Dallas ISD has more high performing, high poverty elementary schools than any other urban school district in Texas, according to a new study outlined in a news conference on Thursday. Additionally, the study from Children at Risk, a Texas-based non-profit, shows that Dallas ISD’s high performing, high poverty schools are improving from year to year. Dr. Robert Sanborn, president and CEO of Children at Risk, said the improvement of the Dallas ISD high poverty schools is largely due to the initiatives implemented by Superintendent Mike Miles that seek to raise student achievement for all students. “For us, it’s about the…

Three Dallas ISD Board of Trustees seats are up for votes in the May 9 election: District 1, District 3 and District 9. Early voting is open and runs through Friday, May 1. Incumbent District 1 Trustee Elizabeth Jones is not seeking re-election. Edwin Flores and Kyle Renard are vying for the District 1 spot. Incumbent District 3 Trustee Dan Micciche faces challenger David Lewis in that race. Incumbent District 9 Trustee Bernadette Nutall faces challenger Damarcus Offord for that spot. To find early voting polling locations and other information about the May 9 election, visit the Dallas County elections website.

Dallas ISD announced today that Billy Earl Dade Middle School will receive significantly more support next year by naming it as an ACE (Accelerating Campus Excellence) school beginning in 2015–16. Dade will join six other schools previously designated as ACE campuses. The addition of Dade follows strong positive interest in the ACE concept from members of the community and a high level of interest from district educators. The ACE plan injects underperforming schools with strong leadership, effective teachers and high expectations. “When it comes to school transformation, we know that the larger the percentage of effective teachers in the school…

Applications are now being accepted for students interested in attending one of the district’s two new Choice Schools opening next year. Students can apply to attend either D.A. Hulcy STEAM Middle School or the Innovation, Design, and Entrepreneurship Academy High School. The application period is open from April 24–May 15. The two new Choice Schools are a part of the district’s Public School Choice strategy, which aims to launch a total of 35 new Choice Schools by the year 2020. The two new Choice Schools opening next year will start with one grade—sixth-grade at D.A. Hulcy STEAM Middle School and…