Sixty-two graduating seniors in Dallas ISD’s Class of 2019 were recognized on Tuesday, April 16, with Superintendent’s Scholarships. Each honoree received $2,500 to go toward costs at the college or university of their choice. Selection for the Superintendent’s Scholarship Program is based on need, character, grades, recommendations and the promise of future success. The scholarships are funded with proceeds from the annual Superintendent’s Golf Tournament. The scholarship recipients are: Two other scholarship awards were also announced during the ceremony: This year’s Sulentic Famly Foundation Scholarship recipients are Desiree Galloway of Hillcrest High School, Michael Seals of Pinkston High School, and…

With the launch of two career institutes, Dallas ISD is expanding career options for highly motivated students who want to enter the construction trades and earn a living wage right out of high school. The institutes will launch in August to offer courses leading to certificates in construction, plumbing, electrical, and heating and air conditioning at locations in North Dallas and Oak Cliff. Starting April 15, Dallas ISD will host a dozen information/recruitment sessions to register interested eighth-graders. Families can go here to view the dates and locations of the sessions. Dallas ISD’s Oswaldo Alvarenga said the new institutes are…

The 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…

After 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…