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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…
Students get welcoming start to new school year
0It’s the first day of school at the Young Male Leadership Academy at Fred F. Florence Middle School, and every student is scoring dozens of high fives and words of encouragement from male mentors as they walk in the front doors. “These students represent our future, and we want to make sure we welcome them back with our administrators,” said Sen. Royce West, who was among the dozens of male mentors greeting students. “These students need to be molded into future leaders of America.” Meanwhile, over at L.O. Donald Leadership Academy, which became a neighborhood choice school this school year,…
Trustees call for tax ratification election
0The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees approved bringing a tax ratification election to voters in November that, if approved, would fund strategic initiatives that support students. If approved by voters, the TRE would provide an additional $126 million every year to support: Early Learning Racial Equity Schools of Choice Strategic Compensation Election Day is Nov. 6, and Oct. 9 is the last day to register to vote in the election. What is a Tax Ratification Election (TRE)? A TRE is a special election called by a school district’s board of trustees that asks voters to approve an increase in its…