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Candidates for the Board of Trustees must file by Feb. 17
0Candidates planning to run for election to the Dallas ISD School Board of Trustees have until Friday, Feb. 17, to submit their filing packets to secure a place on the ballot. Three seats are up for election: District 2, North and Near East Dallas, currently represented by Dustin Marshall District 6, Southwest Dallas, currently represented by Joyce Foreman District 8, Love Field, Northwest Dallas and Central Dallas, currently represented by Miguel Solis. Candidates may pick up filing packets at the Office of Board Services, located at the Administration Building, 3700 Ross Ave., 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. School…
This Week in Dallas ISD: Jan. 20 edition
0A surprise visit from the CEO of Facebook, schools earning nominations for Blue Ribbon status, and a new champion orator are among this week’s highlights! Watch this video, or read below, to learn more. Application deadline The deadline for students to submit their applications for two-way dual language, collegiate academies, magnet schools, and choice schools is quickly approaching. (Learn more) File under Like Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg surprised a group of students as they volunteered to help build a community garden. (Learn more) Blue Ribbon nomination Three Dallas ISD schools have been nominated for the 2017 national Blue Ribbon Schools…
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg surprises students at service project
0File this under Like. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg surprised students from the School for the Talented and Gifted and South Oak Cliff High School Collegiate Academy as they performed a service project over the weekend. Zuckerberg joined the students as they helped build a community garden in Oak Cliff. “It was truly an unbelievable experience,” said Camryn Pope, a ninth-grader in the SOC collegiate academy. “Everyone just about lost their minds.” The students showed up to help build the community garden as part of a Day of Service in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. When they arrived, they learned…
Application window open for Dallas ISD collegiate academies
0The application window is open for current eighth-graders interested in attending a Dallas ISD collegiate academy. Students who attend a collegiate academy can earn up to 60 hours of college credit or an associate degree—at no cost to them—concurrently while earning a high school diploma. Dallas ISD launched seven collegiate academies and a P-TECH at existing high schools this school year. The district next school year will launch an additional 10 collegiate academies. “These collegiate academies add to existing district programs that are successfully making college a reality and supporting career-readiness even before students graduate from high school,” said Israel…