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Little Kids Rock has supported Dallas teachers and students since the 2007-2008 school year, when the first 24 teachers received training and 500 guitars to start programs in their schools. Because Little Kids Rock believes “playing music is more than fun – it’s transformational”, the non-profit has now provided thousands of guitars, keyboards and stands, drum sets, annual workshops with teacher training and curriculum, with programs in more than 90 Dallas ISD schools. Because of this support to campus music programs through the district, Saturday marked the 8th Annual Dallas ISD Little Kids Rock/Modern Band Jam Summit, and 31 bands…

As a student at W.W. Samuell High School, William Kruse (Class of 1994) made the most of his JROTC experience, and today he credits what he learned in the program for preparing him to serve in the U.S. Marine Corp and putting him on a path for success. As a senior solutions architect for Dell and the owner of his own catering business, Kruse is living life on his own terms and serving others in the process. AlumNow, The Hub feature that profiles district alumni, caught up with Kruse and found him hard at work turning his dreams into reality.…

Fifth-graders Marco Mares of William Brown Miller Elementary School and Lyriq Turner of Charles Rice Learning Center are co-stars in the just-launched mayor’s summer reading club promotional video. The public service announcement, a spoof on the action-packed “24” television series features the two students with Mayor Mike Rawlings and Clarice Tinsley of Fox 4 News. The message to families is to earn prizes and prevent summer learning loss by keeping kids reading throughout summer break. To see Lyriq and Marco in action with their co-stars, watch the above video. At Tuesday’s kickoff of the annual summer reading program, the Mayor stressed…

The Gooch Elementary Rocketry Club took flight at its seventh annual Rocket Blast-Off on Monday. Students launched the rockets they have worked on making every Saturday over the past two months. The project taught Rocketry Club students about the physical concepts of rocketry, the science of flight, laws of motion, and the Pythagorean theorem. The students measured the altitude their rocket flew and estimated its speed. Fellow students cheered on the rocket club members as their rockets shot up into the sky.

What happens when a second-grade bilingual teacher who loves the game of basketball and student achievement has a dream to teach basketball skills to students that do not have access to team play? The magnificent Anne Frank Elementary Basketball Club, which serves students in 2nd and 3rd grade, is what happens. Viviane Demorais-Johnson was awarded a grant on Donorchoose.com for equipment and then recruited a coaching team. Fellow teachers Maria Reyes, David Jasso and William Robinson volunteer their time every Monday after school to get this program off the ground. The membership to the club is free. Students are required to maintain at least…

With graduations around the corner, Dallas ISD has many stories of outstanding seniors. Meet Melissa, a senior at Hillcrest High School. She is one of three Dallas ISD seniors to win the prestigious Sulentic Family Foundation Scholarship. She plans to study psychology at the University of Texas at Dallas so she can help others.

Each year, mountains of student testing data are analyzed to determine which schools are the best at showing exceptional student performance for two or more consecutive years or demonstrate that it’s closing the achievement gap. Two schools from each state rise to the top, and this year – possibly for the first time – the two schools in Texas are from a single district. Dallas ISD’s F.P. Caillet Elementary School and Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School are the 2016 National Title I Distinguished Schools in Texas, and only two of 80 schools in the nation to earn the…

The Dallas Independent School District is hosting a second meeting to discuss proposed changes to attendance boundaries in the Wynnewood North neighborhood that will impact Felix G. Botello, Margaret B. Henderson, and Harrell Budd elementary schools for the 2016-2017 school year. Parents and community members are encouraged to ask questions and share their opinions. When: 6 p.m., Tuesday, May 17 Where: Buckner Wynnewood Family Hope Center 2006 Didsbury Circle Dallas, TX 75224 Related stories: Beginner’s Guide to proposed attendance boundary changes for 2016-17 – Click here

Lydia Degollado is a fourth-grade bilingual teacher at Pleasant Grove Elementary School who specializes in science and writing. Degollado has 13 years of classroom experience and is dedicated to continuing her development as an educator in order to better serve her students. Degollado says the love and support she has received from her own parent, colleagues, mentors and teachers has continued to fuel her drive in the profession. What motivates/inspires you? My main motivation are my students. I love to watch their eyes light up when they have an idea, or when they finally understand a concept they have been struggling…

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