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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…
Approved 2020–2021 budget includes raises for staff
0The Board of Trustees has approved $61.2 million in salary increases for eligible employees for the 2020-2021 school year. The raises are possible through leveraging the district’s strategic initiative funds and the HB3 Teacher Incentive Allotment, to which the district has access due to the TEI evaluation system currently in use. Eligible employees who are not under an excellence initiative will receive a 2% increase based on the midpoint of their salary range. Employees who are part of an excellence initiative will receive the greater of a change in excellence initiative compensation level or a defined dollar amount increase. More…
Dallas ISD, KERA team up to launch math-focused broadcasts to bridge learnings gaps from COVID-19, summer break
0To help mitigate student learning loss, Dallas ISD and KERA are partnering to create and produce “Summer Bridge to Math Success” to bring valuable at-home learning instruction to families across North Texas. KERA TV will feature recorded lessons from nearly 150 Dallas ISD math teachers weekdays from noon to 2:30 p.m., beginning Monday, July 6 and continuing through Friday, Aug. 7. During this time, teachers will provide targeted, engaging math instruction – with two-minute breaks between the lessons – for students from kindergarten to eighth grade. “We are thankful for and excited about this KERA partnership to help reach thousands…