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BEST OF: Dallas ISD celebrates the best day ever!
0Editor’s note: During the Thanksgiving holiday, The Hub will take a look back at some of the best and most popular stories from our first semester. This story was originally published on Sept. 15, 2014. Superintendent Mike Miles commended principals and teachers on their efforts in the classroom on The Best Day Ever, celebrated Sept. 15. The day was a concentrated push toward the district’s increased focus on student achievement. Below is Miles’ message to school staff. “Yesterday was a great instructional day in Dallas ISD – ‘the Best Day Ever.’ Academic facilitators, executive directors, assistant superintendents, Dr. Ann Smisko and I each visited…
BEST OF: Early hiring efforts help reduce need for teacher transfers
0Editor’s note: During the Thanksgiving holiday, The Hub will take a look back at some of the best and most popular stories from our first semester. This story was originally published on Sept. 25, 2014. Efforts to fill teaching vacancies prior to the school year are paying dividends during the Dallas Independent School District’s annual review of school staffing. Less than 1 percent of the district’s 10,000 teachers are expected to be impacted by the review. Through a process called staff leveling, teachers are transferred from a school with lower enrollment than projected to a campus that needs additional teachers. The transfer process is…
BEST OF VIDEO: Principal For A Day 2014
0Editor’s note: During the Thanksgiving holiday, The Hub will take a look back at some of the best and most popular stories from our first semester. This story was originally published on Oct. 16, 2014. What a great day Oct.14 was for our district. Take a look back at our community leaders as they participated in Principal For A Day 2014!
BEST OF: Texas’ first all-boys public school’s inaugural graduating class poised for potential
0Editor’s note: During the Thanksgiving holiday, The Hub will take a look back at some of the best and most popular stories from our first semester. This story was originally published on Oct. 3, 2014. The ideas of brotherhood and leadership have been key in the development of the young men at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy as evidenced by the character of the 12 young men who comprise the school’s first senior class. Among them are scholars, athletes, engineers, journalists and world travelers. “This class is a melting pot of intelligence,” said Cortney Cummings, Senior Class Sponsor and BOMLA Instructional Coach. “They honor…