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Dallas ISD boosts student engagement, success through annual attendance campaign
0Dallas ISD is celebrating Attendance Awareness Month during September to promote strong, consistent attendance habits that will set students up for success at all grade levels. The theme for the 2023-2024 school year is “Show up! Attendance Matters.” The Graduation, Recovery, Attendance/Advocacy and Dropout Intervention (GRAAD) department is hosting weekly kickoffs for students and team members to help build routines, increase engagement, provide access to resources, and support learning. “We would like every student to succeed in school by building good attendance habits. When students and parents know how important good school attendance is, then our district has a better…
U.S. News & World Report ranks Dallas ISD schools best in Texas
0Dallas ISD high schools are among the top 10% of Texas high schools, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools rankings. Additionally, 18 Dallas ISD high schools earned high national rankings, with nine schools ranking in the top 50 in Texas. The School for the Talented and Gifted at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center (TAG) was ranked No. 1 in Texas and sixth nationally.“The school’s (TAG’s) success is due to the everyday commitment every single person has day in and day out,” said TAG Principal Arnoldo Zuniga. Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School ranked…
AlumNow Spotlight: Joseph Pouncy
0The AlumNow series showcases former students’ post-graduation successes. We recently caught up with Joseph Pouncey who is the new principal at Skyline High School. Read about his educational journey at Dallas ISD and how his teachers impacted him to give back to his community. What high school did you graduate from and what year did you graduate? Skyline High School in 1996. What are your responsibilities as a high school principal? All things instructional, cultural, and community for Skyline High School. It’s a job where you are tending to the flock in a lot of different ways and the flock are…
The Godfather vs. The Prodigy: A tale of two legends
0“If Coach Samples is the Godfather, then I have to be Michael Corleone,” said Coach Jason Todd, head football coach for the South Oak Cliff Golden Bears, as he remembers his time becoming the prodigy he is today. At 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 25, at Southern Methodist University’s Gerald J. Ford Stadium, the godfather and the prodigy will face off following historic seasons for both teams. This isn’t the first time these two teams have met each other, but it is the first time that both are coming off state championship wins – and the anticipation has been rising…