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Summer is here
0Starting the week of June 6, the district will be closed on Fridays as central staff employees begin to work the summer schedule four-day week from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. During the summer, the district will be closed on June 20 in recognition of Juneteenth, which is now a federal holiday. The district will also be closed for summer break July 4-8. All central staff will return to work on July 11. Schools under the Intersession and School Day Redesign calendars will maintain their regular schedule. The preK-8 Summer Cool program begins Monday, June 6, for students who are…
Dallas ISD announces launch of Newcomer Academy at Thomas Jefferson High School
0Thomas Jefferson High School, in collaboration with the Dual Language ESL Department, will launch a Newcomer Academy during the 2022-2023 school year to provide additional support to students who are recent immigrants and English language learners. The Newcomer Academy will serve 9th and 10th grade Jefferson High scholars who are new to the country – approximately 240 students – by placing teachers who are ESL-certified and content-certified and who will be trained to provide instruction that promotes simultaneous mastery of content and language. “The goal is for the students to be learning English and getting content knowledge, like math, science,…
Summer meals to keep Dallas children strong and healthy this summer
0Bringing healthy summer meals to Dallas children ensures kids have a healthy vacation and return to school ready to learn This summer, Dallas ISD will provide healthy, no-cost summer meals for children 18 and younger and enrolled students up to 21 years old with disabilities. The Summer Food Service Program is a U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition program administered in the Lone Star State by the Texas Department of Agriculture. For children who rely on school meals during the academic year, these meals offer a source of good nutrition when school is out for the long summer vacation. “We are…
Dallas ISD Police Department accepted into the Georgetown Law Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) Project
0The Dallas ISD Police Department has become the first major-city school district police department in Texas to fully embrace an innovative peer-intervention program called Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE), which provides practical strategies and tactics to help officers reduce mistakes. The active bystandership training’s goal is to prepare police officers to intervene when they see misconduct from other cops and create a culture that supports peer intervention. The ABLE Project is intended to promote officer health and wellness and to create a police culture in which officers prevent misconduct and avoid mistakes, according to Georgetown University. The ABLE program is fully underway,…