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Summer meals available for all children 18 years or younger
0Dallas ISD Food and Child Nutrition Services Department has officially kicked off its summer meals program. The summer meal program provides healthy, no-cost summer meals for children 18 and younger and enrolled students up to 21 years old with disabilities. The Summer Food Service Program is a U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition program administered in the Lone Star State by the Texas Department of Agriculture. For children who rely on school meals during the academic year, these meals offer a source of good nutrition for lunch and breakfast while school is out for the long summer vacation. “It’s communities and organizations like…
AlumNow Spotlight: Anastasia Reed, class of 2008
0The AlumNow series showcases former students’ post-graduation successes. We recently caught up with Anastasia Reed who is the current Director of Digital Communication at Dallas ISD. Read about her educational journey at Dallas ISD and how artistic exploration and expression helped shape her passion for communication, below: What high school did you graduate from and what year did you graduate? Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in 2008. What are your responsibilities as director? As the director of digital communication for Dallas ISD, I am responsible for developing and implementing effective digital communication strategies to…
More than 1,200 Dallas ISD seniors recognized for their multilingual skills
0Over 60 different languages are spoken throughout Dallas ISD. Being bilingual is a distinct honor and a unique skill set that continues to be in high demand in the workforce. And Dallas ISD students continue to differentiate themselves from other students across the country by receiving state and global recognition for proficiency in a foreign language. Whether students were born speaking a second language or learned one of the 10 different languages the district offers, they have the opportunity to earn local and global recognition for their multilingual skills, expanding future opportunities. This year, more than 1,200 seniors received the…
A staging fit for a Lion King
0The Lion King, one of musical theater’s grandest and most complicated productions, is not something that you’d expect from elementary school students who are the designers, actors, and dancers. But Jesus Moroles Expressive Arts Vanguard theater teacher, Jamie Nelson, and dance teacher, Brianna Miller, believed that this seemingly impossible task was possible. It was. The students staged and adapted the production this spring to great success and accolades from parents, team members and community. Nelson and Miller began collaborating two years ago when they presented the school’s first musical ever, Matilda, performed by fourth and fifth graders. The opportunity to…