When husband and wife, Pere Valls and Laura Moreno, traveled from Spain to teach in the U.S., they brought global expertise to Chapel Hill Preparatory Academy and embarked on a journey where they would share new cultural experiences with their young children. “The idea is to go to a new country, learn, and bring that knowledge back home. It’s an exchange—I’m learning new techniques and teaching strategies while sharing what I know,” Moreno said.  Moreno currently teaches ESL classes and has 18 years of experience in K-6 education. Valls brings 25 years of teaching experience to his role as a…

Hello, hola, habari, salam alaikum, and muraho—these are just a few of the greetings spoken by Dallas ISD’s Translation Services team as they assist thousands of multilingual families. With over 10 languages spoken, the team of 30 translators and interpreters work daily to bridge language barriers for students, parents, and more. Spanish is the most requested language, and other frequently spoken languages include Arabic, Swahili, Burmese, and Pashto. Last year, the department provided interpretation services to more than 20,000 parents and translated over one million words. Adriana Saucedo, director of Translation Services, says for most of her team, this career…

From pre to post production and everything in between, students at the Marvin E. Robinson School of Business and Management at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center are involved in all aspects of their school’s podcast. “Sometimes, we’ll take on a production role – controlling the live stream software and editing it afterwards,” said Samantha R. “Other days, I’ll take on a hosting role, where we get in touch with our guests, research them, and generate questions based on their biography. I test and tweak those questions until they’re ready to be asked live. Often, I’ll be on our social media…

In 1988, Conrad Hutchinson Jr., director of bands at Grambling State University, and Richard Johnson, head band director at South Oak Cliff High School, started a fundraiser to buy uniforms for SOC students–unknowingly planting the seeds for a Dallas ISD tradition. “South Oak Cliff is a very storied school, especially when it comes to the band program,” Le Manuel Williams Jr., SOC director of bands, said. “You can’t have a conversation about the battle of the bands without mentioning South Oak Cliff because they were the trailblazers for this whole movement.” Williams remembers competing in the Dallas Bands United Battle…