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Join your neighborhood block party and enroll your child for the 2021-2022 school year!
0To assist families to complete their online enrollment for the new school year, Dallas ISD teams will be hosting neighborhood block parties, throughout May. Families will receive assistance with online enrollment while enjoying music, fun and a snack. Covid-19 social distancing and mask protocols will be followed. The events will take place from 5–7 p.m. as follows: May 13: William Hawley Atwell Law Academy | 1303 Reynoldston Ln. May 18: L. G. Pinkston High School | 2200 Dennison St. May 20: Billy Earl Dade Middle School | 2727 Al Lipscomb Way May 25: Francisco “Pancho” Medrano Junior High School | 9815…
Middle school entrepreneur starts her own custom-made clothing business
0Sixth-grade student Kayla Clemmons already knows what it’s like to run a business. She studies at Young Women’s STEAM Academy at Balch Springs Middle School (YWSA), plays softball for the Lady Jags and manages her own design company during her free time. “I see my classmates buying $45 shirts, and I tell them: ‘you can come to me and I’ll make it for $20, and I can make it better!’” Clemmons said. Since she launched Kayla’s Designs in December, she’s made over two dozen custom-made articles of clothing such as t-shirts, face masks and hoodies. Clemmons sells her products to…
Dallas ISD is excited to welcome all students back to face-to-face learning next school year
0We are excited to welcome all students back to face-to-face learning next school year! Safety will remain the top priority, and every campus will continue following the CDC recommended cleaning and safety protocols to keep everyone healthy. Data shows that students who learn on-campus significantly outperform students learning from home. Meanwhile, being around friends and classmates has a big positive impact on student’s mental health. With Covid-19 cases continuing to significantly decline, we are confident every school can safely open to students when school starts again in August. We are excited to see all of our students so we can…
Report: Dallas ISD is home to two of the best 20 high schools in the country
0Dallas ISD is home to two of the best 20 high schools in the nation–and the three top ranked schools in Texas–according to a new ranking from US News and World Report. The School for Talented and Gifted (TAG) ranked as the 13th best school in the nation and Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School ranked as the 15th best school in the nation. For Texas, TAG ranked as the top school, Rangel ranked as the second-best school, and Dallas ISD’s School of Science and Engineering ranked as the third best school. The U.S. News rankings include data on…