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Seagoville P-TECH student’s business plan nets top honor at Biz Camp
0Amari DeFrance, a student at Dallas ISD’s Seagoville P-TECH, won the top prize at the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship Biz Camp this summer. She was the first participant from Texas to compete in the Biz Camp summer program. Students create business ideas and work to complete a business plan. Amari’s plan took first among all Biz Camp students in the United States, and netted her a $1,000 prize. She will present her plan for “Amari’s City of Scrub” at the NFTE National Business Competition in October in New York City. NFTE is an industry partner with Seagoville P-TECH. The organization’s mission…
More Dallas ISD schools meet standard, show large gains
0Nearly 94 percent of schools in the Dallas Independent School District “Met Standard,” according to the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) accountability ratings for the 2016-2017 school year. According to TEA data released this week, 218 of 233 eligible district campuses achieved the standard. The most significant progress in this year’s results was a reduction in the number of Improvement Required schools (IR), which fell from 21 schools in the previous year to 15, or 6 percent districtwide in the new rankings. However, accounting for the recent closure of George W. Carver Learning Center, the number of IR schools totals 14.…
See the bell schedule for 2017-2018 school year
0Dallas ISD has released an updated bell schedule for the 2017–2018 school year. 2017-2018 Standard Bell Schedules Schools Times Early Release End Time Elementary Schools and Vanguards 7:45 a.m. – 2:56 p.m. 11:55 a.m. Middle Schools, Academies and Montessori 8:25 a.m. – 3:36 p.m. 12:35 p.m. High Schools, Magnets, and Early Colleges 9:05 a.m. – 4:16 p.m. 1:15 p.m. Approved Exceptions for 2017-2018 Campus Start Time End Time Early Release Time Notes Bryan Adams 9:05 4:20 1:15 p.m. Ann Richards 8:25 4:00 12:35 p.m. Rosemont Primary 8:00 3:11 12:10 p.m. No buses Rosemont (Upper Campus) 8:15 3:26 12:25 p.m.…
Uniform assistance available for Dallas ISD students
0Aside from school supplies, school uniforms are a primary need for many students going into the new school year. Families of students in preK–eighth grade in need of uniform assistance can contact their campus’ uniform coordinator for help in obtaining a uniform. Parents requesting uniform assistance must meet income eligibility guidelines and complete the Socioeconomic Information form to determine their eligibility. They also must fill out the Uniform Assistance Program application. Both forms are provided by their campus’ uniform coordinator and returned to that coordinator once they are completed. Qualifying families receive one uniform for each approved student. Dallas ISD’s Uniform Assistance…