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Carter High’s Special Olympics Team is living their hoop dreams
0Eleven Dallas ISD teams – four middle schools and seven high schools – participated this year in Special Olympics basketball activities. Special Olympics is a year-round sports training program for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Event divisions are based on age, gender, and ability level, to give the athletes an equal chance to win and to promote fair play. Pictured here are athletes from one of the district’s veteran teams, Carter High School, which has been participating in Special Olympics basketball for 10 years. They are coached by Rachel Ingram, functional living skills special education teacher, and her paraprofessional,…
Trustees approve multiple school name changes
0The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees approved multiple name changes at the March 24 meeting. The name changes went into immediate effect. The approved name changes are: FORMER NAME NEW NAME School of Business and Management at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Magnet Center Marvin E. Robinson School of Business and Management at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Sarah Zumwalt Middle School Dr. Frederick Douglass Todd Sr. Middle School Robert L. Thornton Elementary School Otto M. Fridia Elementary School William Hawley Atwell Law Academy Judge Louis A. Bedford, Jr. Law Academy Bryan Adams High School Bryan Adams High School Leadership Academy n/a…
Discover Innovation in Your Neighborhood
0Everything your child needs to succeed is here in Dallas ISD. Our neighborhood schools are home to innovation, championship athletics, fine arts, dual language, extracurricular activities, and so much more. Join us and Discover Dallas ISD neighborhood schools on Saturday, April 9, or Saturday, April 23. Meet with schools from your community and receive first-hand information about the schools’ offerings, plus receive assistance with online enrollment for next school year. For locations, visit www.dallasisd.org/thisishome.
New graduation requirement for current 12th graders
0The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has implemented House Bill 3 (HB 3) Implementation: FAFSA Application as a graduation requirement, beginning with students enrolled in 12th grade during the 2021-2022 school year. Each student must do one of the following in order to graduate: Complete and submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Complete and submit a Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA) Submit a signed opt-out form Dallas ISD will make a variety of resources available to support students and parents in completing the FAFSA application to get 12th graders college bound. Visit www.dallasisd.org/collegeaccessprogram for a list of resources and…