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Waiver of Fall ACP Testing Proposed, Pending Board Approval
0At Thursday’s Dallas ISD board briefing, trustees will consider a proposal to waive the use of the fall Assessment of Course Performance (ACP) as a weighted portion of the semester average for middle and high school students. Board members are expected to vote on the proposal at their monthly meeting on Dec. 17. Shannon Trejo, chief academic officer, said the removal of the ACP as a mid-year assessment, if approved by the board, would reduce stress on the system and give teachers more time to focus on learning loss caused by disruptions due to the coronavirus. Also, she said, the…
Dallas ISD is significantly increasing its internet bandwidth so students can successfully learn from anywhere
0Dallas ISD is significantly increasing its internet bandwidth across the district to provide the best internet experience possible. On Nov. 13, Dallas ISD increased its bandwidth from 20 gigabytes per second to 40 gigabytes per second. By Dec. 18, the bandwidth will increase to 100 gigabytes per second. Bandwidth is the maximum amount of data transmitted over an internet connection in a given amount of time. Exceeding bandwidth capacity can result in poor video and sound quality–especially in Zoom and Microsoft Teams meetings– and cause dropped connections. Deputy Chief of Technology Marlon Shears said the increased bandwidth puts Dallas ISD…
Effort aims to boost enrollment of Black and English Language Learner students in Dallas ISD magnet and choice school programs
0Dallas ISD’s application period for students who wish to attend a magnet or other choice school or specialty program in 2021-2022 is now open! A district priority is to increase enrollment of Black and English Language Learner students in magnet and choice school programs. The Magnet Schools Application Initiative, a collaborative effort of the Department of Centralized Enrollment and Magnet Programs and the Racial Equity Office (REO), is hosting Community Conversations designed to assist interested students and families with navigating the application process and learning about the new platform Choose Dallas ISD, a one-stop application system that will make it…
Twenty-one Dallas ISD neighborhood schools each receive $50,000 to pursue innovative ideas
0Twenty-one Dallas ISD neighborhood schools each received $50,000 in seed money to pursue innovative ideas that will increase school choice in families’ backyards. The Dallas ISD Office of Transformation and Innovation launched the Innovation Engine Grant program in 2019 as a way to further support neighborhood schools and increase school choice. This week OTI notified the 21 campuses selected for an Innovation Engine Grant, bringing banners and a socially distanced celebration to the neighborhood schools. “We are planting seeds of innovation throughout Dallas ISD,” said Shakeatha Butler, director of the Office of Transformation and Innovation. “Sometimes it takes money to…