When it comes to partnering with businesses owned by minorities or women, Dallas ISD is surpassing expectations. “M/WBE vendors are instrumental in the district’s vision to be a premier urban school district,” said Annie Holmes-Partee, executive director of Minority & Women Business Enterprise for Dallas ISD. “They provide catering, clothing apparel, construction, consultation services, food, furniture, marketing, office supplies and equipment, printing, safety supplies and services, technology, temporary services, tutorial services, and uniforms, just to name a few. If you name it, I’m confident an M/WBE vendor can provide it.”   As a department, one of M/WBE’s goals is to contract…

With just days into the new school year, Dallas ISD is experiencing record enrollment. On Aug. 22, Superintendent Stephanie S. Elizalde, Ed.D., briefed the Board of Trustees on the most recent enrollment numbers for the 2024-2025 school year. “After declining for nine years in a row, enrollment is up and has already exceeded our projections,” said Elizalde. “That is a testimony to our campus leaders, our teachers, our community partners, our parents, and this Board of Trustees.” The district projected 137,500 students for the current school year, based on a school-by-school analysis. However, as of day nine, the district enrolled…

Almost 30,000 Dallas ISD students participated in this year’s Summer Breeze program. The initiative, led by Extended Learning Opportunities, offers various enrichment programs across Dallas ISD campuses, from credit recovery and tutoring to day camps, like chess, cheer, dance, robotics, and more.  Merrill Devenshire, director of Extended Learning Opportunities, said parents and students alike benefit from the opportunities offered by Summer Breeze. “For parents, it provides programming that is free of cost, meals and transportation that is included, and the assurance that students are engaged in a safe environment with a variety of activities that are available for two full…