En la escuela primaria Leonides Gonzalez Cigarroa, la voluntaria Danae Gutiérrez es considerada un superestrella. Gutiérrez motiva los padres a que se involucren y participen en la escuela, ella dirige la Asociación de Padres y Maestros, y está organizando un evento comunitario para los estudiantes de la escuela. “Ella pone su pasión en todos lo que hace, desde trabajar con los niños, los padres y el personal de la escuela,” dice Nancy Brinkley, una consejera de la escuela. Gutierrez fue reconocida como una “Voluntaria de Impacto” durante una ceremonia el mes de abril. Vean el video (en inglés) para aprender…
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After more than 32 years, Bart Marantz, the leader of the jazz studies program at Dallas ISD’s Booker T. Washington School for the Performing and Visual Arts, is retiring. Click here to view a story that CBS DFW did on Marantz
The Sunset High School Music Department tonight is presenting its third annual Evening at the Meyerson. The performance starts at 7 p.m. and tickets are available for $10 at the door. The event will feature music from Sunset’s band and choir. For more information, click here.
Dallas ISD has more high performing, high poverty elementary schools than any other urban school district in Texas, according to a new study outlined in a news conference on Thursday. Additionally, the study from Children at Risk, a Texas-based non-profit, shows that Dallas ISD’s high performing, high poverty schools are improving from year to year. Dr. Robert Sanborn, president and CEO of Children at Risk, said the improvement of the Dallas ISD high poverty schools is largely due to the initiatives implemented by Superintendent Mike Miles that seek to raise student achievement for all students. “For us, it’s about the…
Two Seagoville High School juniors, Bryan Contrares and Cayro Bustos, scored top honors in the nation for their scores on the PSAT. Contrares and Bustos placed in the top 2.5 percent in the nation for PSAT Latino and Hispanic test-takers. Seagoville Principal Michael Jones said this is the first time in history that a student at Seagoville has received this honor. “We are very proud of Bryan and Cayro,” Jones said. “They have represented us at decathlons and UIL competitions and they bring honor to our school.” With Bustos and Contrares participating, Seagoville finished 19 out of 56 in the decathlon…
Three Dallas ISD Board of Trustees seats are up for votes in the May 9 election: District 1, District 3 and District 9. Early voting is open and runs through Friday, May 1. Incumbent District 1 Trustee Elizabeth Jones is not seeking re-election. Edwin Flores and Kyle Renard are vying for the District 1 spot. Incumbent District 3 Trustee Dan Micciche faces challenger David Lewis in that race. Incumbent District 9 Trustee Bernadette Nutall faces challenger Damarcus Offord for that spot. To find early voting polling locations and other information about the May 9 election, visit the Dallas County elections website.
Third-graders at Dallas ISD’s César Chávez Learning Center got to pick out a brand-new book of their very own on Wednesday, April 29. They chose between Shel Silverstein’s Where the Sidewalk Ends or Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul to add to their personal libraries. The book donations are part of an effort by Ford Driving Dreams, Ford Motor Company Fund and North Texas Ford Dealers to donate 10,000 books to north Texas elementary school children in partnership with First Book, a nonprofit that provides books to low-income children. Principal Jose Muñoz said that families with…
Las solicitudes están siendo aceptadas para los estudiantes interesados en asistir a una de las dos nuevas escuelas públicas de opción del distrito que comenzarán el próximo año escolar. Los estudiantes pueden solicitar asistir a D.A. Hulcy STEAM Middle School o a Innovation, Design, and Entrepreneurship Academy (IDEA) High School. El periodo de solicitud está abierto del 24 de abril al 15 de mayo. Estos dos centros son parte de la estrategia del distrito de ofrecer escuelas públicas de opción. La meta del distrito es abrir un total de 35 nuevas escuelas de opción para el año 2020. Las dos…
Dallas ISD announced today that Billy Earl Dade Middle School will receive significantly more support next year by naming it as an ACE (Accelerating Campus Excellence) school beginning in 2015–16. Dade will join six other schools previously designated as ACE campuses. The addition of Dade follows strong positive interest in the ACE concept from members of the community and a high level of interest from district educators. The ACE plan injects underperforming schools with strong leadership, effective teachers and high expectations. “When it comes to school transformation, we know that the larger the percentage of effective teachers in the school…
A Dallas ISD volunteer for 25 years, Marian Joiner has served all over the district and is currently offering her services at T. G. Terry Elementary, which is where her great-granddaughter attends. Joiner has previously volunteered at William Brown Miller Elementary, John Neely Bryan Elementary, John Henry Brown Learning Center, and Lincoln High School. She said the joy she sees in the students as they great her with big hugs is what makes volunteering worthwhile.