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As part of World Sight Day, more than 400 students from Dallas ISD and Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD received free eye exams and glasses from Essilor Vision Foundation. The participating students had been pre-screened by their nurse for poor vision. The Dallas Morning News has the full story here. Photo courtesy Dallas Morning News. 

The Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education and Tolerance, in partnership with the Dallas Independent School District (ISD) and Hold On To Your Music, is sponsoring the first-ever City-Wide Read and Performance this fall for approximately 12,500 fifth graders, as well as students from several of the city’s Jewish schools. Students will read The Children of Willesden Lane, a true story of inspiration and perseverance in a time of war, and attend a musical performance by the author, Grammy-nominated classical pianist Mona Golabek. The Children of Willesden Lane tells the story of Golabek’s mother, Lisa Jura, a 14-year-old Jewish musical prodigy…

The Dallas Morning News recently visited Dallas ISD’s Victor H. Hexter Elementary School to find out what students think about the U.S. presidential race. Watch the video here.

Mark Twain Leadership Vanguard scored a visit from Dallas Cowboys cornerback Brandon Carr as part of Principal for a Day. Carr, whose mother was an educator, toured the school and talked with teachers and staff on Monday morning. Carr is the founder of the Carr Cares Foundation, which promotes literacy and physical health. More than 200 business and community leaders led schools across the district as part of Principal for a Day. Dallas Regional Chamber and Capital One help sponsor the great annual event.

Representatives from Elrod’s Cost Plus Supermarket, which has multiple locations in the DFW area, presented a check for $21,107 to Dallas ISD’s Field Trip Fund on Wednesday. Elrod’s representatives presented the check at Gilbert Cuellar Sr. Elementary’s “Muffins with Moms” event. Elrod’s started the Field Trip Fund so schools could send more students on educational field trips to locations such as the arboretum and zoo. The Field Trip Fund finances transportation to and from the field trip destinations. Cuellar Elementary Principal Dr. Sheryl Wilson said the donation would greatly benefit students. “There is so much to learn and see and…

At their October meeting, members of the Dallas ISD Teen School Board elected officers for the 2016-2017 year. The officers are: Alex Poscente, President, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Ontario Brown, Vice President, Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy Glenda Meyer, Secretary, Moisés E. Molina High School Kyra Ughulu, Service Project Chairperson, Seagoville High School The Teen Board is a student advisory group comprising the presidents of each high school’s junior and senior classes. The students meet monthly to discuss the issues and concerns of their schoolmates and present them to the superintendent and trustees.…

REAL School Gardens and Vizient recently teamed up to install a new outdoor garden/classroom at Stephen C. Foster Elementary. REAL School Gardens aims to create learning gardens that grow successful students. Meanwhile, Vizient, Inc., based in Irving, is the largest member-driven health care performance improvement company in the country, serving academic medical centers, pediatric facilities, and community hospitals, among others. REAL School Gardens and Vizient had previously teamed up to beautify DeGoyler Elementary. Photos courtesy Bethany Erickson.

Several assistant principals and campus instructional coaches from Accelerating Campus Excellence (ACE) schools met at Annie Webb Blanton Elementary to hold the first Transformation Academy. The purpose of the gathering was to study best practices in teaching and learning and to observe Master Principals. “Our goal is to empower assistant principals and principals to learn from transformational leaders so they can continue to carry forth the work and have great results for students,” said Jolee Healey, Executive Director of ACE schools. Dallas ISD launched the ACE Plan, which stands for Accelerating Campus Excellence, as a way to provide strong leadership, effective teaching and…

The robotics team at the Science and Engineering Magnet has helped convert an RV into a mobile tech lab! The students travel with the refurbished RV, known as the Mobile Tech XPerience, to teach robotics, 3D modeling and printing in underserved areas. The robotics team’s incredible work has earned them status as the CW33 Class Act of the Week. Go here to see the full story from CW 33.

The number of career certifications received by Dallas ISD students has increased by more than 3,500 percent since 2009–2010, and students like Damian, a senior at W.H. Adamson High School, are benefiting. Damian is in Adamson High School’s automotive technology program and plans to become a Porsche Master Technician. Thanks to the program that provides students with hands-on experience repairing and learning about cars, Damian has a big head start as he races toward his dream. “This program has helped me in leaps and bounds,” Damian said. “Every class teaches me something I didn’t know and that I can use…