Three principals have been chosen as Principal of the Year representing Elementary Schools, Secondary Schools and Choice/Magnet Schools. Meet the winners: Elementary School- Reymundo Cervantes Guajardo, Henry B. Gonzalez Personalized Learning Academy Reymundo Cervantes Guajardo became a school administrator in 2014 after serving in elementary schools since 2006. As principal for Gonzalez Academy, Cervantes Guajardo has facilitated the school’s choice transformation to a personalized learning academy and led the work that earned it an A rating from the Texas Education Agency. The campus has also been recognized as the safest school in Dallas ISD since 2018. Cervantes Guajardo is currently…

Two virtual workshops gave families and stakeholders the opportunity to learn more about the district’s goal and support plan to eliminate suspensions in the 2021–2022 school year, while still having any serious infraction go through the disciplinary alternative education program. Dallas ISD and campus leaders at the virtual workshops on May 18 and 20 discussed how the district will fund a Reset Center Coordinator for all 52 comprehensive middle and high schools. The coordinator will work with students who might, in the past, behave in a way that would lead to an out-of-school suspension. Each comprehensive middle and high school…

All students returning to Dallas ISD next school year can keep their district-issued computing device over the summer. This includes district-issued iPads, Chromebooks, and laptops. Graduating seniors (excluding summer program participants) and students withdrawing from Dallas ISD should return their device to their home school or nearest Technology Support Center by June 18. Graduating seniors who participate in the summer program should return their device by July 1. Students moving to a new school within Dallas ISD in the fall will keep the same device they have now, and planned equipment refreshes will be made in the fall. By keeping…

While she was usually a great student who had no problem with classes, Trinidad “Trini” Garza Early College High School senior Alexy Ramirez found herself falling behind after school went virtual because of the pandemic. The constant distractions while learning from home–Netflix was one click away, after all, and there was always Instagram to scroll through–and working a job meant schoolwork kept getting pushed off. As the second semester got underway, Ramirez realized she was at risk of not being able to graduate. “I was really disappointed with myself,” Ramirez said. “My homework was piling up, and I wasn’t achieving…