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Students celebrate Black History Month with variety of activities
0From special performances to guest speakers, Dallas ISD schools are celebrating Black History Month in a variety of ways. At John Ireland Elementary School, students staged a special performance that reenacted momentous events from African American history and gave speeches from the perspective of black icons. CBS 11 reporter Steve Pickett served as the keynote speaker at a special Black History Month performance at Benjamin Franklin International Exploratory Academy. At T.L. Marsalis Elementary School, the Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s dance ensemble brought its musical adaptation of “Peter and the Wolf” to the campus. Students also enjoyed the opportunity to learn…
Student-athletes commit to keep competing on National Signing Day
0About 130 student-athletes in Dallas ISD’s Class of 2019 participated in the 20th annual College Signing Day ceremony on Wednesday, Feb. 6, at Ellis Davis Field House. The students publicly committed to accept college and university scholarship offers they have received to fund their educations while playing sports. See photos of students walking the red carpet here. The participating signees are: Bryan Adams High School Bryan Baldomero, football: Austin College DaQuon Bell, football: Texas College Dre Brown, football: Minnesota State Comm. and Technical College Angel Guzman, football: Texas College Zaki Henderson, football: Texas College Devin Jackson, football: ASA College-Miami Armani…
Collegiate academy sophomores get letters of intent to teach in Dallas ISD
0Seventy Dallas ISD collegiate academy sophomores received a letter of a lifetime on Feb. 5: after they get their college degree, they are guaranteed a teaching job in Dallas ISD with a starting salary of at least $52,000. District officials gave the letters of intent at a ceremony to the sophomores who attend the collegiate academies at Samuell, W.T. White, Bryan Adams and Sunset high schools. The Dallas ISD Human Capital Management (HCM) Department is an industry partner of the collegiate academies that have an emphasis on early childhood education. HCM Chief Cynthia Wilson called the new “homegrown teacher pipeline”…
Board accepts resignation of District 4 trustee, approves process to temporarily fill seat
0The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees on Feb. 5 accepted the resignation of Jaime Resendez, who represented District 4. Trustees also approved a process to potentially appoint a trustee to temporarily represent the seat that covers Southeast Dallas, Seagoville, and Balch Springs. The appointment would last until May, which is when voters will elect a District 4 trustee to a regular three-year term of office. Under the process approved by trustees, the district on Feb. 6 will issue a call for resumes and statements of interest for candidates who meet the legal requirements and are interested in temporarily filling the…