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Survey results show interest in public school choice
0Over the past several months, Dallas ISD has been asking parents and community members to weigh in on the types of schools they want to see created in the district through an online bilingual survey. Nearly 3,700 individuals voiced their opinions, which included parents of students both in and out of the district, parents of below school-aged children, and community members. The results show a large interest in expanding public school choice options. “The survey results are convincing,” said Mike Koprowski, Chief of Transformation and Innovation, who has been charged with expanding school choice. “There is clearly a demand for…
Substitutes fill important need in classroom
0Every day, more than 10,000 teachers step up to lead the classrooms of Dallas ISD. They know that every moment with their students is critically important to preparing them for the future. When a teacher must be out of the classroom, knowing a quality substitute will step in assures that students won’t miss out on valuable instruction. Substitutes in Dallas ISD have the opportunity to work with district principals and other campus leaders, learn behavioral management and teaching skills and get an introduction to teaching in the district. Dallas ISD Talent Leader Monica Moffitt noted that, “As a substitute you…
VIDEO: Inside TEI: Teacher input shapes system
0Dallas ISD’s new system to evaluate teachers has been built through gathering input from the ones who will be evaluated: teachers themselves. “Each level – elementary, middle school and high school – was asked for their input,” said veteran instructor Terri Calvert. Calvert is talking about the Teacher Excellence Initiative, or TEI, which took effect this school year. “Most teachers were concerned about the pay,” Calvert said. “Where they were going to fit along the pay scale, so knowing that they wouldn’t go lower than their current pay scale was comforting to most.” The idea is to identify effective teachers…
BEST OF: Dallas ISD teacher wins national award
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.19, 2014. Recently honored by Teach For America’s with the national Sue Lehmann Excellence in Teaching, Shirley Bolden feels teaching was what she was meant to do all along. Shirley teaches sixth-grade reading and writing at Benjamin Franklin Middle School. Hailing from Detroit, Shirley graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in journalism. She found her way into teaching through the Teach For America program. Of Shirley’s three sixth-grade classes, two…