Businesses, sports teams and community organizations are stepping up in a big way through donations to ensure students and schools start the school year on the right foot. Here is a running list of some of these great donations facilitated through Dallas ISD Volunteer and Partnership Services Department. if you want to help our schools and students through donations or by volunteering, go here to learn how to volunteer and go here to learn how to donate. Nancy Lieberman Charities Nancy Lieberman Charities donated 500 backpacks to students from eight Dallas ISD schools. Lieberman’s professional resumé leaves no doubt that…

Parents are invited to visit their child’s campus and meet the teachers before the first day of school. The Meet the Teacher/Open House nights are: Tuesday, Aug. 14: Middle Schools Wednesday, Aug. 15: High Schools Thursday, Aug. 16: Elementary Schools Parents are encouraged to contact their child’s school to find out the exact time of the open houses. Teachers will share information such as class schedules, drop off and pick up procedures, school hours, and much more. The first day of school is just around the corner, as classes begin Monday, Aug. 20.

Dallas ISD leadership briefed trustees on a proposal that would provide additional resources to about 20 of the district’s most at-need schools. Under the proposal, the Funds for Achievement and Racial Equity (FARE) would provide an additional $245 per student at the most at-need schools. Each school’s principal would propose how to use that funding to boost student achievement and infrastructure needs, and district leadership would then review and approve the proposal. Possible areas of additional support include: Staffing (coaches, family liaisons, social workers) Supplemental curriculum and instructional programs After-school or enrichment programs Professional development Superintendent Michael Hinojosa told trustees…

A special ceremony on Aug. 8 welcomed hundreds of bus drivers to Dallas ISD. Dallas ISD is running its own transportation this school year after Dallas County residents voted Nov. 7 to dissolve Dallas County Schools (DCS). Previously, Dallas ISD contracted with DCS, a taxpayer-funded agency, to bus students. Superintendent Michael Hinojosa thanked the bus drivers and mechanics—many of whom previously worked with DCS—for their professionalism and eagerness to safely transport students. “Our school board, our district, and the entire City of Dallas is indebted to your service,” Hinojosa said. The Dallas ISD Transportation Service is still hiring several more…