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Nearly 4,000 Skyline students attend festival celebrating arts in public schools (video)
0Skyline High School, Dallas ISD’s largest campus, hosted a High School Nation outdoor music festival this week. The nationwide tour celebrates the arts in public school systems. Nearly 4,000 Skyline students attended the music and arts show, which was led by professionals in the industry. Participants had the opportunity to shadow experts and learn how a production comes together. For example, students got to take drum lessons; learned how to DJ; painted on canvas; designed their own hats; and learned to use green screen animation. Others learned to dance from the winner of South Africa’s “So You Think You Can…
Public School Choice 4.0 Proposal Process Underway
0The Office of Transformation and Innovation (OTI) has kicked off the Public School Choice 4.0 Proposal Process. Through this process, educators have the opportunity to create high-quality, best-fit options for Dallas ISD students to realize their full academic potential. The past Public School Choice competitive proposal processes have ushered in schools ranging from those that anchor teaching and learning under a Personalized Learning model to a Leadership school to schools driven by a Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics (STEAM) framework. Twenty-six interested applicants submitted Letters of Intent to OTI on Sept. 7. Of those, 18 were submitted for Innovation Schools,…
Red Ribbon Week: a lighthearted observance, a serious issue
0This week, students across Dallas ISD are sporting their favorite team jerseys, wearing their pajamas and having fun at activities planned to observe Red Ribbon Week. Behind this lighthearted celebration is the deadly serious issue of youth alcohol and drug abuse. To help educate students and parents, many schools are hosting assemblies and presentations about the benefits of living free of drugs and alcohol and the dangers of abuse. Since 1985, Red Ribbon Week has focused public attention on these dangers. Created in response to the murder of DEA Agent Enrique Camarena, Red Ribbon Week is now famous for the thousands who wear…
District schools receive banners touting their TEA distinctions
0Earlier this month, Dallas ISD schools that earned all possible academic distinctions from the Texas Education Agency were given banners to hang in their schools. Distinction designations are awarded to campuses based on achievement in performance indicators relative to a group of 40 campuses of similar type, size, and student demographics. Depending on campus grade levels and type, the number of potential distinction designations can vary. Up to seven distinction designations can be earned for • Academic Achievement in English Language Arts/Reading; • Academic Achievement in Mathematics; • Academic Achievement in Science; • Academic Achievement in Social Studies; • Top…