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The proposed 2017-2018 student calendar presented to trustees Thursday features summer professional development for teachers in August with the first day of classes set for Monday, Aug. 28. School Leadership has recommended adding 10 minutes to the school day during breakfast in the classroom. With the expanded day, the district would 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…

Dallas ISD is expanding an initiative that helps boost student achievement by staffing the highest-need schools with high-performing principals and teachers. The district launched the ACE program, which stands for Accelerating Campus Excellence, last school year at seven historically low-performing schools. After just one year, six of those schools met state standards this year, and all seven campuses have shown significant improvement in student achievement. Dallas ISD is looking to build on this success by bringing an additional six schools into the ACE program next school year. “We have seen a remarkable turnaround at the ACE schools in a short…

Spend the next 125 seconds catching up on many of the great thins that happened this week! Watch the above video, or read below, to learn more. Blooming talent See how students in Skyline High School’s floral design program are getting real world experience leading up to biggest day in flowers: Valentine’s Day. (Learn more) Counselors care National School Counseling Week is this week, and it’s a time to recognize the work school counselors do every day to positively impact students. (Read this) Lone Star State Award Speaking of counselors, the Lone Star State School Counseling Association recognized these 12 schools for…

Esta semana, se está celebrando la semana nacional de consejería escolar, patrocinada por la American School Counselor Association (ASCA, por sus siglas en inglés), para centrar la atención pública en la contribución única de los consejeros escolares profesionales en el sistema escolar de EE. UU., y como se benefician los estudiantes gracias a la labor de los consejeros. La semana nacional de consejería escolar resalta el enorme impacto que los consejeros pueden tener en ayudar a los estudiantes a lograr el éxito académico y planificar para la universidad y una profesión. En esta semana especial se reconoce a los consejeros…

Dallas ISD culinary students have been working with local restaurants to create healthier and tastier kids menus. The menu items have been a hit, and NBC 5 has the full story. Go here to see NBC 5 story.

District trustees were briefed Thursday on a recommendation to proceed with phase 2 of the district’s $1.6 billion 2015 bond program. At Thursday’s board briefing, Operations Chief Scott Layne recommended a list of 23 school renovation projects for phase 2 that he said are among the district’s most critical infrastructure needs. The list includes seven high schools receiving renovations required to meet state requirements for implementation of career and technical programs. The total budget for phase 2 projects, listed below with the recommended architects, is an estimated $275 million. The proposed list of architects reflects a 50 percent participation of minority…

Hollis Brashear, who served on the Dallas ISD board of trustees for 14 years, died on Sunday. Brashear served two terms as board president, and he previously had a 21-year career in the Army. There will be a wake for Brashear on Friday from 6:30–8 p.m. at Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship, 1808 W. Camp Wisdom Road.

Following a series of renovations at the Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship Academy (IDEA), 30 students are helping researchers discover how environmental changes impact their learning experience. IDEA, one of five Personalized Learning schools in the district, has transformed their building at James W. Fannin into a space that helps students adapt to the more open, collaborative environment they will find in college. “You can be yourself in the classrooms here,” said ninth-grade student Kerriyana Lawson. Now, researchers from HKS are partnering with IDEA to determine the measurable impact of personalized space by erecting a pop-up lab at the school. At first…

Dieciséis escuelas del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dallas (Dallas ISD) avanzaron a la siguiente fase del concurso Read to the Final Four de la National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, por sus siglas en ingles) para estudiantes de tercer grado. La competencia de lectura es similar al Final Four de la organización, por lo que las escuelas avanzan basándose en el número de minutos que los estudiantes leen fuera del horario escolar. Desde que este esfuerzo empezó en noviembre, los estudiantes de tercer grado de Dallas ISD han leído un total de 521,411 minutos. Los lectores más sobresalientes han sido Mireya…

Thanks to technology, teachers at Sudie Williams Elementary School can connect with hearing impaired students using hearing aids and cochlear implants. CBS DFW has the full story, and it’s definitely worth checking out!