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Staff information sessions to focus on school reopening safety measures
0The start of the 2020 school year is right around the corner. With the decision made to open schools Tues., Sept. 8, Dallas ISD is preparing to welcome staff to the new normal of an unprecedented school year. Current plans are to open schools with both in-person and remote learning options. COVID-19 is prompting feelings of uncertainty and anxiety in some employees who have questions about the safe reopening of schools. The district is holding three virtual information sessions to answer those questions and to reassure staff that the safety of staff and students is the district’s top priority. The…
Virtual parent conferences prepare parents for a smart restart to the school year
0From safety protocols for health and wellness to how to use Parent Portal, the first day of Dallas ISD Virtual Parent Conferences on Aug. 11 provided parents with a wealth of practical information going into the new school year. The Dallas ISD Family and Community Engagement Department is organizing the educational workshops to help ensure parents and students have a smart restart to the school year that begins Sept. 8. These three-hour informational sessions will be taking place on Zoom every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for the next two weeks from 3–6 p.m. On Tuesday afternoon, Assistant Superintendent of School…
Dallas ISD invests $20 million to ensure every student has access to technology needed for virtual learning
0A $20 million investment by Dallas ISD will allow the district to deploy iPads to approximately 46,000 students in pre-K through 2nd grade and Chromebooks for 14,000 students in grades 3–5 prior to the start of school on Sept. 8. The Dallas ISD Technology Department will host technology deployment events at each elementary school campus in the weeks leading up to the start of school (see the schedule of deployment events for every elementary school). Parents will receive a backpack of supplies for each student. Inside that backpack will be the assigned computing device, charger, earbuds, a mobile Internet hotspot…
After serving more than 9 million meals, Dallas ISD extends bulk grab-and-go meal pickup service through Aug. 27
0Dallas ISD has extended the bulk grab-and-go meal pickup service through Aug. 27. Meals for seven days will be provided at more than for 40 schools for all students on Aug. 6, Aug. 13, Aug. 20 and Aug. 27. Go here to see a list of participating schools. Please note: On Aug. 6, W.E. Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy and E.B. Comstock Middle School will not be offering meal pickup service. Dallas ISD is finalizing food service plans for when school resumes on Sept. 8, and details on the plans will be released soon. Since school buildings unexpectedly closed in March…