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Dallas ISD Board of Trustees approve Legislative Agenda priorities, prioritize safety
0The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees approved five priorities for the 88th Session of the Texas Legislature, during the Jan. 26 board meeting. Key priorities include funding and supporting the following initiatives: School safety Safety will continue to remain a top priority for Dallas ISD. To ensure students remain protected against any potential threat, the district seeks an increase in the state’s School Safety Allotment to a total of $200 per student, which currently stands at $9.72. The additional funding would be used to implement our comprehensive safety plan. Currently, the district spends approximately $210 per student. Additional funding to…
Dallas Teen School Board taste-tests potential new menu items
0Ever wondered how Dallas ISD chooses new and exciting food items for its school lunch menu? In a partnership between the Food and Child Nutrition Services department (FCNS) and the Dallas Teen School Board, the district is able to redefine the way students and staff experience food. Every month, the Dallas Teen School Board, a student advisory group consisting of the district’s high school junior and senior presidents, meets to discuss various topics concerning their campuses. Recently, the Teen School Board was tasked with a special assignment – the opportunity to taste-test various flavors of cold brew coffee and two…
See the Dallas ISD 2023 graduation schedule
0The Dallas ISD 2023 graduation season is almost here! The commencement ceremonies held at various locations will be streamed live. Visit the Commencement Streaming page for more information. If you are unable to watch a commencement ceremony live, you can find all of the graduation events on the Class of 2023 Graduation showcase after the live event.
Making learning hip
0When Monique Jackson was preparing to teach her third-grade math students at Stevens Park Elementary School about division, she wanted them not only to learn division, but also to understand what division was. Knowing her students were into music, Jackson wasted no time writing a song about division to engage her students. “On the first day that I taught them division, I told them that I wrote a song for them,” Jackson said. “I literally wrote it from scratch. I used the instrumental to the song ‘I’m Different’ by 2 Chainz and they were super pumped. The reason I did…