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New West Dallas STEM School set to open in August
0In West Dallas a new Pre K-8 STEM school is set to open this August beginning with students in the 7th and 8th grades. The West Dallas STEM School, a Dallas Independent School District Transformation and Innovation School, is the result of more than three years of collaboration between the District, the Toyota USA Foundation, SMU’s Simmons School of Education and Human Development and the West Dallas community. “We strongly believe that all children should have equal access to opportunities and a pathway to great careers,” said Sean Suggs, director, Toyota USA Foundation and group vice president, Toyota Social Innovation.…
Your Questions Answered on Assessment of Course Performance (ACP)
0In response to inquiries from parents and teachers, School Leadership has developed this set of frequently asked questions concerning the district’s decision to not administer the Assessment of Course Performance (ACP) for fall and spring of the 2020-2021 school year. For future updates on the ACP, please continue to follow us on The Hub. What is the Assessment of Course Performance (ACP)? The Assessment of Course Performance (ACP) is a cumulative semester exam that typically makes up 15% of a high school student’s semester grade and 10% of the semester grade for middle schoolers. While it is given to elementary students,…
Dallas ISD selects three top educators as 2020-2021 Teachers of the Year
0Dallas ISD is home to some of the finest educators in the city, who have acted as frontline heroes during the COVID-19 pandemic. This week the district recognized three of them as the 2020-2021 Teacher of the Year for each learning level, celebrating their passion for teaching and their commitment to making a difference in the lives of their students. This year’s winners are: Primary school category: Jose Armendariz, John J. Pershing Elementary. Secondary school category: Seneca Denman, Boude Storey Middle School. Choice/Magnet school category: Yonathan Tadesse, Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet. With the generous support of Central Market, the…
Justin Henry reelected to the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees
0Voters have reelected Justin Henry to continue serving on the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees. Unofficial results from the May 1 election show Henry received 75.96 percent of the vote and Ulana Sigler received 24.04 percent of the vote in the race for District 9, which serves South Dallas and parts of Downtown Dallas, Pleasant Grove, Deep Ellum, Uptown and East Dallas. Henry, who was originally elected as a trustee in June 2018, currently serves as the board president.