The Dallas Independent School District has appointed Scott Layne as the district’s new chief operations officer. Layne, who will join Dallas ISD in mid-August, brings 34 years of public education experience to Dallas ISD, most of it served as assistant superintendent for School Support Services for the Irving Independent School District, where he managed more than 700 employees. His responsibilities included maintenance, grounds, custodial, energy management, warehouse, transportation, safety and security, construction, food service, technology services, risk management, fixed assets/surplus, records management, health services, and athletics. During Layne’s 25-year tenure with Irving ISD, he also managed the district’s 1997, 2001…

Dallas ISD continues to provide high quality programs for students through the Summer Learning Program made possible through partnerships with Big Thought, Teach for America and Compass, the district’s teacher alternative certification program. Summer Learning comprises three initiatives: the pre-K through grade 8 Summer Achievers Academy, high school credit recovery and Accelerated Instruction, a more traditional summer school offering geared towards students needing to pass state assessments and provided instruction to students that did not meet local promotion standards. In June: 180 elementary and middle schools provided Summer Readiness to 7,075 students in graded 1-8; 180 elementary and middle schools…

In the calm before the storm that is back-to-school, parents are encouraged to resolve student immunizations as early as possible to avoid the inevitable back-to-school rush in clinics, doctor’s offices and medical facilities throughout the city. The law requires that students be fully vaccinated against specific diseases before attending school. Now’s the time to have your student vaccinated early and avoid the back to school rush. Low cost immunizations are available for eligible students at the district’s Youth and Family Centers and the county’s health clinics located across the city. For more information, visit this webpage or call 972-502-4190 for the…

Record-breaking donations, Dallas ISD police officers stepping up in a time of tragedy, and a new Back to School website is just some of the big news in this edition of This Week in Dallas ISD. 2016-2017 budget approved Trustees approved a $1.4 billion budget for next school year that provides funds to open new collegiate academies, new single-gender schools, support for the growing early childhood program, and much more. (Read this) Record-breaking donations The district announced this week that volunteers and partners put in record-breaking donations and volunteer hours during the 2015-16 school year. (Read this) Get ready for…