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The Cat in the Hat is Back: Schools celebrate Dr. Seuss Day (video)
0The Cat in the Hat broke loose across Dallas ISD schools to celebrate the legacy of late children’s author Dr. Seuss. To honor what would have been the iconic author’s 114th birthday, volunteers visited campuses to read to students and help with Seuss-themed activities. Over at Jill Stone Elementary School, KPMG, Central Market and Texas Instruments enchanted students with stories and poems from Dr. Seuss. As a bonus, KPMG donated books to all students at Stone and Elisha M. Pease Elementary School. Meanwhile, United Way volunteers read and gave out books at numerous other schools, and NFL player Brandon Carr…
Students lead conversation on how to prevent and address gun violence (video)
0Dallas ISD students led honest, respectful conversations on how the district, greater community and entire country can address threats of gun violence and threats in schools. Students from almost every high school attended the Course Correction Conversation: Student Edition event held at Briscoe Carpenter Livestock Center at Fair Park. Bishop Omar Jahwar, CEO of Urban Specialists, Inc., moderated the event. “The students are having conversations about what to do in the event that they see something suspicious, that they need to say something, and then what can we as a group do together to correct the issues that students are seeing,”…
Garza ECHS celebrates its National Title I Distinguished School award
0The word that kept popping up on Monday, Feb. 26, at Trinidad “Trini” Garza Early College High School was family. While staff and students were celebrating the school’s designation as a National Title I Distinguished School, the focus was on the culture that helped get them there. Garza is just one of two schools in Texas, and only one of 63 across the country, to net the national award. “We are a family, and we treat each other as family,” said Principal Macario Hernandez. His sentiments were echoed by teacher Claudia Simpkins. “Demographically, our school looks like any other Dallas ISD…
Dallas ISD ranks seventh for high participation in breakfast program
0Dallas ISD’s Food and Child Nutrition Services (FCNS) ranked seventh among the 75 largest school districts in the country for participation in the district’s breakfast program. All Dallas ISD campuses offer Breakfast in the Classroom, with meals being delivered to younger students in their classrooms and grab-and-go kiosks available in high schools. “Our goal as a department is to provide meals that boost student achievement and support the efforts of Dallas ISD schools,” said FCNS executive director Michael Rosenberger. “Providing every student breakfast, and in turn an equitable start to their day, is crucial in this. Creating innovative breakfast strategies…