Author: The Hub

Results from the first Dallas ISD extensive survey of students show that a strong majority of students said their teacher encouraged them to do their best; their teacher set high expectations; and their teacher clearly presented the information they needed to learn. The student perception survey is a research-based survey that was administered in April to students in grades 3-12. Each student that met the eligibility requirements completed two surveys. The results provide feedback to teachers and could count for up to 15 percent of a teacher’s overall evaluation. As the district announces the results from the inaugural student perception survey,…

More than halfway finished with spring workouts, the Skyline High School football team is hosting its annual spring game to show fans, alumni and the community its rich tradition on the gridiron. The game is happening tonight at 7 p.m. at the Forester Field at the Forester Athletic Complex, 8233 Military Pkwy. Going into next season, the Skyline football team will have: 23 returning varsity players 13 returning starters (six on offense and seven on defense) The team currently has three players ranked in the Dallas Morning News’ top 100 for the 2016 season. Those players are No. 35 Da’Leon Ward, No.…

Birretes y Togas. Pompa y circunstancia. La temporada de graduaciones está cada vez más cerca, y los próximos egresados de Dallas ISD, se preparan para las celebraciones. ¿Está buscando información para asistir a alguna de las ceremonias? Los siguientes recursos le brindan información para que pueda participar en las festividades. Encuentre el evento de su hijo o hija descargando el horario de graduaciones más actualizado que incluye los domicilios de los lugares donde se realizarán las ceremonias. Las graduaciones de Dallas ISD del 2015 serán transmitidas en vivo y pueden verse o descargarse directamente desde la página especial del distrito…

Univision Communications Inc. recently launched a mobile-optimized website that helps Spanish-speaking parents become further engaged in their child’s education, from pre-kindergarten through high school. The Clave al Éxito site, accessible at https://exito.univision.net, enables Spanish-speaking parents to better communicate with English-speaking teachers on their child’s academic progress. Features include a grade-by-grade guide on what their children should be learning each year; a Parent Academy with comprehensive videos and tools for parents to engage in their child’s education; grade-specific book recommendations; and a tool to track their child’s reading activity and share it with teachers. An estimated 81 percent of Hispanic Americans…

Graduation season is happening May 29–June 7, and in honor of Dallas ISD graduates, The Hub will spotlight a different senior each day as the Class of 2015 prepares to take their anticipated walk across the stage. Today we learn more about Kenneth Robinson at Justin F. Kimball High School. Awards/honors, involvement: National Honor Society, 2015 Gates Millennium Scholar, National Academy of Engineering Advisory Board, Battalion Commander ROTC, Valedictorian The biggest lesson I’ve learned in school: Determination. It’s all about determination—not how smart you are or how rich you are—it’s about how bad you want it. The teacher(s) who inspired me the most:…

A busy hallway of fourth- and fifth-graders carefully enter numbers into computers as their parents curiously watch. A few moments later, students beam as they see their robots come alive. On Friday, May 22, families were invited to Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary to interact with students who have completed engineering modules as part of the Nathaniel Hawthorne Nurturing Engineering with Robots, Discipline and Science after-school enrichment program. Students were challenged to program robots “on the fly,” said Alain Mota, math and science instructional coach. Mota is teaching students advanced skills in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM. The students learn…

Did you know that recycling aluminum cans could help build a football stadium? Or that recycling an old TV could become someone’s new watch? Dallas ISD encourages every individual to go green, and we’re making it as simple as possible with single stream recycling. Instead of separating plastics, glass and paper, single stream recycling allows all recyclable items to be placed in a single container for collection. The recyclables will later be sorted at recycling centers. Here’s a breakdown of what can and cannot be recycled:

Nearly 700 students have applied to attend one of two new Dallas Independent School District Choice Schools opening this fall. These new Choice Schools are part of the district’s Public School Choice initiative, which seeks to launch a total of 35 new Choice Schools by the year 2020. New Choice Schools will offer the same types of specialized options as existing magnet schools, but the difference is that they will not have any academic entry requirements and will be open to all students regardless of academic ability. A total of 406 students applied to attend the Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship Academy,…

Representatives from BBVA Compass and current and former professional basketball players from the NBA and WNBA visited Dallas ISD’s Bayles Elementary on Thursday, May 21, to highlight the importance of financial literacy. BBVA Compass took its Future Builders program to the school, with the help of former San Antonio Spurs forward Bruce Bowen, current Dallas Mavericks forward Chandler Parsons, former Maverick Eduardo Najera and WNBA stars Ashley Robinson, Taj McWilliams Franklin and Keisha Brown. The company also donated 31 computer tablets and a charging cart to the school. Volunteers from BBVA Compass visited classrooms to talk about the importance of…

Dallas ISD administrators at Hulcy Middle School recently gathered together to learn more about the district’s newly remodeled summer school program, which reimagines the traditional summer school model to include professional development opportunities for district educators and administrators. A key focus in Summer Learning Labs is professional development. By hiring additional staff, dual teaching allows more skilled and experienced distinguished teachers to pair with those seeking professional growth during morning classroom instructional time. “Teachers will be paired in the learning labs with other teachers,” said Seagoville Feeder Pattern Executive Director Stephanie Taylor. “We will also have (Alternative Certification) interns who will…