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Celebrate Texas Public Schools Day! (video)
0Texas Public Schools Week is Feb. 27-March 3, which is a time to celebrate the role public schools play in setting students up for success. Thursday, March 2, is Celebrate Texas Public Schools Day. In recognition, watch the above video to see what makes Dallas ISD special.
Dallas ISD announces new choice schools and programs
0Dallas ISD’s Office of Transformation and Innovation (OTI) today announced the brand new choice offerings identified through the Public School Choice 3.0 selection process. The chosen schools include one neighborhood school redesigning its academic model for all its students, one school piloting an innovative program, and one brand new middle school that will be open to all district students. Felix G. Botello Elementary School, located in Dallas’ Oak Cliff neighborhood, will launch as an Innovation School with a new Personalized Learning academic model beginning in August 2017. As the only elementary AVID model school site in the district, Botello has a…
Campus celebrates new name, mission at new all-boys school
0A ribbon-cutting followed student choir, band and drama performances as staff, parents and students gathered for the naming ceremony for the Young Men’s Leadership Academy at Fred Florence Middle School, the district’s newest single-gender school for boys. Math Instructional Coach Derek Thomas opened the event and served as emcee, and Principal Dawn Walker welcomed district and city officials and community members. Speakers included District 4 Trustee Jaime Resendez, who reflected on his experiences growing up in the same Pleasant Grove community where the school is located. He said he owed much of his personal and professional success to hours spent…
Upcoming workshops to prepare students, families for STAAR
0Through its PREP U Weekday workshops, Dallas ISD will offer families a series of workshops to learn more about the upcoming administration of the State Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR. In the interactive workshops, families will be able to view sample questions in reading, math, and writing, as well as learn about the passing standards. District experts will be there to answer questions on how the STAAR impacts high school graduation requirements and other topics. By attending the workshops, parents will have access to resources to take home. The workshops are in English with Spanish interpretation and include refreshments…