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Trustees approve plans for campus closures, consolidations next year
0Students at two schools in Dallas ISD will attend different schools next year if their current campuses fail to meet state accountability standards at the end of this school year. In addition, the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees voted Thursday, Jan. 25, to close three campuses. Below is a summary of Board-approved actions. Edward Titche Elementary School will remain open if they meet state accountability standards this year. If Titche does not meet the state standard, the campus will close and students will be rezoned to other elementary schools in the area. C.F. Carr Elementary School will remain open if the school meets state…
Mayor urges businesses, students to participate in intern program
0On Tuesday, Jan. 23, Mayor Mike Rawlings kicked off the 11th Dallas Mayor’s Intern Fellows Program by urging businesses and nonprofits to sign up to participate in the program. The eight-week paid summer internships are available to Dallas students, with the deadline to register coming fast on Jan. 31. The Mayor’s Intern Fellows Program introduces high school students to careers and employment opportunities in industries and companies where they have expressed interest. Modeled after the prestigious White House Fellows Program, the Dallas program prepares motivated teens to become the leaders of tomorrow. “Businesses ask me all the time ‘What can…
Assistance with specialty school applications available Jan. 25 and 29
0Parents who need help to navigate the application process for Dallas ISD’s specialty schools have four remaining opportunities to get help completing their child’s application for collegiate academies, magnets, dual language, Montessori, Transformation and other specialty schools. Central staff employees from departments that support specialty schools are providing hands-on assistance to parents to complete students’ applications by the Wed., Jan. 31, application deadline. Some 80 parents braved cold temperatures to attend recent workshops at Emmett Conrad and Thomas Jefferson high schools. To ensure all areas of the community are covered, four additional workshops are planned. Two will be held from 6…
Dallas ISD names its three teachers of the year
0Dallas ISD named its three Teachers of the Year at a special reception on Jan. 17. The 2017-2018 Teachers of the Year are: Josue Tamarez Torres, fifth-grade math, Annie Webb Blanton Elementary School Beth Poquette Drews, mariachi, orchestra, guitar for grades 6-8, L.V. Stockard Middle School Nedra Johnson, science for grades 6-8, Alex W. Spence Middle School The three teachers, who will each receive $5,000 from Central Market, were among the 10 finalists for 2017-2018 Teachers of the Year. The other finalists, who were also recognized at the reception sponsored by Central Market, are: Elementary Finalists Tamesha Connaughton, physical education,…