Browsing: Headlines
National Blue Ribbon just one of many successes at Obama MLA
0The present, past and future of the Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy were celebrated during a special ceremony on Dec. 15 to commemorate the school’s 2017 National Blue Ribbon. National Blue Ribbon winners are public and private schools that demonstrate overall academic excellence or progress in closing achievement gaps. In September, Obama MLA was announced as one of 342 Blue Ribbon schools this year. Students led the beginning of the ceremony, which included a Lyceum Opening that reflects how Obama MLA students kick off each school day, talk about the occasion for the event and also the history of the…
See the approved Dallas ISD calendar for 2018–2019 school year
0The 2018–2019 school year will start for students on Aug. 20, include a full week off for Thanksgiving, and end for students on May 29. Trustees approved the 2018–2019 Dallas ISD calendar during their scheduled meeting on Dec. 14. The calendar incorporates feedback received from employees, parents, students and community members. Important dates for the Dallas ISD calendar include: 171 student instructional days starting Aug. 20 Teachers have 187 contract days, three Professional Development District Mandated Waiver days, seven professional development days, five teacher work days, and will receive one day credit for the two evenings of parent conferences Two…
School to combine Two-Way Dual-Language with Gifted and Talented
0Pleasant Grove is set to get what could be a first-of-its-kind school: a Two-Way Dual-Language Vanguard/Academy for Gifted and Talented students. Trustees unanimously approved the new school during their Dec. 14 meeting. The school will serve students in grades 4–8 and feature native English and native Spanish speakers learning each others’ languages through a Gifted and Talented curriculum. “We are bringing this proposal to expand opportunities and innovation for students in every sector of our city,” Chief of School Leadership Stephanie Elizalde said. The school will start in the 2018–2019 school year by serving up to 198 students in eight…
Trustees approve new school names for three campuses named after Confederate generals
0Dallas ISD trustees unanimously voted Dec. 14 to approve changing the names of three district campuses named after Confederate generals. Each school established committees made of teachers, parents and administrators to determine the new names for the campuses. The schools that will change their names are: Robert E. Lee Elementary School will become Geneva Heights Elementary School; William L. Cabell Elementary School will become Chapel Hill Preparatory; Stonewall Jackson Elementary School will become Mockingbird Elementary School. Meanwhile, Albert Sidney Johnston Elementary School is set to receive a new name by February. The new names for the schools will go into…