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Based on a pay-for-performance model, the district’s Teacher Excellence Initiative offers rewards for educators who can prove their effectiveness in the classroom. J.P. Starks Vanguard Academy teacher Shalonda Alexander said she welcomes the challenge. “TEI gives educators the opportunity to be rewarded for their hard work and dedication to the teaching profession,” she said. Successful appraisals can lead to salary increases and contract extensions for those deemed to be among the district’s most highly effective teachers. Alexander is one of more than 1,400 teachers striving to document that they belong in this elite class of educators through their participation in…

Shirley Dolph, the assistant principal at David G. Burnet Elementary School, said the school’s Pre-K program is fantastic. However, the school does not have adequate room to serve as many Pre-K students as it could, Dolph said. The district’s proposed Bridge Plan, which would tackle immediate district needs, would, in part, fund a new wing with four needed additional Pre-K classes at the elementary school. View the above video to learn more.

In March, the National Athletic Trainers Association and the Youth Sports Safety Alliance commended Dallas ISD for putting athletic trainers at all 23 of its high schools over the last two years. A story from KERA looks into the benefits these trainers provide district students. Click here to view the story.

Meelina Khanal, a junior at Emmett J. Conrad High School, would have loved for a friend to teach her about her new adopted country when she moved to the United States at the age of 14. Specifically, a friend who could have taught her the language, customs, and, most importantly, guided her through the school’s curriculum would have been invaluable. Now, as a mentor in a pilot program that matches older refugee students with their younger counterparts, she is able to provide that help that she would have loved. “When I was new here, I wished I had someone like…

Algunos docentes sienten el llamado de la profesión en su juventud, pero para otros llega más tarde. Los profesionales titulados que deseen pasar de otra carrera a la docencia, cuentan con la Academia Docente de Certificación Alternativa Compass para obtener su certificado. “Compass, nuestra recientemente rediseñada academia docente de certificación alternativa, brindará entrenamiento práctico intensivo para asegurar que los maestros nuevos dominen las destrezas básicas más esenciales para tener éxito el primer día de clases,” explicó Meredyth Hudson, directora ejecutiva de Certificación Alternativa y Sistemas Especiales. Aquéllos que completen el proceso de solicitud y sean aceptados al programa tendrán un…

Los padres y estudiantes están invitados a asistir este miércoles 28 de enero para aprender acerca del apoyo económico que ofrece el gobierno federal para estudiar en la universidad.

This is a video produced by journalism students at Skyline High School. Enjoy!

The Alamo Drafthouse is offering free movie tickets to Dallas ISD teachers and staff that present a valid faculty ID from March 7–March 17. The offer is only valid at the Alamo Drafthouse Dallas, 1005 S. Lamar, and Richardson, 100 S. Central Expressway, locations. The offer excludes special events. For more information, go here.