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Trustees approved a resolution on Jan. 28 to call for a general election on May 7, 2016, to fill the open seats on the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees. The resolution also approved holding a special election on May 7, 2016, to fill the open trustee seat vacated by Mike Morath, who resigned from the board to serve as Texas Education Commissioner. Here are the details on the upcoming election: Which trustee seats are up for election? These are the trustee seats up for election in May: District 2: This seat represents parts of East Dallas and North Dallas. Morath…

At Saturday’s African American Read-In, it seemed that everywhere you looked you saw the event’s theme — Reading is the Wave of Life. Held at Cornerstone Baptist Church, the Read-In drew hundreds of parents and students to the Black History Month celebration that focused on culture, books and reading. After students filed in and picked up their souvenir shirts and badges, the event opened with a rousing performance by the Bandan Koro African Drum and Dance Ensemble. Multiple elected officials urged students to read and study to learn about their heritage and prepare for the future. Charles Rice student and…

Teacher Rose Bolden is a staunch advocate for her students who are working toward graduation in the Reconnection Center credit recovery program at J. Leslie Patton Academic Center, the district’s high school for overage students. Bolden describes herself as cheerleader, coach and chief encourager for the 54 students enrolled in her classes. “Every single, solitary one of them comes here with a goal. They know I’m in their corner, that I’m here to help them. They know that I’m pulling for them and I want them to have the success they desire.” In addition to teacher facilitators like Bolden, Reconnection…

Please note: Dallas ISD recently made it easier for staff and students to access Youtube for professional and academic purposes. Here is how to view the above Youtube video: Staff signed into YouTube with their Google login (district email and EAD password) will have unrestricted access to YouTube. Staff signed into Chrome browser or a Chrome device will not be required to enter credentials for YouTube again, but may need to click the sign in button in the top right corner of the YouTube page to gain unrestricted access. B.H. Macon Elementary is a Dallas ISD school located in southeast…

Students from the Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School are participating in a panel tonight addressing child sexual exploitation and trafficking in Texas. The panel will also include Texas State Representative Linda Koop; Judge Harlin Hale; Judge Lena Levario; Assistant District Attorney Brooke Grona-Robb; Melissa Miles of the City Attorney’s office; FBI Special Agent Deborah Michaels; and Lisa Shedden with the Department of Justice. The panel is from 6–7:30 p.m. at the George W. Bush Institute auditorium at SMU, 2943 SMU Boulevard. The Rangel students are participating in the panel after learning about child sexual exploitation and trafficking through a…

Graduate students at the University of Texas at Dallas speech pathology program are helping students at several Dallas ISD schools as part of pilot program aimed at closing the ‘vocabulary gap.’ The vocabulary gap is the “worrisome difference between the language skills of poor kids and their more affluent peers,” reports CBS DFW. Click here to view the CBS DFW story on how this unique partnership is helping  Dallas ISD students.

The Dallas ISD Bilingual ESL department offers model classroom setups to Bilingual and ESL teachers to support effective implementation of the dual-language program. This year, the Bilingual ESL department has assisted more than 25 teachers in creating a conducive learning environment that facilitates teaching for biliteracy. “Working in the model classroom setup project is a team effort,” said Carlos Silva, team lead of the Bilingual ESL Cadre, an extension of the Bilingual ESL department. “Every member shares their expertise with new teachers or teachers that need help implementing the dual-language components in their classroom. It is a great experience to leave the…

One student asked him if he was the president, but Ron Kirk’s reply was that he had once worked for President Obama and also served as the mayor of Dallas. “I can’t believe I’ve seen a real live mayor with my own eyes,” the student gasped. Kirk was touring Dallas ISD’s Robert E. Lee Elementary on Friday, Feb. 19, to get a firsthand look at curriculum in action, brought by Junior Achievement of Dallas. The “JA for a Day” program, which teaches basic concepts of business and economics to students in kindergarten to fifth grade, was facilitated by volunteer Nokia…

Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson was a special guest speaker for the Class of 2016 at Dallas ISD’s W.W. Samuell High School. The Dallas Weekly has the full story on Johnson’s appearance here.

More than 250 students from J.L. Long Middle School tonight will provide an in-depth look at an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School education. The program will feature a fine arts presentation, followed by the option for parents to choose two showcases to attend from the school’s core subjects. Students have been hard at work preparing the showcases and getting ready to show off their great projects to the community, according to school leaders. “As our school continues to find a way to align district, state and IB MYP requirements, we have designed this event to bring our stakeholders into the school to experience,…