Approximately 97 percent of all Dallas Independent School District campuses met state standards for student progress and 89 percent of schools achieved requirements for college and career readiness, according to data released today by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). In all four categories—student achievement, student progress, closing performance gaps and postsecondary readiness—Dallas ISD outperformed thresholds set by the state. Overall, 190 of 227 (84 percent) Dallas ISD campuses met state standards, up from 184 the previous year. All totaled, 123 of 151 Dallas ISD elementary schools met the performance standards, as well as 32 of 40 middle schools and 35…

More 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…

The 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 –…