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Dallas ISD Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony to honor district legends later this month
0The Dallas ISD Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2019 will be celebrated at the induction ceremony Friday, April 26 at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel. The induction list comprises five legendary former student-athletes, a prominent pair of girls’ basketball coaches, a former Major League Baseball hitting instructor and a longtime announcer. The nine inductees tapped for this year’s Hall of Fame are: Gary Blair, Doug English, Michael Ensley, Rudy Jaramillo, Harvey Martin, Roy “Robot” Martin, J.D. Mayo, Barbara Brown-McCoy and John Pritchett. For the second year, Dallas ISD is celebrating stellar individuals who have accomplished significant milestones in sports and…
Dallas ISD turns attention to its ‘last frontier’: lifting school performance at middle schools
0After successfully growing high-quality pre-K for early learners and opening new collegiate academies for high school students, Dallas ISD is turning its attention to “the last frontier”: middle school. A new initiative would bring strategies proven to lift school performance–strategic staffing, instructional excellence, social and emotional support, extended learning and supportive partnerships–to 24 Dallas ISD middle schools. Dallas ISD Chief of School Leadership Stephanie Elizalde briefed trustees on the plan at the March board briefing. “We are not providing what we need to be providing to our middle school students,” Elizalde said. “We are going to work with these schools…
Importance of pre-k highlighted at donation supporting Dallas ISD early learning centers
0Arlington Park Early Childhood Center and N.W. Harllee Early Childhood Center are receiving a $45,000 foundation grant to enhance classroom areas, provide additional educational materials and the acquisition of family-home libraries. PNC Financial Services Group announced the grant in partnership with United Way Dallas during an April 4 event at Arlington Park Early Childhood Center. Dallas ISD officials thanked PNC Financial Services Group and United Way Dallas for their critical work supporting early learning. “Investing in early childhood education is one of the best investments we can make in the community,” Dallas ISD Chief Academic Officer Ivonne Durant said. “We…
Dallas ISD Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony to honor district legends later this month
0The Dallas ISD Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2019 will be celebrated at the induction ceremony Friday, April 26 at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel. The induction list comprises five legendary former student-athletes, a prominent pair of girls’ basketball coaches, a former Major League Baseball hitting instructor and a longtime announcer. The nine inductees tapped for this year’s Hall of Fame are: Gary Blair, Doug English, Michael Ensley, Rudy Jaramillo, Harvey Martin, Roy “Robot” Martin, J.D. Mayo, Barbara Brown-McCoy and John Pritchett. For the second year, Dallas ISD is celebrating stellar individuals who have accomplished significant milestones in sports and…