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Eligible support staff receive a one-time $750 incentive in their November paycheks
0Eligible support staff whose current base salary is less than $50,000 have received a one-time incentive of $750 in their November paychecks. The incentive was approved by the Board of Trustees in June 2020 as part of the district’s compensation package and amounts to more than $4.9 million in additional compensation to Dallas ISD staff. The stipend was added to the paychecks of more than 6,570 non-exempt, full-time employees at campuses, central administration, Food and Child Nutrition Services, and the Maintenance and Facilities, Police and Security, IT, and Student Transportation departments. Employees who received the stipend must have been hired…
2020–2021 Dallas ISD Legislative Priorities
0As the Texas legislature gears up to begin its 87th session, the Dallas Independent School District is supporting legislation that protects and expands our ability to continue providing the best possible educational options to our 153,000 students. Key priorities include funding and support for our top four strategic initiatives: RACIAL EQUITY: Furthering the district’s efforts to level the academic playing field for Black students and English learners by increasing internet connectivity in underserved communities; expanding access to magnet and choice programs; conducting districtwide cultural intelligence training, increasing enrollment in pre-advanced placement courses and making course curriculums more culturally relevant. EARLY…
Discover Dallas ISD: All you need to know about applying for schools!
0As the application season for the 2021 – 2022 school year opens, Dallas ISD launched a centralized, user-friendly application system. The enrollment period for applying to Dallas ISD schools launched Saturday and is open until Sunday, Jan. 31. What changed? “We received a lot of feedback that (the system we were using) wasn’t friendly to parents, that there were too many processes, that parents had to go to a lot of different places to get things done for transferring or applying to a magnet school or to a choice school,” said Brian Lusk, Dallas ISD chief of strategic initiatives. “We…
Dallas ISD shifts focus to longer-term home internet solutions for families who need it the most
0After outfitting approximately 33,000 Dallas ISD families with mobile internet hotspots and ordering 10,000 more to support immediate remote learning needs, the district is shifting its focus to longer-term home internet solutions for families who need it the most. Dallas ranks sixth in the country–and number one in Texas– of urban cities with families without home Internet access. And with the pandemic making Internet connectivity necessary for everything from education to health services to employment, district officials said they will continue taking aggressive action. “We view broadband connectivity as a racial equity issue,” Chief Technology Officer Jack Kelanic said. “The…