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Reilly Elementary teacher honored with statewide recognition
0Maria-Elena Pacheco, a kindergarten teacher at Martha Turner Reilly Elementary earned the Elementary Teacher of the Year award by the Texas PTA. Texas PTA is one the largest child advocacy organizations in the state. The organization grants the 2020 Outstanding Educator of the Year Award to five outstanding educators statewide. For Pacheco, it was an honor to get nominated. She has worked at Reilly Elementary for the last 13 years and with Dallas ISD since 1995. Pacheco has taught kinder, 1st and second grades and currently teaches a two-way dual language. One of her favorite parts about teaching is seeing…
Become a teacher with Dallas ISD’s Alternative Certification Program
0In partnership with Dallas ISD’s Professional and Digital Learning Department, the Dallas ISD Alternative Certification Program enhances the alternative teaching route by providing a standards-driven training program where future educators can engage with others, explore and practice new and innovative approaches to teaching, and develop a deeper understanding of their impact on student achievement in the Dallas Independent School District. Each Dallas ISD employee has a network of friends, family and acquaintances. When employees are able to connect someone from their network to Dallas ISD’s Alternative Certification Teaching Program, opportunities become available to bring more talented and passionate people into…
Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation and Niagara Cares Provide over 700 STEM Kits to Dallas ISD schools
0The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation and Niagara Cares donated kits of STEM activities and school supplies to 725 elementary school students. The philanthropic foundations pledged to provide a STEM Center at both Rufus C. Burleson Elementary and Nancy J. Cochran Elementary. Niagara Cares and the Ripken Foundation chose to go the extra mile and offer educational materials to students of these two schools. “Partnerships that incorporate STEM programming and student take-home learning kits are rare, and I know these resources will provide our students with fun, engaging educational experiences from home,” said Tonya Mayberry-Davis, Dallas ISD Partnership and Volunteer Services…
Trustees and administrators discuss actions to improve experience of Black students
0The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees met with district administrators on June 25th to discuss ways of improving the experience of Black students during an action planning board workshop. In a special called board meeting earlier this month, the board unanimously approved the “Resolution on the Commitment of Dallas ISD to Black Students and Black Lives.” Trustees agreed to identify high-need issues and reconvene with Superintendent Michael Hinojosa within 30 days to begin to take actions to achieve measurable improvements for Black students in Dallas ISD over the next year. “Whereas proclaiming that Black lives matter does not negate the…