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Reconnection Centers offer students a second chance at graduation
0Teacher Rose Bolden is a staunch advocate for her students who are working toward graduation in the Reconnection Center credit recovery program at J. Leslie Patton Academic Center, the district’s high school for overage students. Bolden describes herself as cheerleader, coach and chief encourager for the 54 students enrolled in her classes. “Every single, solitary one of them comes here with a goal. They know I’m in their corner, that I’m here to help them. They know that I’m pulling for them and I want them to have the success they desire.” In addition to teacher facilitators like Bolden, Reconnection…
Dallas ISD student lends her story to a worthy cause
0In a lot of ways, nine-year-old Ely Cruz is a typical third-grade student—loves school, loves math, loves science. However, this Stephen C. Foster Elementary student’s compelling story and her desire to help others, who like her, need a bone marrow transplant, makes her exceptional. Ely is lending her support to Children’s Health Be the Match bone marrow registry drive as the face of this year’s campaign to help get more people to sign up to become donors. She is a sickle cell patient who has been unsuccessful finding a bone marrow match. Her two brothers, who attend Thomas Jefferson High…
Former Dallas mayor visits school to see JA of Dallas program in action
0One student asked him if he was the president, but Ron Kirk’s reply was that he had once worked for President Obama and also served as the mayor of Dallas. “I can’t believe I’ve seen a real live mayor with my own eyes,” the student gasped. Kirk was touring Dallas ISD’s Robert E. Lee Elementary on Friday, Feb. 19, to get a firsthand look at curriculum in action, brought by Junior Achievement of Dallas. The “JA for a Day” program, which teaches basic concepts of business and economics to students in kindergarten to fifth grade, was facilitated by volunteer Nokia…
Woodrow alum donates $400,000 worth of curriculum to district
0A Dallas ISD alum recently donated more than $400,000 worth of curriculum that she spent her career developing to help students succeed in school and life. Carla Crutsinger, who graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1958, went on to found Brainworks in 1981, which develops books and curriculum to help children of all ages accelerate their learning. The books are based on extensive research on how students best learn and communicate. As she looked to retire after decades running Brainworks, Crutsinger read an article about an in-house suspension program at a Dallas ISD school. The article made her think…