Nyla Campbell, a sophomore in the Seagoville High School P-TECH, shares why she has benefited from the program. The window is now open for current eighth-graders to apply to a P-TECH. Interested eight-graders can talk to their school counselor or visit www.dallasisd.org/choosedallasisd to learn more. “I am a young entrepreneur who runs my own small business called NyVaLon: Cleansing. We offer chemical free and vegan-friendly butters and creams for the skin, hair, feet, and face. We customize each product based on the customer’s needs. Being enrolled in a P-TECH is helping me advance in my career as quickly as I…

The new Hybrid Future School is now accepting applications for students entering 4th, 5th and 6th grade next school year.  Families can apply by visiting www.dallasisd.org/choosedallasisd and filling out the online application. Dallas ISD is launching a first-of-its-kind public school option for families in Dallas: a new hybrid school where students do part of their learning remotely and part of their learning on campus. The Hybrid Future School is opening in Fall 2021 and will start by offering a creative and flexible learning environment for students in grades 4 through 6. Additional grade levels will be offered in future years.…

Dallas ISD is joining 1,024 school districts throughout Texas to celebrate January as School Board Recognition Month. School board members are elected to establish the policies that provide the framework for public schools and serve as a link between the community and classroom. Trustees serve as unpaid volunteers. Dallas ISD will be celebrating School Board Recognition Month throughout January. Join in by using the hashtag #SchoolBoardMonth on social media. Learn more about Dallas ISD trustees on the district website here. The trustees are: President, Justin Henry, District 9 (South Dallas and parts of Downtown Dallas, Pleasant Grove, Deep Ellum, Uptown, and…

The new Dallas ISD school operating in partnership with Paul Quinn College is now accepting applications for students entering sixth- and seventh-grade next school year.  Families can apply by visiting www.dallasisd.org/choosedallasisd and filling out the online application. A partnership with Paul Quinn College will provide rigorous programs and more school choice options for Southern Dallas students. The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees approved an agreement on Nov. 19 to open a new 6th-to-12th campus, which will operate under the International Baccalaureate model (IB), at Paul Quinn College. The school will work toward becoming an IB campus through the IB school…