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Dallas Teen School Board taste-tests potential new menu items
0Ever wondered how Dallas ISD chooses new and exciting food items for its school lunch menu? In a partnership between the Food and Child Nutrition Services department (FCNS) and the Dallas Teen School Board, the district is able to redefine the way students and staff experience food. Every month, the Dallas Teen School Board, a student advisory group consisting of the district’s high school junior and senior presidents, meets to discuss various topics concerning their campuses. Recently, the Teen School Board was tasked with a special assignment – the opportunity to taste-test various flavors of cold brew coffee and two…
See the Dallas ISD 2023 graduation schedule
0The Dallas ISD 2023 graduation season is almost here! The commencement ceremonies held at various locations will be streamed live. Visit the Commencement Streaming page for more information. If you are unable to watch a commencement ceremony live, you can find all of the graduation events on the Class of 2023 Graduation showcase after the live event.
Making learning hip
0When Monique Jackson was preparing to teach her third-grade math students at Stevens Park Elementary School about division, she wanted them not only to learn division, but also to understand what division was. Knowing her students were into music, Jackson wasted no time writing a song about division to engage her students. “On the first day that I taught them division, I told them that I wrote a song for them,” Jackson said. “I literally wrote it from scratch. I used the instrumental to the song ‘I’m Different’ by 2 Chainz and they were super pumped. The reason I did…
Dallas ISD principals awarded Master Principals Designation
0More than 20 Dallas ISD principals have been awarded Master Principal designation for the 2022-2023 school year. These designations are awarded annually to the top 10% of Dallas ISD principals in three categories: neighborhood elementary schools, neighborhood secondary schools, and choice schools. The awards are part of the Theory of Actions which governs how Dallas ISD makes decisions that ultimately impact student achievement. The criteria used are the School Effectiveness Index, State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness/ EOC Domain 1, and campus climate data. The designations were revealed on December 13 at the annual School of Leadership holiday celebration. Additionally, the…