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Ford Motor Company Fund, First Book to give 10,000 new books to North Texas schools
0Today, Ford Motor Company Fund brings the Ford Driving Dreams reading party to inspire the love of reading to second-grade students at Obadiah Knight Elementary School. The reading party is being held by Ford Fund as part of the Ford Driving Dreams program and, in collaboration with the nonprofit First Book, will donate 10,000 new books to 100 schools in North Texas. Ford Fund representatives and Ford dealers will be among the volunteer readers at the event. “Education will always be a priority for Ford,” said Joe Avila, community outreach manager, Ford Motor Company Fund, the philanthropic arm of Ford…
District currently accepting applications for transformation schools
0The city of Dallas is buzzing about a brand new school opening in the fall. After a rigorous proposal process, CityLab High School is set to launch in August of 2017 with 100 incoming ninth-graders. With its focus on urban planning, environmental science, and architecture, the school has found a natural home in the Pegasus Complex in Downtown Dallas. Here, students will be able to easily use the city as a lab to ground their learning and explore the diverse social fabric and neighborhoods of Dallas. CityLab High School is one of five Transformation Schools that are currently accepting applications…
2016 Principal of the Year awarded to top-tiered administrators
0The Dallas Independent School District today announced the winners for the 2016 Principal of the Year award. Officials named four winners during a special ceremony at the Dallas Market Center. Lisa Lovato at Dan D. Rogers Elementary School (elementary), Clarita Rivera at Young Women’s STEAM Academy at Balch Springs Middle School (secondary) and Sheila Brown of the Rosie M. Collins Sorrells School of Education and Social Services at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center (magnet/special programs) were named the top principal in their respective categories. In a surprise announcement, Kieshla Wylie of H.I. Holland Elementary School at Lisbon received the Principal’s…
Beginner’s Guide to the School Performance Framework
0Dallas ISD is committed to ensuring academic success in the classroom for all students. One of the ways the district accomplishes this goal is by identifying how well schools are doing and providing appropriate support. In the same way that student report cards measure individual performance, a School Performance Framework (SPF) will provide information about how well a school supports student growth and achievement. While the Texas Education Agency recently assigned preliminary letter grades as part of a new system, Dallas ISD officials believe SPF will provide a more robust assessment of how each campus is performing. SPF will paint a…