Author: The Hub

Graduation season is happening May 29–June 7, and in honor of Dallas ISD graduates, The Hub is spotlighting a different senior each day as the Class of 2015 prepares to take their anticipated walk across the stage. Today we learn about Omar Salazar at Trinidad “Trini” Garza Early College High School. Awards/honors, involvement: Southern Methodist University Hunt Leadership Scholar, College Board’s AP Scholar with Distinction, Young Science Achievers Program grant recipient: conducted research that studied alternative energy, National Honor Society, Valedictorian The biggest lesson I’ve learned in school: I have learned that hard work can get you anywhere you want to go. You…

The three victors in the May Dallas ISD Board of Trustee elections were sworn into office and new officers were elected during the board’s regular meeting on Thursday night. District 3 Trustee Dan Micciche (Northeast Dallas) and District 9 Trustee Bernadette Nutall (South Dallas) were sworn in to serve new three year terms and Edwin Flores, who previously served from 2005-12 as the trustee for District 1 (North Dallas), took the oath of office again to begin a new term. Flores replaces Elizabeth Jones, who chose not to seek re-election. Following the swearing in of trustees, new officers were elected.…

Dallas ISD announced today that Dr. Robert Bravo from the Los Angeles Unified School District has been appointed to serve as the district’s new Chief of School Leadership, beginning June 15, 2015. In addition, the interim chief of Human Capital Management for the district since mid-February, Karry Chapman, has been selected to permanently fill the position. Bravo has 25 years of experience in education, including leadership at both the campus and administrative levels, all in California. He has served Los Angeles Unified (LAUSD) since 2008, most recently as an instructional area superintendent with responsibility for more than 119,000 students and…

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: