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Bryan Adams High School Selected to Receive $130,000 Grant from Department of Education
0Bryan Adams High School Leadership Academy has been selected to become part of the next cohort of the federal Investing in Innovation (i3) Validation Grant for scaling the Building Assets Reducing Risks (BARR) program. The mission of BARR is to improve educator effectiveness and the performance of all students in secondary schools by creating positive relationships among students and staff and using real-time, student-level performance data to guide instruction. For the next two years, Bryan Adams will receive $130,000 to strengthen its schoolwide approach to social and emotional learning (SEL) through implementation of the BARR program. Yearlong training and resources…
New girls school set to open in fall, awarded $350,000 launch grant
0Solar Preparatory School for Girls announced it is the recipient of a $350,000 grant awarded by NewSchools Invent, a philanthropic support arm of NewSchools Venture Fund. A total of 11 organizations won planning grants to develop innovative school models, and four organizations, including Solar Prep, received contributions to open new schools. Solar Prep’s model will focus on three priorities: research-based instruction in a socioeconomically diverse model; hands-on, performance-based STEAM learning; and social/emotional learning to build self-awareness, empathy, positive mindsets and emotional intelligence for increased academic achievement. Last year, Solar Prep received a $100,000 planning grant from NewSchools Venture Fund that…
School Leadership realignment designed to support achievement, programs
0Today, district leadership announced the realignment of the School Leadership Department to better support academic achievement and programs that enhance college and career readiness. Pamela Lear has been appointed one of two deputy chiefs of School Leadership, joining Israel Cordero. Lear, formerly executive director of the L.G. Pinkston feeder pattern, will work with Cordero to support the district’s 20 feeder pattern executive directors. Both deputies will report to Stephanie Elizalde, chief of School Leadership. Four educators appointed executive directors or leadership development administrators to support principals and programs include: John Vega, L.G. Pinkston feeder (former principal of W.W. Samuell High…
Early voting for Trustee District 2 runoff election begins today
0The runoff election for Dallas ISD Board of Trustees District 2 will be Saturday, June 18. Early voting will be June 6 through June 14. Any qualified voter may vote in person at any one of the eight early voting locations on the dates and times indicated: Monday, June 6 through Friday, June 10 – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 11 – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 12 – 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, June 13 through Tuesday, June 14 – 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. For more information and voting sites, visit www.DallasCountyVotes.org.