Updated 5/20: The deadline for teachers to apply for an innovative teaching grant from the Junior League of Dallas has been extended to May 26 at 5 p.m. Click here for the application and additional resources. Original story: What teacher doesn’t wish for just a little more money to do something extra for students? The extras can include a field lesson to a museum, purchasing supplies for a hands-on experiment, or investing in technology such as iPads or Chromebooks to expand students’ bandwidth for research. Money for extras encourages teachers to think creatively about ways to make learning fresh and exciting for their…
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Artículo escrito por Guadalupe Serrato, estudiante de Bryan Adams. Esta semana, Dominique Nicole James se convirtió en la primera estudiante de Bryan Adams High School en recibir la beca Gates Millennium. La beca se otorga anualmente a 1,000 estudiantes en todo el país y cubre la totalidad del costo de la matrícula en cualquier universidad en la que el estudiante sea aceptado. “Estaba preparada en caso de que no la recibiera, así que me quedé totalmente sorprendida cuando me enteré de que me habían concedido la beca”, dijo James. James participa en múltiples actividades extracurriculares en Bryan Adams, incluyendo ser…
In a few short weeks when classes end for the summer, Charles A. Gill Elementary Assistant Principal Carlos Walcott will pack his bags for what might be considered an unusual study trip. While some colleagues use the summer to seek rest and relaxation or review test data in preparation for the next school year, Walcott will devote a week to an altogether different line of study. Funded by a National Endowment for the Humanities summer study grant, Walcott will travel to Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi, for a course titled, “The Most Southern Place on Earth: Music, Culture and…
This week, The Hub is recognizing district staff who are instrumental in supporting the educational experiences of Dallas ISD students. Like their counterparts across the nation, Dallas ISD staff play an essential role in student success. During Staff Appreciation Week, we invite the community to join us in recognizing the dedicated employees 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 Dallas ISD staff across the district. As we highlight their experiences, we salute the role every staff member plays in making our schools, communities…
The Dallas Independent School District is among six large school districts nationwide that will start rolling out the use of compostable round plates at cafeterias this month, saying good-bye to polystyrene trays. The new lunch trays will allow students to eat their food off of plates like they do at home, replacing the institutional rectangular lunch tray. As importantly, the new trays are produced from pre-consumer recycled newsprint and will be composted, reducing the amount of waste sent to landfills. The Urban School Food Alliance, a coalition of Dallas ISD and some the largest school districts in the United States…
The North Dallas Advocate recently profiled the Junior League grants that go to teachers for projects not normally provided for in school budgets. The projects address subjects including reading and literacy enrichment; diversity; special education; science, technology, engineering and math (STEM); and arts and culture. Multiple Dallas ISD schools benefit from the grants. Click here to read the full story. Photo courtesy North Dallas Advocate
This week, The Hub is recognizing district staff who are instrumental in supporting the educational experiences of Dallas ISD students. Like their counterparts across the nation, Dallas ISD staff play an essential role in student success. During Staff Appreciation Week, we invite the community to join us in recognizing the dedicated employees 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 Dallas ISD staff across the district. As we highlight their experiences, we salute the role every staff member plays in making our schools, communities…
Dallas ISD tiene el mayor número de escuelas de alto rendimiento y donde la población estudiantil es de bajos ingresos en Texas, según un informe publicado el jueves por la Agencia de Educación de Texas (TEA). El informe de TEA incluye 25 escuelas del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dallas entre los mejores 400 de alto rendimiento y escuelas de Título I con mayor progreso en Texas durante el año escolar 2014-15. Las escuelas de Título I son aquellas con una población estudiantil donde el 40 por ciento son de bajos ingresos. “Al hablar de la necesidad de cerrar la brecha…
Educating the 160,000 students in Dallas ISD requires nearly 12,000 teachers. The Human Capital Management department has been charged with placing an effective teacher in every classroom by the start of the 2015-2016 school year. With the May 30 teacher job fair on the horizon, that goal is squarely within reach. “We’ve had a great recruiting and hiring season so far,” said Dallas ISD Talent Leader Jordan Carlton. “We’ve issued around 800 early contracts and over 1,000 teachers have already received job offers, so we’re very close to our goal.” The majority of remaining openings are in critical needs areas,…
Recently the students, parents, alumni and community members gathered to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Dallas ISD’s Stonewall Jackson Elementary School. The program was a retrospective of every decade since the school opened in 1939, performed by the students of Stonewall. Parents helped out with wardrobe, props, and hugs. Several past principals were on hand to reminisce about the school’s long rich history.