In order to address the facility and technology needs of the district, Dallas ISD is in the planning process for a potential 2020 bond election. In June 2019, the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees approved a charter to establish a Citizens Bond Steering Committee (CBSC). The CBSC is structured so that several sub-committees will be formed to concentrate on specific needs within the district and provide recommendations to the CBSC. The committee will provide a final report and recommendation to the Board of Trustees in August 2020. For this reason, the district is seeking volunteers to serve on the sub-committees.…

Students enrolling in the Dallas Independent School District for the first time must provide evidence of required immunizations. Official records from a physician or health clinic, which provide documentation of current immunizations, are required. All immunizations should be completed by the first date of attendance. The law requires that students be fully vaccinated against the specified diseases. Students who are uninsured or underinsured can get free immunizations the times and dates below. Parents/guardians must bring their child’s most recent shot records. Aug. 15 at Forest Meadows Junior High, 9373 Whitehurst Drive, from 5–7 p.m. Aug. 15 at Truett Elementary School,…

A group of new Dallas ISD initiatives aim to accelerate innovation–and boost student performance–in neighborhood schools. Dallas ISD Chief of Strategic Initiatives Brian Lusk and Deputy Chief of Transformation and Innovation Angie Gaylord briefed trustees on the efforts during the Aug. 8 board briefing. “We are committed to improving our schools’ market share and bringing more educational choices into our families’ backyards,” Lusk said. Innovation Engine Grant Program The Innovation Engine Grant Program will annually award up to 20 neighborhood schools with $50,000 in seed money to help them explore and implement innovative education models. From creating a space for…

As he addressed an auditorium filled with 1,000 teachers new to Dallas ISD, Superintendent Michael Hinojosa–who started his education career as a teacher–prepared the educators for what’s to come. “What you do is the most difficult job, and the most important job, in the city,” Hinojosa said. “You are going to be shaping minds and hearts. I look to the future with hope and aspiration because we have 1,000 people here who want to make a difference for kids. The only way to control the future is to create it, and that’s what we have the opportunity to do together.”…