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Hinojosa named Superintendent of the Year by Latino superintendent’s association
0Dallas Independent School District (Dallas ISD) Superintendent Michael Hinojosa has been named the 2017 Latino Superintendent of the Year by the Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS). The award will be presented during the ALAS annual awards gala on Thursday, April 27 in Washington, D.C. In a statement issued to Hinojosa from ALAS, Executive Director Nancy Lewin remarked that this year’s candidates were considered among a competitive selection process. “The committee was very impressed with your application, your work, your passion and commitment to education and your continued involvement with ALAS,” Lewin said in a statement. The 3rd Annual…
School for the Talented and Gifted, School of Science and Engineering named Texas’ best
0Two schools in the Dallas Independent School District School (Dallas ISD) have achieved top spots on the 2017 Best High Schools national rankings, according to the U.S. News & World Report. Dallas ISD’s School for the Talented and Gifted at the Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center (TAG) has been named the best high school in Texas and No. 4 in the nation. TAG shares the national top 10 honors with the School of Science and Engineering (SEM) at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center, which placed No. 9 nationally and No. 3 in the state. In total, seven Dallas ISD schools received gold…
District 5th-, 8th-grade students see gains on STAAR mathematics test
0Dallas ISD fifth- and eighth-grade students achieved significant gains on the first administration of the STAAR mathematics test. The results follow new measurement standards set by the Texas Education Agency. The new performance levels are noted as Approaches Grade Level (formerly Level 2), Meets Grade Level (formerly Level 2 final), Masters Grade Level (formerly Level 3), and Does Not Meet Grade Level. Overall, the passing rates in fifth- and eighth-grade math each increased by 6.3 and 11.8 percentage points, up 2.3 and 0.5 percent, respectively. Of particular note, African-American eighth-graders achieved a 15.7 percent increase in math performance over the previous year,…
TEA announces Early College High School designations for 23 Dallas ISD campuses
0Dallas ISD and the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD) are set to operate 23 Early College High Schools (ECHS) in the 2017–2018 school year. This will make Dallas ISD and the DCCCD a statewide leader in providing an opportunity for students to earn up to 60 hours of college credit or an associate degree—at no cost to them— while earning a high school diploma. The Texas Education Agency last week announced the ECHS designations. The TEA only grants the ECHS designations to schools that are on track to meet six rigorous benchmarks and operate best practices. Additionally, Dallas ISD…