Author: The Hub

Few educators have more opportunities and authority to impact their students than coaches. Dallas ISD’s Athletics Department wants its coaches to maximize their ability to help students excel. That’s why the district’s 900 coaches and athletic coordinators are gathering this week to get the entire team on the same page regarding their mission and potential to shape the students they serve. This Friday, August 7, the Dallas ISD Athletic Department will host a back-to-school teambuilding event at Emmett J. Conrad High School for all the district’s athletic leaders. Director of Athletics Gil Garza says the event is meant to inspire…

There’s nothing quite like having one of your own in the limelight. When retired NFL great Tim Brown is formally inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this weekend, lots of local fans will share the pride of his accomplishment, not the least of them being Dallas ISD, which is where Brown got his start. Many in Dallas ISD praise Brown—an alum of Woodrow Wilson High School, graduate of Notre Dame University, Heisman Trophy winner, and NFL record-holder—as a hometown success story. In an extensive Dallas Morning News profile, Brown, the first and only Dallas ISD grad to go into…

Imagine Science Dallas, which is one of three national pilots to engage students in STEM outside school, is wrapping up a successful summer program in Dallas ISD. The camp encourages predominately minority, low-income children ages 8 to 14 to explore science, technology, engineering and math education. The Dallas Morning News profiled Imagine Science Dallas, and you can read the story here. Photo courtesy Dallas Morning News

La Junta Escolar de Dallas ISD estableció una política diseñada para la inclusión de empresas de mujeres y grupos minoritarios en las actividades de compra y contratación de servicios del distrito. En el presente, el departamento de Minority/Women Business Enterprise (M/WBE) de Dallas ISD, está trabajando para lograr las metas de la Junta de manera estratégica, y ha recibido varios reconocimientos. Infórmate DFW, una revista que promueve los avances de la comunidad hispana, recientemente hizo una publicación sobre latinas en el mundo de los negocios, y Tommi Lyle, coordinadora de M/WBE estuvo en las páginas de la revista gracias al…

With a new school year on the horizon, Dallas ISD’s Food and Child Nutrition Services has been hard at work to find new ways to help fuel student success by offering breakfast, lunch and in some cases dinner at district schools. For the third year, Dallas ISD will provide school meals at no charge to all district students. Families are not required to complete the free or reduce lunch application to receive free meals. Breakfast in the Classroom is expected to expand to all Dallas ISD high schools by the end of the year. Unlike elementary and middle schools, where…

On Saturday, Tim Brown, a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School who went on win the Heisman Trophy and become a Pro Bowl NFL player, was inducted into the Hall of Fame. The Dallas Morning News did a great profile on Brown, who overcame numerous obstacles on his way to becoming an NFL legend. Click here to read the full profile.

More than 280 Dallas ISD high school juniors and seniors gained real world experience thanks to the Mayor’s Intern Fellows Program, which happened over the summer. The Hub spotlight some of these Dallas ISD students that participated in the program. Today, meet Felicia George, a Lincoln High School senior.

As the first day of school gets closer, the Hub asked three Dallas ISD principals for tips on how students and their parents could prepare for a successful school year. Read their replies below: Principal Eneida Padro Campus: O.M. Roberts Elementary Grades Served: PreK–5th grade Tip 1: Start your child on school-day routines, like going to bed and waking up at a specific time, and reading daily to increase your child’s literacy skills. Re-establishing school-day routines in the last weeks of the summer will result in a smoother transition back to school, which will help them stay on the path towards college…

The Dallas Mayor’s Intern program celebrated its biggest year yet with a luncheon on Thursday that allowed the hundreds of participating Dallas public high school students to celebrate their hard work. As Mayor Mike Rawlings took the stage at the Omni Hotel, he congratulated the 350 student interns for helping improve the city. Rawlings commended the students for their aspirations and communication skills that helped them stand out from the more than 1,000 students who applied to the program. The Mayor’s Intern Fellows Program, which is modeled after the White House Fellows Program, is an eight-week paid summer internship that allows…

Stephanie Elizalde, a proven schools leader in the Dallas Independent School District and throughout Texas, has been named the district’s Deputy Chief of School Leadership. Elizalde, formerly an assistant superintendent of school leadership in Dallas ISD, will work alongside Chief of School Leadership Robert Bravo in support of increasing achievement and improving instruction at all 227 Dallas ISD campuses, focusing specifically on professional development for Executive Directors and Assistant Superintendents. “Stephanie has earned this opportunity with her great work ethic and depth of knowledge and experience. Our staff and students have benefitted from her impact, and we believe she’ll make…