The Dallas ISD Social Studies Department, in collaboration with ECHO Education and EF Explore America, is thrilled to bring travel to our students for the 2022-2023 school year! We believe that visiting landmarks in our own state and across the nation is vital when providing equitable learning experiences. By providing intentional support and growth opportunities in Social Studies, we know our students will think critically, engage civically, and connect globally. Opportunities are available for elementary, middle, and high school students! Through ECHO Education, students in 4th and 7th grade Texas History classes are able to travel to Austin to visit…
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El programa de debate de primaria de Dallas ISD finalizó su cuarta temporada con un torneo en Adamson High School el 14 de mayo. Trabajando en equipos de tres, 195 estudiantes de 29 escuelas fijaron su postura y defendieron los argumentos a favor y en contra de la resolución: los zoológicos deben ser prohibidos. La cafetería de la escuela vibraba con la energía del debate mientras los estudiantes ensayaban sus discursos y esperaban ansiosamente que se anunciaran a sus oponentes, los cuales debatirán unos contra otros en la ronda individual. “El debate enseña a los estudiantes a pensar a otro…
The Dallas ISD elementary debate program concluded its fourth season with a debate tournament at Adamson High School on May 14. Working in teams of three, 195 students from 29 schools took a stand and defended the pros and cons of the resolution: Zoos should be banned. The high school cafeteria was vibing with debate energy as students rehearsed speeches and anxiously waited for their pairings to be announced. Pairings are the list of teams that will debate against each other for the individual round. Debate teaches students to think on another level, as holding two opposing ideas in their…
Proporcionar comida saludable a los estudiantes de Dallas es hacer que sus vacaciones sean placenteras y que estén listos para aprender cuando vuelvan a clases Este verano, Dallas ISD proporcionará comida saludable sin costo alguno a los niños y jóvenes de 18 años o menos y a los estudiantes inscritos de hasta 21 años que tienen una discapacidad. El Programa de Servicio de Comida para el Verano es un programa de nutrición del Departamento de Agricultura de EE. UU. administrado en este estado por el Departamento de Agricultura de Texas. El servicio es una fuente de nutrición durante las largas…
Bringing healthy summer meals to Dallas children ensures kids have a healthy vacation and return to school ready to learn This summer, Dallas ISD will provide healthy, no-cost summer meals for children 18 and younger and enrolled students up to 21 years old with disabilities. The Summer Food Service Program is a U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition program administered in the Lone Star State by the Texas Department of Agriculture. For children who rely on school meals during the academic year, these meals offer a source of good nutrition when school is out for the long summer vacation. “We are…
El Departamento de Policía de Dallas ISD es el primer departamento de policía de un distrito escolar de una ciudad principal de Texas en adoptar completamente un programa innovador de intervención entre compañeros llamado Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE), el cual proporciona tácticas y estrategias prácticas para ayudar a los agentes a disminuir los errores. El objetivo del entrenamiento es preparar a los agentes de policía para que intervengan si observan alguna mala conducta por parte de otros policías y crear una cultura que apoye la intervención entre compañeros. El proyecto ABLE pretende promover la salud y el bienestar…
The Dallas ISD Police Department has become the first major-city school district police department in Texas to fully embrace an innovative peer-intervention program called Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE), which provides practical strategies and tactics to help officers reduce mistakes. The active bystandership training’s goal is to prepare police officers to intervene when they see misconduct from other cops and create a culture that supports peer intervention. The ABLE Project is intended to promote officer health and wellness and to create a police culture in which officers prevent misconduct and avoid mistakes, according to Georgetown University. The ABLE program is fully underway,…
Seis alumnos de Dallas ISD recibieron $18 000 en becas universitarias tras participar en el cuarto torneo anual de debate de Roland Parrish Scholarship, el cual se llevó a cabo en James Madison High School el 18 de mayo. En colaboración con la Dallas Urban Debate Alliance, Parrish Charitable Foundation ha otorgado más de $60 000 a estudiantes de debate de Dallas ISD los últimos cuatro años. “Los debates son una plataforma para que los estudiantes participen en un discurso civilizado de forma constructiva y positiva”, dijo Parrish, CEO de Parrish Restaurants y propietario de 27 restaurantes McDonald’s en el…
Six Dallas ISD debaters received $18,000 in college scholarships by participating in the Fourth Annual Roland Parrish Scholarship Debate Tournament held at James Madison High School on May 18. Through a partnership with the Dallas Urban Debate Alliance, the Parrish Charitable Foundation has awarded more than $60,000 to Dallas ISD student debaters over the last four years. Debate gives young scholars a platform to engage in civil discourse in a constructive and positive way, said Parrish, who is the CEO of Parrish Restaurants and owns 27 McDonald’s restaurants in the DFW area. “Debating helps with truancy, academic advancement, confidence in…
El Departamento de Servicios Especiales de Dallas ISD organizó la competición anual de Robótica Adaptada. Se trata de una serie de competiciones en las que las escuelas participantes compiten con robots diseñados por los estudiantes. Aparte de los beneficios de STEM, la competición de robótica fomenta la creatividad de los estudiantes, la comunicación, el trabajo en equipo, el liderazgo y la resolución de problemas, entre otras destrezas. Cada clase recibió un premio oficial Vex IQ por su esfuerzo y logros. Escuelas participantes Victor H. Hexter Elementary School Ronald Erwin McNair Elementary School Hector P. Garcia Middle School Robert T. Hill…