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Operation Comeback aims to find no-show students
0Efforts are currently under way to find the students designated as “no-shows,” or students in Dallas ISD’s system who have yet to show up for classes this school year. Dubbed “Operation Comeback,” the coordinated effort to find and return the students is in its seventh year. As part of Operation Comeback, district staff are operating a phone bank to call no-show students and their parents. Through the process, students who have moved out of the district are also identified and taken off the list.
Dallas ISD students sing, help escort Holocaust survivors at groundbreaking ceremony (video)
0Students from Anne Frank Elementary School and Skyline High School played a big role in the groundbreaking for the new Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum that is scheduled to open in summer 2019. Skyline High School students provided music and Anne Frank Elementary students escorted holocaust survivors to the stage. “We are so thrilled to have these Dallas ISD students here helping escort our survivors in and providing the music, and we look forward to being able to have so many more students from Dallas ISD visit the museum,” said Mary Pat Higgins of the Dallas Holocaust and Human…
Networking event to showcase opportunities in district’s $1.6 billion bond program
0Dallas ISD’s Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise department (M/WBE) is spearheading a free contractor networking event from 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, at the Dallas County Schools Technology and Training Center, 5151 Samuell Blvd. The “In the Mix” networker is being held to promote strategic partnerships between general and subcontractors that can lead to opportunities to participate in the district’s $1.6 billion bond program. M/WBE Program Manager Wilton Munnings said the event is aimed at expanding the number of firms participating in the bond program. “Our goal is to recruit and retain competitive minority and women- owned…
Principal for a Day brings community and business leaders to Dallas ISD schools
0Principal for a Day brought business and community leaders from the private sector into Dallas ISD schools on Oct. 5. More than 175 volunteers accepted the opportunity to read to students, observe classes, attend student performances, deliver morning announcements, and participate in other activities that define a typical school day. The Dallas Regional Chamber and Capital One help sponsor Principal for a Day, which also looks to form ongoing partnerships between individuals and businesses with Dallas ISD schools. Here are some thoughts from a few Principal for a Day participants. Roberto Alonzo, Texas House of Representatives, PFAD at W.H. Adamson High School “I…