The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees today selected JG Consulting and Walsh Gallegos as the firms to help the district in the community outreach and search process for the next superintendent of schools. Superintendent Michael Hinojosa in January announced that he would close out his 13-year tenure as superintendent of the nation’s 16th largest school district.  In their submitted materials, JG Consulting states it has successfully managed more than 150 executive-level searches nationwide during the past seven years, and Walsh Gallegos states it has 38 years dedicated solely to the representation of public schools in Texas and New Mexico.  While JG…

National School Counseling Week 2022, sponsored by the American School Counselor Association, is February 7–11 and highlights the tremendous impact school counselors have in helping students achieve school success. Dallas ISD’s 435 counselors partner with parents, teachers, administrators, and other district staff to enhance students’ academic, career, and social and emotional development. School counselors are certified, experienced educators with a master’s degree in school counseling. The combination of their training and experience makes them an integral part of the total educational program.

Two Dallas ISD schools are among 26 public schools in Texas nominated for the National Blue Ribbon, to be awarded in the fall. The School for the Talented and Gifted and the School of Science and Engineering, both at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center, are nominated for the ribbon, the highest honor an American school can achieve. The National Blue Ribbon Schools program recognizes public and private elementary, middle and high schools that have high student achievement or demonstrate exemplary progress toward closing achievement gaps. “It’s an honor to be nominated among the 26 high-performing schools in Texas,” said Principal…