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This Week in Dallas ISD: Feb. 17 edition
0Spend the next 137 seconds catching up on many of the great things that happened across the district this week! Watch this video, or read below, to learn more. Teen Board See how a Dallas ISD Teen Board service project helped about 200 high school students think about what they want to do after high school. (Learn more) Food in Fashion Dallas ISD trustees teamed up with district culinary students for this sizzling event. (Read this) Money matters Highland Meadows Elementary students are much more financially savvy thanks to a visit from the Junior Achievement Young Executive Society. (Watch this) Special…
Teenager leads project to donate 1,000 trophies to Dallas ISD schools
0A teenager and his younger sister have spearheaded a project that has donated 1,000 trophies to 10 Dallas ISD schools to reward students for everything from academics to athletics. Adam Klein, now a high school student, was cleaning out his room in 2013 when he decided it was time to get rid of his seven trophies. After some brainstorming, he reached out to a few Dallas ISD schools to see if they would be interested in them. The response was much more enthusiastic than expected, and he decided to collect more trophies to donate as his Bar Mitzvah project. Fast-forward…
District to expand successful ACE program next school year
0Dallas ISD is expanding an initiative that helps boost student achievement by staffing the highest-need schools with high-performing principals and teachers. The district launched the ACE program, which stands for Accelerating Campus Excellence, last school year at seven historically low-performing schools. After just one year, six of those schools met state standards this year, and all seven campuses have shown significant improvement in student achievement. Dallas ISD is looking to build on this success by bringing an additional six schools into the ACE program next school year. “We have seen a remarkable turnaround at the ACE schools in a short…
Trustees consider phase 2 bond projects at February briefing
0District trustees were briefed Thursday on a recommendation to proceed with phase 2 of the district’s $1.6 billion 2015 bond program. At Thursday’s board briefing, Operations Chief Scott Layne recommended a list of 23 school renovation projects for phase 2 that he said are among the district’s most critical infrastructure needs. The list includes seven high schools receiving renovations required to meet state requirements for implementation of career and technical programs. The total budget for phase 2 projects, listed below with the recommended architects, is an estimated $275 million. The proposed list of architects reflects a 50 percent participation of minority…