E-S-S-I-V-E? About 120 students from 70 Dallas ISD schools recently participated in six districtwide spelling bees, and 18 of those students are now headed to the county spelling bee. More students participated in the districtwide spelling bees than the previous year, when 95 students from 60 schools competed. The county spelling bee is Feb. 16, and the winner from that will move on to the regional spelling bee. The winner from the regional spelling bee will then move on to the national spelling bee where they will compete for $50,000 in prizes and scholarships. Here are the…
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Representing District 9 (South Dallas and parts of Downtown Dallas, Pleasant Grove, Deep Ellum, Uptown, and East Dallas), Bernadette Nutall was elected to the Dallas Independent School District Board of Trustees in December 2009. Nutall earned a Bachelor of Arts in business management from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville. She received a Certificate of Competence Training Program in instructional leadership from the University of North Texas in Denton. She also attended the 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 Summer Changes Everything National Conference at Johns Hopkins University Center for Summer Learning. Nutall was a community liaison at Dallas ISD from…
Students at Dallas ISD’s Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School got a nice surprise on Friday, Jan. 27 – a donation of 70 laptops for students to use in their classrooms. The Softchoice Cares POWER UP grant is valued at $10,000, and funded the purchase of enough Lenovo laptops for each Hawthorne student in grades 3-5 to have one to use in their classes. The school is one of five across the country to receive the donation. After an assembly to make an announcement, students got busy using the laptops right away on a project. On Thursday, students brainstormed to identify some…
See what makes the Two-Way Dual-Language program in Dallas ISD a great choice in this video. The deadline to apply to the Two-Way Dual-Language program is Jan. 31. Go here to apply and learn more.
Elementary students getting a front row seat to incredible music, a visit from the zoo, and an upcoming Super Saturday are among this week’s highlights! Watch the above video, or read below, to learn more. Prep U Super Saturday The Prep U Super Saturday happening tomorrow at Jubilee Park and Community Center will feature free health screenings, immunizations, a showcase of the district’s diverse academic options, and much more. The event is free and open to the public. (Learn more) Dallas Winds is music to students’ ears Third- and fifth-graders recently got the chance to attend an annual Dallas Winds concert…
Join us 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, for a Dallas ISD PREP U Super Saturday event at Jubilee Park & Community Center, 917 Bank St. There will be free health screenings, immunizations and flu shots; food and fun; and a showcase of the district’s School Choice options; and more. Don’t miss it!
The Dallas Zoo recently visited Preston Hollow Elementary to present various animals to the students. Dallas City Councilwoman Jennifer Staubach Gates helped bring the program to the school.
Dallas ISD was recognized at the Jan. 26 board meeting for being one of 433 schools to land on the College Board’s 7th Annual AP® District Honor Roll. To be included on the 7th Annual Honor Roll, Dallas ISD had to, since 2014, increase the number of students participating in Advanced Placement while also increasing or maintaining the percentage of students earning AP Exam scores of 3 or higher. Reaching these goals shows that Dallas ISD is successfully identifying motivated, academically prepared students who are ready for AP.
Univisión transmitió un gran reportaje sobre las opciones académicas que ofrece el distrito. El reportaje destacó la colaboración entre la academia universitaria Pinkston Preparatory y Univisión. Haga clic aquí para ver el reportaje completo. El 31 de enero es la fecha límite para presentar la solicitud para una academia universitaria, escuela de transformación, escuela magnet o programa de lenguaje dual bilateral de Dallas ISD. Haga clic aquí para llenar la solicitud en línea o para ver más información.
District Statement: “Today, we were made aware of a social media posting being circulated involving a teacher at W. H. Adamson High School. The teacher has been placed on administrative leave and the district has opened an investigation. This is a personnel matter and, as such, we cannot comment.”