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Dallas ISD teacher Eric Hale will share his perspective on education as one of 12 Texas teachers to meet Dec. 13 in Austin with Gov. Greg Abbott and members of an education task force. The roundtable discussion will include the teachers’ thoughts about recruiting and retaining effective teachers, but also cover other topics. Hale, a third-grade math teacher at David G. Burnet Elementary School, himself struggled his first year as an educator, but has since become one of the district’s Top 100 teachers. Earlier this year, he was named one of 10 national finalists for the Fishman Prize for Superlative…

Trustee Audrey Pinkerton will hold a District 7 community meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 6, from 6:30–8:30 p.m. The meeting will be at W.H. Adamson High School, 309 E. Ninth Street. The topics will include District of Innovation and early college high school programs. Families and community members in District 7 are invited to attend.

Este sábado, el Dallas ISD estará llevando a cabo la primera feria, Descubre Dallas ISD, en Ellis Davis Field House, ubicado en el 9191 S. Polk St., donde se presentará todo lo que tiene para ofrecer el distrito. En Descubre Dallas ISD se destacará la amplia variedad de opciones educativas que están disponibles para las familias de Dallas. “En el norte de Texas, nuestras escuelas ofrecen más opciones educativas que en cualquier otro sitio en el metroplex, y tenemos una gran reputación de mejorar los índices de graduación y de preparar a los estudiantes para la universidad y para una…

United Way Metropolitan of Dallas y varias empresas se unieron al Dallas ISD para celebrar el programa de ciencias, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas, también conocidas como STEM. E.B. Comstock Middle School albergó el increíble evento, que contó con más de 75 voluntarios que organizaron seis diferentes estaciones para despertar la curiosidad de los estudiantes en una variedad de temas relacionados a STEM. Los experimentos variaron, desde el Balloon Brain Wonder Kit al Catapult Science. “Es muy importante que ayudemos a los estudiantes a interesarse por las vocaciones relacionadas a STEM”, dijo Willie Johnson, director de Comstock Middle School.

Parents, students and community members are invited to provide input on several elements of Dallas ISD’s 2017-2018 instructional calendar. Two draft calendars featuring several variable options are available for review, comment and a vote. The options include the dates of winter break, bad weather make up days and teacher professional development on non-school days when students attend the State Fair of Texas. Go here to access the survey and indicate your preferences by close of business Wed., Dec. 7 Both calendar options propose the start of classes on August 21, provide a full week for Thanksgiving break and schedule spring break…

Jane Chu knows a secret. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman was officially welcomed into the Raul Quintanilla Sr. Middle School DaVerse Poetry Club with the secret handshake. Students christened Chu as an honorary member during her Quintanilla visit Monday afternoon, November 28, 2016. Big Thought hosted the Quintanilla jaunt, which began with a roundtable conversation featuring Big Thought staff and partner representatives. Chairman Chu conversed with Guy Bruggeman, Dallas Love Field; Janiece Evans-Page, Fossil; Will Dowell, Behind Every Door; Will Richey, Journeyman Ink; Lela Bell, Teaching Artist; Antoine Joyce, All Stars Project Dallas; David Fisher, Office of…

Dallas ISD is hosting its first-ever districtwide showcase of school offerings at this Saturday’s Discover Dallas ISD Fair at Ellis Davis Field House, 9191 S. Polk St. Discover Dallas ISD will highlight the wide range of education options available to Dallas families. “In North Texas, our schools offer more educational options than are available anywhere in the Metroplex, and we have a track record of improving graduation rates and preparing students for college and careers,” said Stephanie Elizalde, Dallas ISD chief of School Leadership. “We want parents to see and experience what our schools are doing to put more students on…

As part of the second cohort of collegiate academies opening next school year, Southwest Airlines will partner with North Dallas High School to provide valuable real-world experience for students. Southwest Airlines will provide mentoring, host site visits, offer internships and job interviews for students in North Dallas High School’s collegiate academy. “Partnerships with companies such as Southwest Airlines are critically important because it provides students with real-world experience and insight into the business world,” said Israel Cordero, Chief Strategic Officer of Dallas ISD’s Strategic Initiatives and External Relations department. “We are very thankful to Southwest Airlines for partnering with Dallas ISD to…

In the recent past, Dallas ISD students represented more than half of the truancy court cases filed in Texas. On Tuesday, Nov. 29, Superintendent Michael Hinojosa and County Judge Clay Jenkins presented 24 recommendations to change the system to take many of those cases out of the courtroom. House Bill 2398, passed by the Texas Legislature in 2015, required entities to work toward decriminalizing truancy by making chronic school absenteeism a civil issue. The bill also created a Uniform Truancy Policy Committee in large counties to develop a consistent system for handling all truancy cases. Jenkins and Mayor Mike Rawlings…

El Dallas ISD se complace en presentar el primer manual de inscripción, que proporciona información completa sobre las 228 escuelas del distrito. En el manual de inscripción encontrará información sobre el índice de desempeño académico, la clasificación estatal, los programas académicos y las actividades extracurriculares de cada escuela de Dallas ISD. El distrito repartirá las guías de inscripción durante la feria escolar Descubre Dallas ISD, que se realizará el 3 de diciembre en Ellis Davis Field House. En la feria se presentará información sobre las opciones académicas, desde prekínder, escuelas para estudiantes de un mismo género y escuelas magnet hasta…