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Carol Shelton, a third-grade teacher at Dallas ISD’s Jerry Junkins Elementary School, was recently named 2016-2017 Elementary School Teacher of the Year. Shelton works to create an atmosphere in her classroom that promotes safety, trust and encouragement so that students feel free to take a few risks. “This is my 21st year in education, 13 of those have been in the classroom,” Shelton said. “I love what I do. The thing that keeps me going, and makes me want to continue teaching every single day, is the relationships I get to build with my students.” She and her husband have…

Dallas ISD’s Two-Way Dual-Language program creates global citizens every day by providing students with the opportunity to learn two languages. The application window for a student to enroll in the Two-Way Dual-Language program is open through Jan. 31. In the program, English speakers can learn Spanish and Spanish speakers can learn English. Rhonda Edmundson is a parent of sixth-grade twins who’ve attended a Two-Way Dual-Language program since early childhood. Edmundson said the program has helped her daughters become more academically competitive, socially confident and prepared for a world full of additional languages and cultures. “Having our girls involved in the two-way…

El Dallas ISD ha programado 10 reuniones públicas para proporcionar información y recibir comentarios sobre el presupuesto propuesto para el año escolar 2017–2018. Todas las sesiones están programadas de 6:30 a 7:30 p.m. En ellas, los padres y miembros de la comunidad participarán en tres actividades diferentes: Show Me the Money, que informa a los participantes en qué se gasta el dinero; Budget Deficit Puzzle, que reta a los participantes a reducir los fondos; Fantasy Wish List, que desafia a los participantes a adjudicar el dinero. Las reuniones se llevarán a cabo los siguientes días en las escuelas que se…

On Tuesday, January 10, parents and community members served by Hillcrest High School will have another opportunity to review the bond program improvements planned for their school. A community meeting is set for the campus at 6 p.m., Jan. 10, as a follow up to an initial feedback session held in August. Bond program architects and project managers are holding similar meetings at schools across the district to check in with stakeholders. The Construction Services department is working to ensure that improvements meet the needs identified as most important by staff and community members. Architects, principals and parents are walking campuses…

Located in Northeast Dallas, Dan D. Rogers Elementary School is one of Dallas ISD’s Public School Choice campuses focused on personalized learning. At Rogers Elementary, all students are educated to be community minded leaders with uniquely tailored individual pathways that meet the students’ academic, social and emotional needs. Teachers team up with individual students and parents to create a customized personal learning path. This is a road map that helps students keep track and reach their academic destination. Rogers also offers many enrichment programs and after school clubs that challenge and shape students into well-rounded individuals. “We want our students…

Trustee Edwin Flores continues to lead District 1 to excellence. Flores was re-elected to the board in 2015 after serving from May 2005 to June 2012. This Mexico City native represents Northwest Dallas, including North Dallas, Addison, parts of Carrollton and Farmers Branch. Flores is the managing partner and founder of the Intellectual Property law firm of Chalker Flores LLP, in north Dallas, where he focuses his practice on biotechnology patent law. Before starting his firm, Flores was an associate at the Gardere firm in Dallas. Flores also served as an Assistant District Attorney in Dallas County as part of…

January is School Board Recognition Month, a time to thank local leaders for their dedication and willingness to serve as advocates for children and public schools. Dallas ISD joins other districts across the state in recognizing the work of its board. School boards are charged with establishing a vision for a district’s education program, designing a structure to achieve that vision, ensuring that schools are accountable to the community, and strongly advocating continuous improvement in student learning. Each school year, Dallas ISD asks nine busy professionals to collaboratively manage a school system with more than 156,000 students and a billion…

The First Book Network in conjunction with Alliance has donated 40,000 brand new books to Dallas ISD. The books were dropped off in bulk at the Allen Field House. Volunteers then got hard at work organizing and sorting the books. Teachers, principals, and students who registered with the First Book Network for free were then able to come and pick up the donated books.

The NCAA is looking for girls between the ages of 10 and 14 who are not yet in high school to be the honorary ball kids at the 2017 NCAA Women’s Final Four games at the American Airlines Center March 31 and April 2, 2017. The NCAA Ball Kid Battle will be coming to the 77th annual Dallas ISD Holiday Invitational Dec. 28, 2016. The Ball Kid Battle will consists of two rounds. Four finalists will be chosen from the first round: a contest held at the Dallas ISD Holiday Invitational December 28th at Conrad High School from 11 a.m.…

Students at the Sidney Lanier Expressive Arts Vanguard donated Christmas tree ornaments for the Dallas Water Utilities’ Christmas tree at City Hall. The students got kudos for helping create one of the best decorated trees at City Hall. Here’s a full look at the tree: