With preliminary data showing students falling behind academically due to the Covid-19 impact on schools, Dallas ISD administrators briefed trustees Oct. 8 on a possible strategy of giving families the option of extended learning time to help mitigate learning loss. Dallas ISD is exploring three different potential options for the 2021–2022 school year that would add learning and enrichment time for some or all students. House Bill 3 offers additional funding for districts that add learning time for elementary students. The half-day funding for grades pre-K–5 is for up to 30 days beyond the normal 180 days of instruction. The district…

Dallas ISD has launched a Covid-19 Dashboard that tracks internally confirmed positive cases at schools and facilities across the district. Go here to view the dashboard.  Meanwhile, we know there are some questions about what happens when there is a reported positive Covid-19 case at a school. Here are answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about the Covid-19 tracking and reporting process in Dallas ISD. Read a PDF with more details on contact tracing and reporting. What happens when there is a positive case on campus? Who is notified? Anyone on a campus who is not feeling…

To help ensure the safety of students, staff, parents and community members, the Dallas ISD Athletics Department has implemented comprehensive safety measures at athletic events this school year. All ticket sales for athletic events are cashless and no tickets are sold at the gate. Parents and fans can use the GoFan online ticketing platform to purchase tickets ahead of time to avoid lines at the gate. Attendance is limited to 50-percent capacity at all athletics events, so you should purchase your tickets early. Ticket sale priority will go to the family of participants (student-athletes, band, dance, etc.). On game day, Dallas ISD…

As an industry partner with the Dallas ISD P-TECH initiative since 2016, Accenture Dallas has provided Seagoville High School P-TECH students with real world opportunities such as mentoring, resume writing sessions, mock interviews and back-to-school readiness kits. In 2018, Accenture Dallas offered one P-TECH student and seven other district high school students a valuable summer internship. Deanna Naugles, the local market lead for Accenture Dallas who leads the company’s corporate citizenship engagement in the DFW community, was so impressed by the interns that she helped grow the program to this summer’s total of 28 Dallas ISD P-TECH interns. “My absolute…