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Join Us to Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
0May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in the United States, and Dallas ISD is proud to celebrate all students, staff, families, and community members who identify as a part of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. A rather broad term, Asian/Pacific encompasses all of the Asian continent and the Pacific islands of Melanesia (New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and the Solomon Islands), Micronesia (Marianas, Guam, Wake Island, Palau, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru and the Federated States of Micronesia) and Polynesia (New Zealand, Hawaiian Islands, Rotuma, Midway Islands, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Cook Islands, French…
Three Dallas ISD schools named the best high schools in Texas and among the best in the nation
0Three Dallas ISD schools earned top spots on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best High Schools state and national rankings. Dallas ISD’s School for the Talented and Gifted at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center (TAG) has been named the best high school in Texas, with Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School coming in second place, and the School of Science and Engineering (SEM) at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center in third. The three schools also secured top honors among the national rankings, coming in at No. 11, No. 20 and No. 22, respectively. Additionally, both SEM and TAG also…
Meet the Dallas ISD Principal of the Year finalists
0Dallas ISD celebrates teaching excellence by recognizing outstanding educators who are making a difference in the lives of students every day. Meet 2021-2022 Principal of the Year finalists. From the finalists, one principal will be selected from each category to represent Dallas ISD as Principal of the Year. Winners will be announced at the inaugural 2021-2022 Dallas ISD Educator of the Year Awards presented in partnership with the Dallas Education Foundation and Reliant on May 10, 2022. Elementary Finalists Antonio Verduzco Antonio Verduzco is completing his fourth year as Principal at B.H. Macon Elementary School and his 18th year in…
Homegrown Educators: More than 100 seniors get letters guaranteeing them teaching jobs in Dallas ISD after they get their bachelor’s degree
0As she held a letter of intent in her right hand, Sunset High School’s Destiny Campos gave her mom a big hug, thanking her for a lifetime of support. The letter of intent is a big deal: Through a partnership with Dallas ISD’s P-TECH program and Human Capital Management department, it guarantees Destiny a teaching job in Dallas ISD after she gets her bachelor’s degree and the necessary training. The average district teaching salary is about $64,000. Destiny was one of more than 100 Dallas ISD P-TECH students in the education pathway who received a letter of intent during a…