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Dallas ISD Approves Pay Increase for Football Head Coaches
0Dallas ISD football head coaches will receive a pay increase beginning with the 2022-2023 academic year to retain and attract coaches. After collecting data from other districts in North Texas, the Dallas ISD Department of Athletics proposed a plan to adjust the current head football coach salary structure. As a result, the district is providing a one-time salary adjustment of $15,000 to current football head coaches and will adjust the pay range for the position. Future candidates will be hired based on the revised pay range and incumbent information. This adjustment will place Dallas ISD Head Football Coaches amongst the…
JG Consulting and Walsh Gallegos selected to lead search process for next Dallas ISD superintendent
0The 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…
Dallas ISD debaters exercise civil discourse and democracy at Mayor’s Cup Public Debate
0Using one of America’s founding principles of democracy: debate, Dallas ISD students participated in the 4th Annual Mayor’s Cup Public Debate on February 15 at the Old Parkland Hospital Complex. The public debate was hosted by Dallas City Mayor Eric Johnson and the Dallas Urban Debate Alliance. Focusing on the importance of civil discourse to the city, businesses, and society, Mayor Johnson told the students and audience that healthy and rigorous debate helps all of us make reasonable decisions about the future. Using the World Schools debate format, students from Sunset, Conrad, Hillcrest, and Rangel high schools argued the following…
Dallas ISD celebrates National School Counseling Week
0National 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.