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Aug. 24 is first day of school (video)
0Just a friendly reminder: students start school in less than three weeks!
More than 9,500 registered to attend district preK
0More than 1,000 additional children are registered to attend preK at a Dallas ISD school than there were on the first day of school last year. And with more than two weeks left before school starts and preK registration still open, Kristine Delgado, enrollment manager for the Dallas ISD Early Childhood and Community Partnerships office, said she expects the registration number to continually climb. As of July 31, approximately 9,500 three- and four-year-olds were registered to attend Dallas ISD preK. On the first day of school last year, 8,386 children were registered. The registration increase follows a concentrated effort by the…
Important dates for 2015–16 school year
0The 2015–16 school year will start for students Aug. 24 and end June 2, 2016. The calendar calls for teachers to report for the new school year on Thursday, Aug. 13. Other important dates of the approved calendar, which includes 175 days of instruction, include: Campus staff development: Aug. 17–21 Labor Day: Sept. 7 Fair Day: elementary – Oct. 9 and secondary – Oct. 16. Note: Two fair days are scheduled at the request of the State Fair of Texas to accommodate the district’s 160,000 students. First semester staff development days: Oct. 19 and Nov. 9 Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 25 –…
Mayor’s Intern Program celebrates biggest year yet (video)
0The Dallas Mayor’s Intern program celebrated its biggest year yet with a luncheon on Thursday that allowed the hundreds of participating Dallas public high school students to celebrate their hard work. As Mayor Mike Rawlings took the stage at the Omni Hotel, he congratulated the 350 student interns for helping improve the city. Rawlings commended the students for their aspirations and communication skills that helped them stand out from the more than 1,000 students who applied to the program. The Mayor’s Intern Fellows Program, which is modeled after the White House Fellows Program, is an eight-week paid summer internship that allows…