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A recruitment fair Wednesday evening marked a significant step towards staffing the six schools identified in the Accelerating Campus Excellence (ACE) plan with highly effective teachers. The fair connected approximately 180 high-performing district teachers with principals at the six ACE schools. The ACE plan, which the district launched last week, aims to equip campuses where students are struggling academically with strong leaders and teams of highly effective teachers. “The recruitment fair was an opportunity to honor our DTR-eligible teachers for their work in the classroom and also to encourage them to consider taking their talent to an ACE campus in 2015-16,”…

Ask noted Dallas ISD bilingual teacher Irma De La Guardia about the benefits of receiving an alternative teaching certification through Dallas ISD, and she is quick to answer. “It gives you as many resources as possible so you are successful in the classroom,” said De La Guardia, who was named the National Association of Bilingual Educators’ 2015 Teacher of the Year. “The (alternative teaching) certification sets you up for success.” De La Guardia, a third-grade dual-language teacher at Harry C. Withers Elementary, received her Dallas ISD alternative teaching certificate 12 years ago. She said the program isn’t easy, as it…

Each three-pointer the Dallas Mavericks scored on their home court this season will go beyond the scoreboard to represent a new tree on a Dallas ISD campus or area park. It’s the fifth consecutive year the team has conducted its “Threes for Threes” service project. Accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Arborilogical Services Inc. partners with the Mavericks to donate, plant and care for the trees over the next few years. The project was on track to plant its 1750th tree at a school this season. On Tuesday, April 7, volunteers from PwC and the Dallas Mavericks planted several trees at Edward…

Los padres de los niños que asisten a la primaria Harry Withers compartieron los beneficios que reciben sus hijos en los programas de pre-kinder. Hillary Verver, mamá de uno de los alumnos, dijo que el pre-kinder le ha enseñado a su hijo lo que es la escuela y le ha permitido a socializar con otros niños. Mientras tanto, Valina Hill, madre de otro estudiante, dijo que el pre-kinder le ha ayudado a su hijo a conectar mejor con sus hermanos y a desarrollar una pasión por aprender otro idioma. Las investigaciones demuestran que los niños que asisten a pre-kinder tienen más probabilidades…

The Dallas Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a plan to expand more than 20 different schools in the district. Seagoville High School is among the schools listed to receive campus updates. This approval of renovations, known as the Interim Bridge Plan, is part of a Superintendent Mike Miles’ initiative to transform schools under Destination 2020.  Some of these schools are experiencing overcrowding and poor building conditions. The plan will eliminate modular buildings at Seagoville, which has 27 portable at their site. District officials also list Seagoville as a school that needs immediate facility improvements due to overcrowding of…

Dallas Morning News did a report on the Classrooms Without Borders exchange program, which has brought 20 teachers from Mexico to live and and work with DFW-area teachers. The story focuses on one of the Classrooms Without Borders teachers at Stevens Park Elementary. Click here to read the full story. Photo courtesy Dallas Morning News.

Rachel Franz volunteers at William Lipscomb Elementary where her daughter, Claire, attends the second grade. Franz is committed to the school and believes it helps her daughter to be committed to her school as well. Franz is on the PTA and helps with the school’s Site-Based Decision-Making Team.

Students from Wilmer Hutchins High School’s culinary program cooked breakfast on WFAA News 8 Daybreak to preview an upcoming competition hosted by Baylor Health’s Diabetes Health and Wellness Institute. The students are competing in the Cup Cake Wars competition happening April 9 at the Latino Cultural Center, 2600 Live Oak St. Click here to view the full report from WFAA.

Parents of children who attend Harry Withers Elementary were eager to share the benefits of their children attending pre-kindergarten. Hillary Verver, one such parent, said pre-K has introduced her child to what school is and has allowed her to socialize with other children. Meanwhile, Valina Hill, another parent, said pre-K has helped her child connect better with her siblings and develop a passion for learning a language. Research shows that children who attend pre-K are more likely to graduate. Dallas ISD is hosting Pre-K Registration Week April 6-11, 2015. Parents can enroll their child who meets eligibility requirements at their local elementary…

Siguiendo los pasos de la feria del empleo de marzo, que rompió récords en el distrito, el departamento de Human Capital Management (HCM) se prepara para otro evento masivo, con el fin de asegurar que todos los salones de clases del distrito comiencen el año 2015-2016 con un docente eficiente al frente. El sábado, 11 de abril, de 9 a.m. a mediodía, las 226 escuelas del distrito se reunirán en Emmet J. Conrad High School para buscar a docentes altamente calificados. Casi 1,200 candidatos asistieron a la feria del empleo de marzo, y más de 400 de ellos recibieron ofertas…