Author: The Hub

Summer winds are blowing again for students across the district. The Dallas Winds Symphony conducted a weeklong band camp for Dallas ISD students. Nearly 600 middle and high school band systems filled Booker T Washington High School to improve their musical skills and learn from Dallas’ finest. With live performances by district band directors and workshops led by top area conductors, Dallas Winds Band Camp was an upbeat for teachers and students alike.

Las escuelas Robert E. Lee y William B. Lipscomb son las dos escuelas del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dallas que comenzarán a participar en el programa internacional International Baccalaureate, ambas en el Programa de Años de Primaria (PYP por sus siglas en inglés). Como escuelas PYP, tanto Lee como Lipscomb estarán dentro de las 1,226 escuelas a nivel nacional que implementarán esta primer etapa del programa International Baccalaureate (IB), que ayuda a los estudiantes de 3 a 12 años de edad a desarrollar destrezas, conocimientos y actitudes necesarias para ser excelentes en sus estudios y en su crecimiento personal. De…

Any 2015 Dallas ISD graduates who have not finalized their college plans are encouraged to attend a special event to check out programs available at Dallas County Community Colleges. The free “#DestinationRegistration” event is set for 9 a.m.-noon Tuesday, June 16, at the West Campus of El Centro College, 3330 N. Hampton Road. Students are invited to learn about the many career and technical programs the colleges offer; apply for admission and financial aid; and receive official Dallas ISD transcripts from district representatives. Register for the event at www.dcccd.edu/DestinationRegistration.

Studies show that students can lose up to a full month of instructional growth by not actively reading over the summer. Dallas ISD is working to close the summer reading gap by providing a range of opportunities for students, parents and other members of the community to beat the heat through books. Library Media Services last summer opened 31 school libraries as part of their summer reading effort. This year, Library and Media Services is opening 32 school libraries across the district from 8 a.m.–2:30 p.m. from June 15–July 16. Gay Patrick, director of Library Media Services, said parents, students, and community members checked…

We all know the three R’s of the environment: reduce, reuse and recycle. But did you know the three R’s are in that order for a reason? Reduce is the most effective of the three R’s because using fewer resources will cut down waste and conserve energy. Reuse anything that’s resourceful before considering recycling. An empty jam jar can be used to store leftovers, and use silverware and dishes instead of disposable plastic utensils and plates. Most people already practice recycling, the third R. But consider ways to reuse items or reduce use of items in the future.

Elementary students across 10 campuses used science, technology, engineering and math to create, explore and invent during the weeklong summer enrichment program Camp Invention. Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary, featured in the photo gallery above, participated in the camp for the third year. Cesar Reyes, Zaragoza Elementary instructional coach, said students ages 7 to 12 are learned to collaborate with one another and welcomed peer imagination. Other schools that participated in Camp Invention were John Quincy Adams Elementary, Felix Botello Elementary, Federick Douglass Elementary, H.I. Holland Elementary at Lisbon, Clara Oliver Elementary, Thelma Elizabeth Page Richardson Elementary, Oran M. Roberts Elementary, Clinton P. Russell…

Muchos acontecimientos notables han estado sucediendo en Dallas ISD, como los alumnos de segundo grado de Knight Elementary que recibieron una carta del presidente Barack Obama, y los estudiantes que ayudaron al alcalde a inaugurar la Ciudad del Aprendizaje. Show and Tell es un apartado de The Hub que resume acontecimientos del distrito en un solo lugar. Si tiene alguna sugerencia para incluir en Show and Tell, envíe un correo a: thehub@dallasisd.org. El presidente Barack Obama envía una carta a alumnos de segundo grado de Knight Elementary School. (From TJ High School Feeder Pattern Newsletter) hace unas semanas, los estudiantes…

Noting the district’s strong financial position, Dallas ISD Chief of Finance Jim Terry told trustees on Thursday that the district is now projecting to end the year with approximately $330 million in the reserve fund balance. The state recommends a school district have a reserve fund balance, which is basically a school district’s equivalent of a person’s savings fund, to cover two months in expenses; Dallas ISD’s reserve fund balance would cover three months in expenses. Terry noted that the district’s projected $330 million fund balance is significantly higher than just six years ago, when the fund balance was $37…

One mom was so determined to turn in an application for her child to attend one of the district’s two new Transformation Schools opening next year, she dropped off the application in-person while on her way to the hospital with pregnancy-related contractions. Meanwhile, district staff who called other parents to tell them their child could attend one of the Transformation Schools next school year were often greeted with screams of joy. Mike Koprowski, chief of transformation and innovation, shared these stories with trustees on Thursday to describe the excitement surrounding the Transformation Schools. “The response really exceeded our expectations,” he said.…

For those who want to relive the graduation ceremonies or see them for the first time, Dallas ISD has compiled videos of the ceremonies into one place. Click here to see a playlist of the videos from the ceremonies. More ceremonies will be added to the playlist as they become available.