Nov. 19, 2015 marks the 20th annual National Parental Involvement Day, established by Project Appleseed to recognize the extraordinary impact that public school parents have made in shaping America. Dallas ISD “highlights the powerful contributions of parents, guardians and other caregivers of our students throughout the year in a variety of ways, including our parent recognition in May, which is usually attended by hundreds of parents,” said Mari-Carmen Eroles, Manager of the Office of Family and Community Engagement. “We know that parents get involved in their children’s education in a variety of ways, and we encourage them to participate in…

Great things are happening in Dallas ISD schools every day. Show and Tell is a weekly feature on The Hub that rounds up some of the news happening across the district into one place. If you have any story ideas for Show and Tell, email thehub@dallasisd.org. Hockaday students, staff volunteer across feeder to support literacy Hockaday students and teachers arrived on campuses throughout the Thomas Jeffeson High School feeder last Thursday to support literacy projects at four elementary schools—Saldivar, Knight, Burnet, and Field. Hockaday is one of several private partners in the P3 Network, in which all TJ Feeder elementary schools participate.…

The approved Dallas ISD bond program will provide new schools, facility improvements across the district, and support for growing programs. Click here for an interactive map detailing the proposed projects. The $1.6 billion bond program is also not expected to raise tax rates. To find out why the bond isn’t expected to raise tax rates, The Hub asked the Dallas ISD finance department to learn more. In short, the projected stable tax rate for the proposed bond is based on four factors: The growth in the district’s tax base The reduction of the district’s existing debt Historically low interest rates…