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District to seek feedback about expanded public school choice through community survey
0The Dallas Independent School District is seeking input from parents and community members through a survey launched today as it explores opening 35 additional public choice schools and programs by 2020. Beginning Sept. 24, the school choice survey will be available for the next month via the main page of the Dallas ISD website at www.dallasisd.org. Feedback gained from this survey will be used to help shape and guide decisions on what kinds of new schools will be added, or existing schools converted, to provide more educational options and opportunities for students. “The transformation of Dallas ISD is a community…
Staffing 101: Enrollment drives need to reassign teachers
0Each year at this time, Dallas ISD reviews the assignments of its teachers to make sure our highly qualified instructors are where they are needed most based on student enrollment. The transfer process is a common practice at schools across the country and emphasizes placing teachers where they are most needed. Dallas ISD projects impacted teachers will begin serving in their new school sites sometime during the next two weeks. This video tutorial will show you how the process works in general and how it benefits your student.
Learn the skinny on becoming college-bound
0Upperclassman shares outlook on college prep ideas Thousands of juniors and seniors scouted some of the nation’s top colleges, universities and career fields at the Districtwide College Fair on Sept. 17. Some students, such as Kendell Long, a senior at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy, are playing the waiting game after submitting applications before the start of the school year. George Washington University, Syracuse University and Texas Christian University are some of the schools he is eyeing. The College and Career Readiness department offers helpful tips to students who are gearing up for the admissions process. Take a look at…
Texas Instruments volunteers spruce up inside and out at Ireland Elementary
0Do kids notice flowers and landscaping around their schools? Does it make a difference when their school has curb appeal? John Ireland Principal Sharron Jackson would answer with a resounding yes. That’s why Jackson was elated when United Way connected the school with Texas Instruments employees for a day of service and beautification at the southeast Dallas campus. Jackson, an avid gardener who knows her way around a planting bed, was outside on a recent Wednesday morning long before the volunteers arrived, identifying the donated plants and placing them along the front of the campus where she felt they might…