January is School Board Recognition Month, a time to thank local leaders for their dedication and willingness to serve as advocates for children and public schools. Dallas ISD joins other districts across the state in recognizing the work of its board. School boards are charged with establishing a vision for a district’s education program, designing a structure to achieve that vision, ensuring that schools are accountable to the community, and strongly advocating continuous improvement in student learning. Each school year, Dallas ISD asks nine busy professionals to collaboratively manage a school system with more than 156,000 students and a billion…

Dallas ISD is closed Dec. 22–Jan. 8 for the Winter Break. Students return on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018.

Volunteers and partners have really stepped it up this holiday season, bringing their time and donations to schools across the district. Here’s a roundup of some of these donations: Students at N.W. Harllee Early Childhood Center were all smiles as they received early Christmas presents: draw string backpacks full of pre-approved supplies donated by FedEx Office (read this). William L. Cabell Elementary School received endangered species adoption kits thanks to a donation by Serena Simmons Connolly on Dec. 14. As a bonus, the Dallas Zoo also brought some cool animals to educate students about wildlife conservation (read this) The Environmental League…