Inside Dallas ISD

Principal Olga Romero is the founding principal of Dallas Hybrid Preparatory at Stephen J. Hay, the first hybrid elementary school in the state of Texas. This new school aims to transform traditional learning, combining in-person and virtual instruction to create a learning environment that promotes meaningful connections to the local and global community.  To help achieve this, Dr. Romero brings not only her considerable experience–she’s been in Dallas ISD for almost 10 years and is in her third year as a principal–but also her background and heritage as a proud Latina and a doctor in education.  “By connecting with our…

As part of the ongoing Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations, the Consulate General of Mexico in Dallas donated 60 collections of Mexican textbooks to be displayed at school libraries and Dallas ISD’s Margaret and Gilbert Herrera Intake Center. Each set contains books on every core subject for grades one through six. In a joint ceremony with the district’s Parent Advocacy, Family and Community Engagement, Bilingual and Dual Language departments, and the intake center, Francisco de la Torre, Consul General of Mexico in Dallas, highlighted the importance of languages as working tools for future students. “Dallas ISD is a key and permanent…

Skyline High School student Noe Peralta was born and raised in Dallas, to parents originally from San Luis Potosi and Coahuila, Mexico, so Spanish is the language he grew up with at home.  “I am proud to be bilingual, as it connects me to my heritage,” said Noe. Noe is part of the World Languages Cluster at Skyline Career Development Center, where students learn to communicate in the language they choose by using a variety of oral proficiency-based materials. Skills include acquiring new vocabulary and grammar for everyday living, exposure to the spoken and written language, and activities that enable…

Enrique Rodriguez came to the U.S. from Cuba with his mother at the young age of 12. But life in his home country had already made a lasting impression on him.   “If you were to walk the streets of Havana, you’d see racial harmony. To be black is to be Cuban. To be brown is to be Cuban. To be white is to be Cuban. We have a strong sense of community, a common background and culture that unites us regardless of whether we’re in Cuba itself or any diaspora around the world.” To this day, as he leads C.A. Tatum…