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Apple partners with Dallas ISD to reimagine libraries through Project R.E.A.D
0An exciting transformation could be coming to a Dallas ISD library near you! District libraries will soon be reimagined through Project R.E.A.D., Dallas ISD’s library redesign initiative and the outcome of a yearlong partnership between Apple and Dallas ISD. “Libraries are the hub of our campuses,” said Tim Linley, executive director of Academic Enrichment. Linley’s team is excited for this innovative opportunity to totally reenvision how libraries operate and serve our schools. Apple has been a key partner in this endeavor since the very first visioning meetings. Learning specialists from Apple directly facilitated the design team meetings, leading the team…
Every campus will have rapid COVID-19 tests available
0Every Dallas ISD campus will have rapid COVID-19 tests available to school staff and students. Students under the age of 18 will require parent permission (click here for parent permission form) for the rapid test that provides results in about 15 minutes. The school nurse or a trained designated campus employee is responsible for administering the test. A COVID-19 rapid test for a student can be requested through the school nurse. Meanwhile, Dallas ISD central staff can get a rapid COVID-19 test at 3701 S. Botham Jean on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 7:30–10:30 a.m.
Five schools with Redesign calendar welcomed students back on Aug. 2
0The five Dallas ISD schools with a School Day Redesign calendar proudly opened their doors to students on Aug. 2 as part of a bold effort to catch students up from learning loss caused by the pandemic. As he visited H.I. Holland Elementary School at Lisbon–one of the five schools with the Redesign calendar–Superintendent Michael Hinojosa welcomed staff and students to the school. “I’ve never been more proud of our students, staff and families for the way they have stepped up and responded to this pandemic,” Hinojosa said. “And these five schools who are opening today are pioneers in trying…
Bond 2020 brings fields of dreams to district high schools
0Dallas ISD is proud of our athletic programs. Thanks to funding provided by Bond 2015 and Bond 2020, we are renovating existing athletic spaces and building new, state-of-the-art facilities for our scholar athletes. These enhanced facilities are only one way we support our scholar athletes as they pursue excellence on and off the field. BOND 2015 Bond 2015 added new competition gyms and provided renovations and upgrades to existing gyms and locker rooms at high school campuses across the district, including: South Oak Cliff Carter Roosevelt Hillcrest Bryan Adams Sunset Molina Woodrow Wilson North Dallas W.T. White Thomas Jefferson James…