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Seven out of seven: W.T. White High School earns all academic distinctions
0When teachers returned to W.T. White High School last week, they saw that each of their name cards had seven stars. The stars weren’t for decoration: they represented the seven out of seven academic distinctions the campus received from the Texas Education Agency for outstanding student performance. W.T. White High School was the district’s only comprehensive high school to receive all possible distinctions, and the school’s principal, Elena Bates, credited the teachers and students who committed to exceeding expectations. “We have an incredible team of educators, students, supportive families, and a leadership team who deserve to take great pride in…
Dallas ISD’s Neighborhood Walk brings district to the doorstep
0Rosemont Elementary students Idaliz and Ozandro Rios were having a typical summer morning—sleeping in, watching “Lab Rats” on Disney, eating cereal—when they heard a knock on the door. They looked out the window and saw a most unusual sight: Mrs. Rachel Moon, their school principal, and several teachers standing in their front yard. After their mom opened the door, Moon and the teachers explained they were visiting their students’ houses to say hello and give a friendly reminder that school starts Aug. 28. “This is very, very surprising!” Ozandro said with a laugh. All Dallas ISD campuses participated in the…
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.…