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Dallas ISD teachers chime in on student perception survey (video)
0As the Teacher Excellence Initiative continues to become the standard for the way Dallas ISD evaluates how effective a teacher is, one key piece in understanding a teacher’s effectiveness are the students in their classrooms. Fifteen percent of a teacher’s annual evaluation will be derived from their student perception surveys, which are being administered to students in grades 3–12 during the week of April 6–10. In the above video, district teachers weigh in with their opinions on how the survey, which contains grade-appropriate questions, will impact the way in which they are evaluated under TEI. Eric Hale, a teacher at David…
Miles briefs board on 2015–16 District Action Plan
0Superintendent Mike Miles detailed district goals, accomplishments, and challenges during last night’s presentation of the 2015–16 District Action Plan to board members. Citing the positive momentum generated from the district’s major initiatives, Miles told board members that the district plans to largely stay the course in the 2015–16 school year. He said the draft Accelerated Campus Excellence (ACE) Plan, which would incentivize effective teachers to voluntarily relocate and work at struggling district schools, is the main planned new initiative next school year. Miles briefed board members on the top 10 staff accomplishments of the 2014–15 school year. The accomplishments include:…
Superintendent Miles discredits ‘baseless’ allegation on Title I spending
0After urging the community to not create artificial divisions, Superintendent Mike Miles discredited a “baseless and meritless” complaint that alleges the district misused Title I funds intended for schools with a high economically disadvantaged population. Miles explained that the meritless allegation was based on an improper analysis of limited information and was filed with the hope of creating division among schools and in the community. In everyday terms, Miles said the allegation is the equivalent of someone making broad claims about a homeowner’s overall expenses while only looking at their water bill. “The author of the complaint only looks at…
Dallas ISD Moves Forward on Plan to Launch Seven Choice Schools
0After months of planning and community engagement, Dallas ISD’s Office of Transformation and Innovation formally announced its plan to launch its inaugural group of Choice Schools. The district plans for seven Choice Schools to be in this first group: two are being announced today; four were announced last winter; and one has been proposed in the district’s Interim Bridge Plan. As part of its Public School Choice strategy, the district plans to launch a total of 35 new Choice Schools by the year 2020. The schools announced today are Bryan Adams High School and a brand new, start-up K-8 Young…