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Long-ago campus colleagues reunite as 2017 Principals of the Year
0A couple of decades ago, when they were teachers, Danielle Petters encouraged and mentored Laura Garza at the campus where they worked. On Wednesday, Dec. 13, the two shared time in the spotlight as Dallas ISD’s 2017 Principals of the Year. Garza, principal at Annie Webb Blanton Elementary School, said being a finalist with Petters means a lot to her. “Twenty years ago, she took me under her wing,” Garza said. “She’s the reason I’m still in education.” She also credited her mother, who was in attendance at the luncheon. “She is the reason I can do all this,” Garza…
2,000 Dallas ISD students compete in elementary UIL academic contest
0It may not have taken an actual village to conduct the Dallas ISD Elementary UIL A+ Academic Competition on Dec. 2, but it might have looked like it did. To support the 2,000 or so students from 111 participating elementary schools, there were 352 coaches and 210 chaperones in attendance at Moisés E. Molina High School. Students competed in Chess; Dictionary Skills; Listening; Maps, Charts & Graphs; Number Sense; Ready Writing; Social Studies; Spelling; and Storytelling. Find a list of the results here.
Top Dallas ISD campus leaders vying for 2017 Principal of the Year honors
0Two 2017 Dallas ISD Principals of the Year will be named on Wednesday, Dec. 13, from a field of six highly skilled campus leaders. Hopefuls submitted an application packet that includes their resumé, answers to two essay questions, letters of endorsement from parents, teachers and feeder-pattern executive directors. Two winners will emerge, one from an elementary school and the other from a middle or high school. Learn about the six finalists below. ELEMENTARY Lourdes Garduño has served as principal at Winnetka Elementary School the past 10 years. In her application, she describes what it means to her to be a…
This Week! in Dallas ISD: Dec. 8 edition
0It was another great week in Dallas ISD! Watch the above video, or read below, to learn more. Discover Dallas ISD Hundreds of families discovered a best-fit school at the largest school fairs in Dallas last weekend. There are two more of these Discover Dallas ISD School Fairs on Saturday, so come on out (learn more)! Application month The application window is open to apply for one of Dallas ISD’s specialty programs and schools for next school year. Applications are due by Jan. 31 (learn more). Early release Reminder: the district’s secondary schools will have early release days Dec. 19-21 (learn more). They…