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Dallas ISD police officers and personnel assisted in aftermath of Thursday’s deadly shooting
0More than 15 Dallas ISD police officers and emergency management personnel voluntarily responded to help fellow officers during Thursday night’s deadly shooting downtown. The Dallas ISD officers weren’t paid for their efforts to assist in the shooting’s immediate aftermath, but they wanted to do their part to step up in a time of tragedy. “These were officers who were at home with their families, they saw their fellow officers needed help, so they rushed out to help however they could,” Dallas ISD Police Chief Craig Miller said. “Police officers run toward danger, not away from it. Our police officers have…
Best Of: Bryan Adams High School Leadership Academy inaugural class takes big first step
0The freshman class of the Bryan Adams High School Leadership Academy showcased their academic findings from the past year to a host of family, friends and school administrators on May 18th and 19th. The “Performance Assessment Exhibitions” were a big first step for the inaugural class of the Leadership Academy. In their senior year, these students will participate in a Portfolio Defense, where they will defend their scope of learning in before a panel of teachers, assistant principals, and community members. “The performance assessments were a stepping stone for the students to prepare them for their Senior Portfolio Defense,” Bryan…
Compass interns transform into classroom leaders
0The classrooms of Martha T. Reilly Elementary School are buzzing with the sounds of learning and fun, even though it’s nearly the middle of summer. Students in grades Kindergarten through fifth are participating in Dallas ISD’s first Summer Achiever’s Academy, and this site, along with a handful of others, are providing teacher candidates in the Compass Alternative Certification Teacher Academy the preparation they need to successfully lead a classroom. The teacher candidates, or interns, have just completed a week of intensive orientation to prepare them for phase two of their Compass training – five weeks of practice teaching, direct training…
Mayor’s Back to School Fair to celebrate 20th anniversary
0This summer, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and dozens of community partners and organizations will celebrate a major milestone in one of the city’s most popular and beneficial school-readiness programs. The 20th anniversary of the Mayor’s Back to School Fair, presented by Walmart and Sam’s Club, will be Friday, Aug. 5, from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., at the Automobile and Centennial buildings at Fair Park. “We’ve come a long way since Mayor Ron Kirk launched the first Mayor’s Back To School Fair back in the 90s,” said Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings. “There were about a thousand people in attendance and…