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Trustees approved the adoption of six new student achievement goals that Superintendent Michael Hinojosa says will be the catalyst that drives the district forward. Trustees and Hinojosa developed the proposed achievement goals after reviewing district results and holding multiple workshops. Hinojosa said most of the proposed goals have key performance indicators. The goals are: Goal 1: All students will exhibit Satisfactory or above performance on State assessments. Students below Satisfactory performance will demonstrate more than one year of academic growth; Goal 2: Dallas ISD schools will be the primary choice for families in the district; Goal 3: The achievement gap…

All elementary schools are now required to offer daily recess for students in preK–fifth grade following a policy change approved by trustees last week. The policy change requires elementary schools for the rest of the school year to offer at least 20 minutes of daily recess for all students. Starting next school year, elementary schools will be required to offer at least 30 minutes of daily recess. Trustee Dan Micciche, who proposed the policy change, said during a December board briefing that research shows the positive benefits of recess for young students. While many Dallas ISD elementary schools have daily…

Edwin Flores is no stranger to public service. As a member of the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees from May 2005 to June 2012, he took a three-year break before returning to the board May 2015, to continue serving District 1. Northwest Dallas, North Dallas, Addison, parts of Carrollton and Farmers Branch fall within his district. Dr. Flores has spent many years as a community leader making time to serve on numerous boards and committees. He and his wife are proud parents of two children who attend Dallas ISD schools. He is a biotechnology patent attorney and the managing partner/founder…

Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School has been selected as one of four school councils to receive a $15,000 grant from the 2016 !Adelante! America with AT&T and LULAC program. The grant will provide Rangel students with leadership curriculum and courses to enable them become leaders in their communities after college graduation. Through Rangel’s active LULAC chapter, enrollment into the leadership program through the grant will begin the first week of February. Upon acceptance, students will begin courses and programs using the Texas Association of Secondary School Principal’s Leadership Curriculum. They will study topics such as defining leadership, etiquette…

Dallas ISD seniors are being encouraged to register to vote in time for the presidential primary election on March 1, 2016. The last day to register to vote in the primary election is Monday, Feb. 1. The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is among the groups encouraging seniors to register to vote. “That is the way (students) get their voices heard, they are able to elect their officials and take part in being an American citizen,” LULAC representative Magda Cruz said. Cruz said a common misconception among students is that they have to be 18 years old to…

Remember the classic schoolyard retort to an insult – “Takes one to know one!”? Well, the Dallas ISD teacher recruitment team has put a positive spin on the saying, asking classroom leaders to refer well qualified teachers to the district. Current teachers are often in the best position to know the skills necessary for success in Dallas ISD classrooms and can identify those qualities in other teachers, district recruiters say. “We recognize how great a resource our current staff of teachers can be when searching for qualified teaching candidates,” said Jordan Carlton, talent acquisition leader. “Each teacher represents a wide…

Thomas Jefferson High School graduate Danny Lowry (2003) earned a degree in business and organizational management from Langston University in Oklahoma and returned home to work with Dallas ISD as a campus attendance clerk and eventually a registrar. But it didn’t take long for him to realize that what he wanted all along was to teach. He enrolled in an alternative certification program and earned his teachers certification in health education. Today Lowry is a coach and teacher at Irving MacArthur High School where AlumNow, The Hub feature that profiles district alumni, caught up with him for an update. What are…

On Feb. 3, Dallas ISD will celebrate the graduating student-athletes who have signed commitments to play at the college level. CBS Dallas has the story on the district’s preparations for the event. Click here to see the full report.

Reading is the gateway to most other forms of knowledge. For many students, however, learning to read and enjoy books does not come easily. Learning differences, inadequate exposure to books and reading instruction, language barriers and lack of confidence in their ability can all be reasons why some children struggle with reading mastery. The level of family literacy and the amount of attention paid to books and reading in the home can also impact when and how well students learn to read. The annual African American Read-In, set for 11 a.m., Sat., Feb. 20, is one effort focused on countering…

North Dallas High School seniors got a sneak peek at college last week thanks to a lecture from an Associate Professor of History at the University of Texas at Dallas. Professor Eric Schlereth gave a college-style lecture to seniors that showed them what they could expect next year. “Most seniors have heard a lot about college, but it’s always sort of an unknown until you hear someone from the other side talk about it,” Schlereth said. “I hope this lecture gave them a much better idea of what a college class is all about.” Education is Freedom (EIF) hosted the event at North…