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Dallas Mavericks welcome students at Dade Middle School
0NBA players, members of the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees and the superintendent welcomed the students at Dade Middle School on the first day of classes. “Dallas loves you. The Dallas Mavericks love you. Our school board loves you,” Dallas ISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa said. “There’s a whole lot of love in this house. We’re going to have a fantastic year, and I’m so excited to welcome you on the first day of the best year of your life.” Members of the Mavs ManiACC performance squad demonstrated stunts and dunks. Dallas Mavericks players J.J. Barea and Justin Jackson shot hoops…
First day brings smiles, fist bumps to schools across Dallas ISD
0Taylor Jones had four words for her son before he started his first day of school at Martin Luther King Jr. Learning Center. “Terrance, you’ve got this!” Terrance walked from his mom to the welcoming committee waiting in front of the school, including fist bumps from Superintendent Michael Hinojosa, cheers from Trustees Justin Henry and Miguel Solis, and hugs from Principal Romikianta Sneed. “Welcome back to school, we are so excited you’re here!” Sneed said. As part of the Accelerating Campus Excellence initiative, MLK Jr. Learning Center has seen tremendous growth, rising from an “F” to a “B” school. The…
New tools facilitate communication between Student Transportation Services and parents
0Dallas ISD Student Transportation Services is improving existing systems and rolling out new features to communicate with parents more effectively during the 2019-2020 school year. Parents and students will have access to several free applications that will support and effectively communicate any transportation updates for that family. One of the applications is a mobile app, Versatrans MyStop, that offers GPS tracking of the child’s school bus when using within the 10 minute designated stop time. The other application is Bus Bulletin, which is a free service that parent’s are recommended to sign-up for. It will notify parents of their child’s…
Dallas ISD rises with five-point gain, earns ‘B’ for second year in a row
0Dallas ISD continues to show strong gains in academic achievement under the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) A to F accountability system. Overall, the district maintained a grade of B, increasing from an 81 to 86. Fifty-seven percent of schools earned an A or B in the district’s more rigorous local accountability system, 28 of which earned an A. Charles Rice Learning Center, Edward Titche Elementary, and Jack Lowe Sr. Elementary schools were among those earning an A. Middle schools in that category were, Young Women’s STEAM Academy at Balch Springs and Raul Quintanilla Sr. Although the district made significant gains,…