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AlumNow Spotlight: Mildred Oliva
0The AlumNow series showcases former students’ post-graduation successes. We recently caught up with Mildred Oliva, who is now a relationship banker at Bank of America. Read about how her educational journey at Dallas ISD impacted her to give back to her community. What high school did you graduate from and what year did you graduate? Innovation Design Entrepreneurship Academy at James W. Fannin in 2020. What is your current occupation? I’m a relationship banker at Bank of America. What made your Dallas ISD education unique? In my sophomore year of high school, I was at an innovative school that helped…
Building futures: Dallas ISD WorkReady Program prepares students for life after graduation
0Written by Chandler Flowers, Communication Services junior associate. When seniors cross the stage at graduation, Dallas ISD wants to ensure they have the tools and resources they need to take the next step in their lives. The district’s WorkReady Program does just that. The program, organized by the district’s Workforce Development and Employer Relations department, has provided 1,383 internships to students, collaborated with 310 industry partners, and planned 9,860 engagement activities to get students ready to enter the professional world. During the last school year, 200 instant job offers were extended to seniors who participated in the program. And, between…
Read smarter, not harder: Dallas ISD’s summer program makes reading fun
0Written by Chandler Flowers, Communication Services junior associate. It is important for kids to keep up their reading when they aren’t in school, and Dallas ISD is here to help. “Having students spend the summer reading books they enjoy will help them academically and instill a lifelong joy of reading,” said Douglas Frank, curriculum manager for Reading Language Arts. “Research shows that students who read a minimum of 10 minutes a day will see improvement in overall achievement, vocabulary exposure, and reading fluency. And if students read over 10 minutes, all of those skills increase even more.” This summer, various…
Students discover nature’s classroom at STEM Environmental Education Center
0In Seagoville, Texas, on a sprawling 500-acre plot, a new adventure awaits students every day at the STEM Environmental Education Center. Trading urban surroundings with the great outdoors, Dallas ISD’s campers in the Summer Science Enrichment Program learn about aquatic science, entomology, astronomy, ornithology, and geology while making memories and friendships amid scientific discoveries. “My favorite part about camp is that we get to meet new people and have fun during the summer. It’s a different experience,” fourth-grade student, Summer N. said. When the fourth-grade students rotate through each EEC teacher’s area of expertise, they step into nature’s best classroom…