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Dallas ISD urges families to participate in the 2020 Census count
0North Texans and the nation have received invitations in the mail from the U.S. Census Bureau to participate in the 2020 Census, a count of all the individuals living in the U.S. The census questionnaire asks each household to answer a few basic questions about everyone living in the home, including young children. Responses to the questionnaire are required by law, and all answers are confidential. The questionnaire does not ask about citizenship status. Residents can respond to the census online, by phone or by mail. Because census data helps provide vital community services to residents of Dallas County and…
Trustees approve purchase of more than 10,000 hotspots for students to help close digital divide
0To help close the digital divide, the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved up to $2.5 million to purchase more than 10,000 hotspots to ensure secondary students have Wi-Fi access while learning from home. Survey responses from 18,000 Dallas ISD families showed that about 30 percent of district households don’t have Internet access. Dallas ISD Chief Technology Officer Jack Kelanic said the mobile hotspots–which provide access to high-speed Internet–are a near-term solution to support secondary students in successfully learning from home. The devices enable students to access online instructional resources and the Internet in general, while also including security…
Trustees unanimously approve granting extended emergency leave for all active district employees
0The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved granting extended emergency leave for all active salaried and hourly employees, allowing them to continue receiving their normal paychecks while schools are closed indefinitely. Trustees approved the extended emergency leave during its March 26 board meeting. Go here to learn more about the extended emergency leave.
First day response for grab-and-go meals far exceeds expectations at several schools
0The first day of Dallas ISD providing bulk grab-and-go meals saw a huge response from the community, with the turnout at several schools far exceeding original expectations. Each meal package given to students had breakfast, lunch and dinner for three days, with a total of more than 100,000 meals given out to students Monday. With schools being closed indefinitely, Monday was the first time Dallas ISD has ever provided students with three days of grab-and-go breakfast, lunch and dinner. Since it was the first time, the district estimated what the demand would be at the nearly 50 schools offering meals…