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Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship Academy an intriguing new choice for students (video)
0The Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship Academy at James W. Fannin HS. This new high school will facilitate a personalized learning model, allowing students to learn when and how it’s best for them. Listen as Principal Sarah K. Ristema explains how Fannin will emphasize three major components that set it apart from other schools: teaching will be geared toward each student’s needs, interests and skills; each student will be paired with a professional mentor who will help them secure an internship; and the school will focus on “soft skills” needed by the next generation of worker such as innovative thinking, communication…
U.S. Under Secretary dishes out praise for Dallas ISD nutrition services (video)
0During his visit to Billy Earl Dade Middle School, Kevin Concannon, the U.S. Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, said that Dallas ISD is a nationwide leader in nutrition services. Concannon visited Dade Middle School and the district’s Central Kitchen on April 14 to see for himself how Dallas ISD is providing healthy, nutritious meals to all students. Concannon enjoyed a meal along with Dade students as part of the school’s federally funded After School Meal Program, which helps combine nutritious meals with educational and/or enrichment activities. More than 150 Dallas ISD schools participate in the After School Meal Program. “For…
Dallas ISD’s E-Rate rebound nets more than $36 million for students
0After years of being ineligible to receive federal subsidies to help schools and students access the internet and community better, E-Rate dollars are flowing again to Dallas ISD to the tune of more than $36 million over the last two years. District leaders say the millions brought in from federal reimbursements for technology purchases is further evidence of the district’s strong financial position. Within the last month, the district received nearly $18 million in E-Rate reimbursements, which is on top of the approximately $18.3 million received last school year. Prior to those two reimbursements, the district had not received any E-Rate…
DTR applicant builds a collaborative community (video)
0Rachel Harrah, a theatre art teacher at Thomas Jefferson High School, at first thought the Distinguished Teacher Review Process would prove daunting. “I thought it was going to be a mountain I’d have to climb up by myself,” she said. However, now that she has gone through the DTR process, she said that support from other DTR-eligible teachers made the process “a collaborative community instead of one person out to prove themself.” “More importantly, it also showed that Dallas has the best teachers,” she said. “We have the teachers that are making a difference.” The Hub spoke with Harrah last…