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Exemplary district principals make the grade
0Principals are leaders who help shape the future. As leaders of schools, their primary focus is to grow great teachers so that students not only succeed, but excel. The best principals are visionaries who prepare students now for jobs in the future that may not even exist today. In November, the district will honor its principals with a reception, highlighting the six principals who achieved an exemplary performance rating for the 2013-14 school year. To learn more about how Dallas ISD is growing effective principals visit the Dallas ISD website.
Dallas ISD Trustee Mike Morath elected to board of statewide organization
0Members of the Texas Association of School Boards have elected Dallas ISD Trustee Mike Morath to a two-year term on the TASB Board of Directors, where he will represent TASB Region 10C. A voluntary, nonprofit statewide educational association, TASB serves the state’s 1,030 Texas public school districts as an advocate for public education on issues ranging from funding to research on public school effectiveness. The organization also lobbies the state legislature on behalf of public schools and provides leadership training and professional development for school board members. As Dallas ISD District 2 trustee, Morath has represented North Dallas and near…
Dallas ISD working to transition adult education program
0After helping thousands of adult students learn to read and write, Dallas ISD’s decades-long stewardship of the adult education program is nearing an end. A grant from Workforce Solutions of Dallas/Texas Workforce Commission is expiring at the end of 2014. District staff is working on a transition plan to make sure that the work of students and teachers continues uninterrupted. “The work done through this grant has transformed thousands of lives under the leadership and coordination of Dallas ISD,” said Paula Blackmon, senior executive for intergovernmental affairs and community relations for Dallas ISD. “We are committed to working with workforce…
Part One: Dallas ISD minority students lead in AP performance
0Approximately $2.1 million in college tuition savings. That is the amount Dallas ISD minority students saved in college tuition costs by passing one or more Advanced Placement (AP) exams last May. This group of students led the nation in the number of qualifying scores on AP exams in subjects such as math, science and English. “We know of no other large urban district in the country that has even half the results Dallas has with respect to the percentage of their minority students passing AP math and science exams,” said Gregg Fleisher, Chief Academic Officer of the National Math and…