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2020–2021 Dallas ISD Legislative Priorities
0As the Texas legislature gears up to begin its 87th session, the Dallas Independent School District is supporting legislation that protects and expands our ability to continue providing the best possible educational options to our 153,000 students. Key priorities include funding and support for our top four strategic initiatives: RACIAL EQUITY: Furthering the district’s efforts to level the academic playing field for Black students and English learners by increasing internet connectivity in underserved communities; expanding access to magnet and choice programs; conducting districtwide cultural intelligence training, increasing enrollment in pre-advanced placement courses and making course curriculums more culturally relevant. EARLY…
Discover Dallas ISD: All you need to know about applying for schools!
0As the application season for the 2021 – 2022 school year opens, Dallas ISD launched a centralized, user-friendly application system. The enrollment period for applying to Dallas ISD schools launched Saturday and is open until Sunday, Jan. 31. What changed? “We received a lot of feedback that (the system we were using) wasn’t friendly to parents, that there were too many processes, that parents had to go to a lot of different places to get things done for transferring or applying to a magnet school or to a choice school,” said Brian Lusk, Dallas ISD chief of strategic initiatives. “We…
Dallas ISD shifts focus to longer-term home internet solutions for families who need it the most
0After outfitting approximately 33,000 Dallas ISD families with mobile internet hotspots and ordering 10,000 more to support immediate remote learning needs, the district is shifting its focus to longer-term home internet solutions for families who need it the most. Dallas ranks sixth in the country–and number one in Texas– of urban cities with families without home Internet access. And with the pandemic making Internet connectivity necessary for everything from education to health services to employment, district officials said they will continue taking aggressive action. “We view broadband connectivity as a racial equity issue,” Chief Technology Officer Jack Kelanic said. “The…
Voters approve two Dallas ISD bond propositions totaling nearly $3.5 billion to fund infrastructure and technology improvements
0Voters have approved the two major Dallas ISD bond propositions: Proposition A, which is $3.2 billion to fund repairs and upgrades to more than 200 of the district’s 230 campuses, and Proposition B, which is $270 million to cover the cost of purchasing and making updates to district technology. https://thehub.dallasisd.org/2020/11/04/joe-carreon-elected-to-the-dallas-isd-board-of-trustees-while-district-2-race-heads-to-a-runoff/ Voters did not approve three of the bond propositions that together totaled $152.9 million and would have funded improvements and renovations to the district’s existing sports stadiums and athletic facilities, the construction of a districtwide performing arts facility, and improvements and renovations to the district’s existing competition swimming pools.