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Dallas ISD Police Department accepted into the Georgetown Law Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) Project
0The 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,…
Superintendent’s Scholars earn $238,000 in funds for college
0Seventy-eight outstanding graduating seniors in Dallas ISD earned a total $238,000 in scholarships funded through the annual Superintendent’s Scholarship Golf Tournament. Seventy-six recipients each earned $3,000 toward the cost of college. And, this year, $5,000 Superintendent’s Leadership Scholarships were awarded to two members of the Teen School Board. Below is the list of recipients. Congratulations, scholars! Award Student Name 2021-22 Superintendent Scholars $3,000 Rodrigo Wilson Bryan Adams High School Leadership Academy $3,000 Daisy Rivera Bryan Adams High School Leadership Academy $3,000 * Bryan Adams High School Leadership Academy $3,000 Any Zelaya W. H. Adamson High School $3,000 Margarita Lara W. H.…
See the school hours for the 2022-2023 school year
0Following feedback from campus administrators, staff and parents/guardians, Dallas ISD has finalized the school hours for the 2022-2023 school year. Click here to see each school’s bell schedule, including early release times.The general schedule is: 8 a.m.–3:15 p.m. Elementary schools, Solar Preparatory School for Girls, Solar Preparatory School for Boys, Biomedical Preparatory at UT Southwestern, Jesus Moroles Expressive Arts Vanguard, and Eduardo Mata Montessori School 8:35 a.m.–3:55 p.m. Middle schools, vanguards, Dallas Hybrid Preparatory at Stephen J. Hay, George Bannerman Dealey Montessori Academy, William B. Travis Academy/Vanguard for the Academically Talented and Gifted, Harry Stone Montessori Academy, Sudie L. Williams…
Say Something anonymous safety reporting system available to students over the summer
0Updated May 27, 2022: The Sandy Hook Promise’s Say Something Anonymous Reporting System will be available to students throughout the summer break. Original Story: With student safety being the top district priority, Dallas ISD today is officially launching the Say Something Anonymous Reporting System at all schools that include grades 6 to 12, to help address any serious concerns like violence, or help students who may be struggling with unpleasant or harmful thoughts. The Say Something Anonymous Reporting System (SS-ARS) is designed specifically for use by students in grades 6-12 and includes a mobile app, website, and telephone hotline for…