It was day two of easing concerns for students, staff and parents across the district and at Dan D. Rogers Elementary School, Principal Lisa Lovato says today was just another day. “For us to remain one collaborative unit for our students and to show them that it’s business as usual today,” Lovato said. She says what helped was the amount of resources provided from the district and better understanding from outside organizations. “We had a doctor from Children’s Medical Center come out and they actually were able to explain the Ebola virus and give us some understanding of it,” Lovato…

As an educational institution, student safety is the top priority of Dallas ISD. Recently, allegations were made that Dallas ISD does not have completed background checks for all employees. Upon learning of the allegations, the district immediately initiated its own review of the fingerprinting and background check records. In addition, as the Texas Education Agency (TEA) also received the allegations, TEA announced that it was initiating a review of the district’s employee background check records. A week and half ago, Dallas ISD conducted an internal review of background check records for all of its more than 20,000 current employees. The…

The dream of every parent to have their child attend a school that is tailored to their style of learning and is chosen by the parents themselves is becoming a reality in Dallas ISD. They are being called Public School Choice Schools. Dallas ISD schools that give parents the option to choose a school for their child based on the quality of the school and the child’s need, rather than just having them go to a traditional neighborhood school. Dallas ISD is seeking input from parents and community members through a survey as it explores opening 35 additional Public School…