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Wanted: Professionals ready to make a difference in the classroom
0Among the Dallas ISD teaching staff are hundreds of professionals who have brought fresh ideas and years of firsthand experience in their fields into the district’s classrooms via the district’s Alternative Certification program. Alternative Certification is currently looking for more professionals who have what it takes to inspire, motivate and academically challenge our students. The Phase 52 program application is open now until Aug. 31, 2019. Sound like you? Go here to check out the subject areas Alternative Certification is currently recruiting for and to review the qualifications. Apply today to join a dynamic professional teaching staff focused on making a difference…
Students take private charter jet to Johnson Space Center for STEM-Liner Experience
0Thirty-six students from five Dallas ISD high schools took a private charter jet to the Johnson Space Center in Houston as part of Tribute to Valor’s Character and STEM Education program. The STEM-Liner Experience participants engaged in interactive sessions held at Space Center Houston and NASA Johnson Space Center. Students learned from engineers, astronauts, pilots and STEM professionals about STEM careers, character development and leadership. The trip was designed to spark students’ curiosity and imaginations. The five participating high schools were selected based on their industry partnerships with Microsoft and American Airlines, or their STEM aviation or character development and…
Report shows high student participation in extracurricular activities
0From athletic state titles and a record number of all-state dancers to STEM robotics championships and “Disney in Schools” musical performances, Dallas ISD trustees were briefed on the many ways schools are getting more students involved in extracurricular activities. Dallas ISD is focused on boosting student participation in extracurricular activities because of the positive impact it has on students. The district is well on track to meet its 2018–2019 goal of having 76 percent of students involved in at least one extracurricular activity. Dallas ISD offers more than 200 extracurricular and after-school programs for students in pre-K through grade 12…
Fairway to Success program awards scholarships to seven Dallas ISD seniors
0Deloitte, the Northern Texas PGA (NTPGA) and United Way announced seven recipients of this year’s Deloitte/NTPGA Fairway to Success scholarships, a program that now has awarded more than $1.1 million to local students over the past decade. Again in 2019, in collaboration with the University of North Texas at Dallas (UNT Dallas), a full, four-year scholarship to the university was awarded to one deserving student. On May 6 at the Lakewood Country Club, these seven Dallas ISD students were honored: Hector Diaz, Aracely Escobar, Naomi Jones, Yobesh Ogari Okero, Miriam Resendez-Ortiz and Gerrick Walker – each receiving a $20,000 college…