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District names 2018-2019 Elementary, Secondary Teachers of the Year
0Two of 10 finalists have been named Dallas ISD 2018-2019 Teachers of the Year. Elisa Morrissey from Alex W. Sanger Elementary School is this year’s Elementary Teacher of the Year, and Nadirah Shakir from J. L. Long Middle School has been named Secondary Teacher of the Year. Stephen Butt, president of H-E-B/Central Market Division, presented $5,000 checks to Morrissey and Shakir during a dinner reception on Wednesday, Jan. 16, recognizing the educators. Superintendent Michael Hinojosa and trustees thanked the teachers for their hard work and dedication. Parent Dora Hornick, who’s had two sons taught by Morrissey, praises the teacher for…
Apply by Jan. 31 for 2019 Mayor’s Summer Intern Fellows program
0Time is running out for students to apply for a job in the 2019 Mayor’s Intern Fellows Program – the deadline is Jan. 31. The program offers an 8-week, paid internship (interns were paid $10-$17 per hour last year) with a local company or nonprofit agency. Last year, 2,400 students applied and 395 were chosen for internships. In its 12th year, the program, designed by Education is Freedom, is seeking to expand in more ways than one. At a kickoff event on Tuesday, Jan. 15, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and representatives from sponsoring companies AT&T, Bank of America, Chase and…
Plan would create two new TAG schools in southern Dallas
0A plan under consideration would create two new Talented and Gifted schools in southern Dallas. Roger Q. Mills Elementary School and Mark Twain Leadership Vanguard would become TAG campuses under the proposal. Students who currently attend Twain and Mills elementary schools would be invited to stay and complete their elementary educations at the campuses. Chief of School Leadership Stephanie Elizalde said the schools would increase learning opportunities in southern Dallas. There are approximately 1,800 Dallas ISD elementary students who qualify as talented and gifted but do not attend a TAG school “These two schools would help us provide equity to…
Ten are finalists for 2018-2019 Dallas ISD Teacher of the Year awards
0Ten teachers are in the running for 2018-2019 Dallas ISD Teacher of the Year, five in the Elementary category and five in the Secondary category. The winner will be announced at a special reception on Wednesday, Jan. 16. Elementary finalists: • Audrey Gagel, John H. Reagan Elementary School • Sheri Kirby, Dan D. Rogers Elementary School • Chantrelle Lovett, Umphrey Lee ELementary School • Heather Massie, L.L. Hotchkiss Elementary School • Elisa Morrissey, Alex W. Sanger Elementary School Secondary finalists: • Shana Cawthorne-Woods, Maya Angelou High School • Megan Malone, School for the Talented and Gifted at Townview Center •…