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School leaders sound Mayday alert to support additional funding to pay teachers
0A grassroots coalition of school districts and public school advocates sounded a “Mayday, Mayday, Mayday” alarm today to urge parents, teachers, district team members and other supporters to contact state lawmakers about providing more funding for Texas public schools.While there is only one month left in the Texas legislative session, there is still time for lawmakers to allocate more of the state’s record $32.7 billion surplus to public education.Supporters of public schools are encouraged to take 15 seconds to access this link that will send a request to their individual state lawmakers seeking more funding for public education.“We appreciate that lawmakers have…
AAPI Heritage Month Spotlight: Teacher brings Korean culture to life for students at Skyline
0Skyline teacher Sophie Nah knows that learning a language not based on the English alphabet can be a challenge, so she makes her Korean language classes fun. Perhaps that is why Nah, who teaches four levels of classes, for grades nine through 12, finds students coming back every year for more. Her students don’t just learn to speak conversational Korean. They also practice arts and crafts and make pottery, kites, ethnic masks, fans, and other artifacts. And they are introduced to Korean foods – all the while learning about the country and its traditions. “I give them rewards, like Korean…
Principal of the Year Finalist Spotlight: Gayle Rodgers, Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy
0Dallas ISD celebrates teaching excellence by recognizing outstanding educators who are making a difference in the lives of students every day. Meet 2022-202 Principal of the Year finalist Gayle Rodgers, Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy. Gayle Ferguson Rodgers is the founding principal of Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy, an early college high school within the Choice/Magnet division. She has been an urban educator with Dallas ISD for 31 years. Her most rewarding years have been spent as a principal within early college high schools (ECHS). The ECHS program is uniquely designed to target first-generation college students, low-income youth, students of…
Principal of the Year Finalist Spotlight: Marquetta Masters, Trinity Heights Talented and Gifted
0Dallas ISD celebrates teaching excellence by recognizing outstanding educators who are making a difference in the lives of students every day. Meet 2022-202 Principal of the Year finalist Marquetta Masters, Trinity Heights Talented and Gifted. Marquetta Masters has served as the founding principal for Trinity Heights Talented and Gifted for four years. She received her undergraduate degree from Langston University, where she graduated magna cum laude. She earned her Master’s in Educational Leadership from Texas Woman’s University and is currently pursuing a doctorate in Educational Leadership at Southern Methodist University. Masters began her Dallas ISD career as a Reading Language…