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Real Estate Council celebrates 25 years with $25,000 for scholarships
0The idea of celebrating one’s birthday by giving a gift to someone else is unusual, but makes perfect sense for an organization that’s committed to impacting the community. When leaders of The Real Estate Council, an association of commercial real estate businesses and professionals in North Texas, looked at ways to commemorate their 25th anniversary, they knew they wanted to honor the organization’s tradition of service. Eventually, they decided that establishing a $25,000 scholarship fund for Dallas ISD students was the perfect choice. The scholarship fund, which will be administered by ScholarShot, will benefit several students over time. The group…
Candidates for the Board of Trustees must file by Feb. 27
0Candidates planning to run for election to the Dallas Independent School District School Board of Trustees have until 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, to submit their filing packets to secure a place on the ballot. Three seats are up for election: District 1, Northwest Dallas, currently represented by Elizabeth Jones District 3, Northeast Dallas, currently represented by Dan Micciche District 9, South Dallas and parts of Downtown Dallas, Pleasant Grove, Deep Ellum, Uptown, and East Dallas, currently represented by Bernadette Nutall Candidates may pick up filing packets at the Office of Board Services, located at the Administration Building, 3700 Ross…
Budget staff earns another national honor
0The Budget Services Department has earned the latest in a series of financial reporting honors for the Dallas Independent School District. The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) awarded the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award to the Dallas ISD Budget Services for its 2014 budget. According to GFOA, the award reflects a commitment to the governing body and staff of an organization to meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting. To earn the honor, an entity must satisfy national guidelines for effective presentation, including the development of a policy document, a financial plan, an operations guide…
VIDEO: Teachers develop stronger understanding of new evaluation system
0Jennifer Hooker, a drill team instructor and freshmen biology teacher at W.T. White High School, says the Dallas Independent School District’s new evaluation system, the Teacher Excellence Initiative (TEI), is a model more and more teachers are now able to understand. “We have received, I would say at least here, a lot of information about it – almost as they get it seems from our TEI point people,” Hooker said. On Jan. 20, the first of several planned question and answer sessions was held at W.T. White. Hooker says there’s a lot to be gained from having the district’s top…