Nakia Douglas, principal of Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy, was recently recognized at a special reception honoring Dallas ISD’s top principals. This year as part of the district’s new pay for performance initiative, Douglas was one of 184 principals who received an increase in pay under the new system that is based on a combination of performance measures and student achievement results. With the new compensation plan, the higher the principal effectiveness, the higher the salary. On average, principals received a $9,164 increase in pay. The average salary for the 2014-2015 school year is $100,300 up from $91,136 in the 2013-2014 school…

In a two-part series, Chief of Transformation and Innovation, Mike Koprowski spells out information on some exciting news to expand public school choice offerings. The plan calls for 35 new schools of choice by year 2020. Chief Koprowski reveals some of those details, during the first part of these look into schools of choice.

Since no two students are exactly alike, Dallas ISD believes that no two students’ learning experiences should be exactly alike either. That is why the district has been working on a strategy that will provide every child a tailored learning experience. The concept, known as Personalized Learning, is a one-size-fits-one learning approach, something that according to Ashley Bryan, director of Planning and Special Projects in Dallas ISD, is a unique way to give every child what they need in a way that works best for them. “In a Personalized Learning model you see students in small groups and in a…

“Some colleges might actually give credit, they would give credit three credit hours for an AP exam score. So, it’s good for kids,” Dr. Ann Smisko, assistant superintendent. Advanced Placement, or AP, exams have been around since the early 1950s. Today the exam, which is administered as an end of course test, gives students the opportunity to earn college credit. “I have a great passion for math, so it was an easy course for me to take,” said Kenneth Bailey. Not all students would agree that advanced placement calculus is easy. Kenneth Bailey, a senior at Lincoln High School, who…