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Three Dallas ISD schools earn National Blue Ribbon status
0The U.S. Department of Education announced that three Dallas ISD schools have earned National Blue Ribbon status for 2016. The School of Health Professions at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center and both the International Academy and Montessori Vanguard at George Bannerman Dealey are Blue Ribbon schools “This is a tremendous recognition for these schools and very well deserved,” Superintendent Michael Hinojosa said. “The teachers, staff, students and their families should take time to celebrate this remarkable accomplishment.” Schools were selected as exemplary high-performing campuses based on student performance on state or national assessments. Each Blue Ribbon school has an economically…
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Event provides HBCU Experience/pep rally for 500 Dallas ISD students (video)
0Earlier this month, the HBCU Experience cranked up at Hulcy STEAM Middle School to highlight historically black colleges and universities. The atmosphere felt a lot like a pep rally thanks to performances by the Lincoln, Sunset, Wilmer-Hutchins and South Oak Cliff high school bands, cheerleaders and dancers. About 500 students participated and more than 250 band students performed at the event, which was coordinated by the Dallas ISD African American Success Initiative, on Sept. 22. Each student who attended received a book – “The HBCU Experience” – to help reinforce the importance of developing personal home libraries. Between band performances,…
School Time-Capsule Project looks to future to boost parental involvement today
0Walk into T.W. Browne Middle School and you will notice a 5-foot-tall steel safe in the entry lobby. The safe might not have gold or money, but it’s still filled with valuables: letters that students wrote to themselves about their future goals. The safe also has some parent-written letters detailing their dreams for their child’s future. Similar safes are currently in 11 other Dallas ISD schools as part of the School Time-Capsule Project organized by Bill Betzen, a retired Dallas ISD teacher who now volunteers with the district. Betzen started the School Time-Capsule Project as a way to help students…
Seagoville High welcomes Lt. Gov. Patrick’s P-TECH state council during workshop
0Dallas ISD this week hosted Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s State of Texas P-TECH Advisory Council during a conference at Seagoville High School. The workshops featured discussions on design, planning, implementation and partnership development for this initiative. The group selected by Lt. Governor Patrick is the first of its kind in Texas. Israel Cordero, deputy of School Leadership for Dallas ISD, welcomed nearly 50 participants and served as a panelist. Seagoville High School Principal Angela West also sat on various panel discussions during the conference and provided updates on opening the first P-TECH campus in the state. The second half of the workshop…