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May 4-8 is National Teacher Appreciation Week! The National PTA in 1984 designated the first week of May as a special time to honor those who lend their passion and skills to educating children. Like their counterparts across the nation, Dallas ISD teachers play an essential role in student success. During Teacher Appreciation Week, we invite the community to join us in recognizing the dedicated educators who wholeheartedly commit themselves to providing an exceptional educational experience for all children. Each day this week, we will recognize three of the hundreds of exemplary educators in the five divisions of the district. As…

This week, May 4-8, is Teacher Appreciation Week! We want to know about the teachers who have positively impacted your life and also give you an opportunity to say thanks. Make a brief video (cell-phone video is fine) of yourself thanking your favorite teachers and telling why they mean so much you. Submit a photo or selfie with you and your favorite teacher. Send submissions via email to thehub@dallasisd.org, and we will share them here. If you post about your favorite teachers to social media, please tag with #DallasISD and #ThankATeacher. We will celebrating teachers and the hard work they…

A significant increase in wireless and broadband capacity at Dallas ISD has connected students and teachers with new ways to learn. Internet usage by students and staff at Dallas ISD has increased by approximately 3,000 percent since 2011. The increase is largely due to wireless and broadband improvements completed by the Dallas ISD Information Technology Services department during the past three years. “Learning can be more personalized through technology and that couldn’t happen without a strong wireless infrastructure in place,” said Frank Tyminski, Assistant Superintendent of Information Technology. “Without the hardware and broadband and wireless infrastructure, we’d be stuck in the…

Tim Brown, an NFL Hall of Famer and Woodrow Wilson alum, is hosting the 2015 Tim Brown/Woodrow Wilson Golf Tournament benefitting the Woodrow Wilson High School Athletics Program. The event is set to open at 11 a.m. today at the Tenison Park Highlands Course and is open to individuals, teams or groups competing in four-person Florida Scramble. The $200 entry fee covers cart fees, range balls, lunch, refreshments and prizes, a chance at a $10,000 hole-in-one contest, and an awards reception and auction. Enter online at http://timbrowntourney.eventzilla.net/. For more information, contact Chris Kurzner at 214-442-0801 or Emily Whitzel  at 214-695-1716…

Dallas ISD has the most high-performing and high-progress low-income schools in Texas, according to a report issued Thursday by the Texas Education Agency. The TEA report listed 25 Dallas ISD schools among the top 400 high-performing and high-progress Title I schools in Texas for 2014–15. Title I schools are campuses with a student population of at least 40 percent low-income. “While we talk of the need to close the education achievement gap, the real work in accomplishing that goal is already taking place on these campuses,” Commissioner of Education Michael Williams said in a statement. “Whether identified as high-performing, high-progress…

WFAA 8 did a report on the interest being shown in the two new Dallas ISD Choice Schools. Students can apply to attend either D.A. Hulcy STEAM Middle School or the Innovation, Design, and Entrepreneurship Academy High School. The application period is open from April 24–May 15. Click here to view the WFAA 8 report. Click here to learn more and apply to a Choice School. Photo courtesy WFAA 8

Bryan Adams student Guadalupe Serrato wrote this article. Dominique Nicole James this week became the first ever Bryan Adams High School student to be awarded the Gates Millennium Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to 1,000 students nationwide each year and will cover her entire tuition at any university in which she is accepted. “I set myself up to be prepared in case I didn’t get it, so I was totally surprised when I learned that I had been awarded the scholarship,”James said. James is involved in multiple extracurricular activities at Bryan Adams, including serving as the Bryan Adams Belles Drill Team…

A retired registered nurse and teacher, Audrey King began volunteering at T.G. Terry Elementary to give back to her community four years ago. King said it is rewarding to work with excellent administrators, teachers and faculty. King feels volunteering is a great way to support community schools.

The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees today is holding a special meeting to consider and take possible action regarding the employment of Superintendent Mike Miles. The meeting is scheduled for 4 p.m. in the Ada L. Williams Auditorium, 3700 Ross Ave. The board is expected to retire to a closed session for discussion. Any action will be taken in open session. The meeting can be streamed online here. Click here to view the board agenda.

John F. Kennedy Learning Center played host to its 10th-annual College/Career Day on Friday, May 1. Representatives from more than 15 colleges and universities, City of Dallas and Dallas County departments and businesses discussed their education and career paths with students. Institutions of higher learning that were represented included SMU, TCU, UNT, TWU, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Texas A&M-Commerce, Texas A&M-Texarkana, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Baylor, UT-Dallas, UT-Southwestern, UT-Arlington, Oklahoma State and El Centro College. Members of the Dallas Police Department – including its canine unit; Dallas Fire Department; Dallas Public Works; Dallas County District Attorney’s Office; a Dallas County judge;…