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Dallas ISD Rising: Thirteen schools grab spotlight for tremendous turnaround
0The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees, district leadership and community members gave a standing ovation to the 13 Dallas ISD schools that diligently worked to improve student performance last school year and, as a result, are no longer on the list of the state’s lowest-performing schools. Dallas ISD has achieved a steep decline in the number of Improvement Required (IR) campuses, from 43 in 2013-2014 to four in 2017-2018. At the Aug. 23 board meeting, Superintendent Michael Hinojosa credited the district leaders, campus leaders, and outstanding teachers for the phenomenal turnaround at the 13 schools. “When you have dedicated leaders…
Trustees approve $33 million in raises for teachers, support staff and central staff
0The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees on Aug. 23 unanimously approved up to $33.3 million in salary increases for eligible teachers, campus leaders and non-instructional staff. The district is able to fund the salary increases after receiving higher-than-expected revenue from property taxes. The salary increases will go toward: Employees that are eligible for salary modification TEI/Teachers: $16.1 million (includes benefits) Eligible teachers at Progressing II and above based on their 2018-19 earned Effectiveness Level will receive the greater value of a 2-percent salary increase or any earned Effectiveness Level change Performance Based Retention Increase – removed due to minimum of…
District thanks families for patience as it works through bus issues
0Dallas ISD administrators today thanked families for their patience as the district continues working through issues that have caused some bus routes to not operate as expected. Deputy Superintendent Scott Layne said while the on-time arrival rates are increasing daily, Dallas ISD is about 100 bus drivers short. The district is actively recruiting internal and external candidates and will hold a job fair on Saturday, Aug. 25, at 5151 Samuell Blvd. from 8 a.m.–2 p.m. The bus shortage is largely due to drivers who applied and were processed but did not show up as expected on the first day. Also,…
Twenty. Degreed. Employed. The Power of Dallas ISD Collegiate Academies
0Melisa Simon is starting her first full year of teaching at Annie Webb Blanton Elementary School in Pleasant Grove. A graduate of Dallas ISD’s W.W. Samuell Early College High School, she credits that program for a large measure of her success as a first-generation college graduate who is degreed and beginning her career at the age of 20. “I’m looking forward to welcoming my new students. I’m excited and ready to give them all that I can.” Simon said she never set out to become the youngest teacher in Dallas ISD. She learned about the district’s first school-within-a-school early college…