Inside Dallas ISD

The Office of Transformation and Innovation (OTI) is excited to formally announce the release of the Public School Choice (PSC) Competitive Proposal Process, Version 8.0. The Public School Choice is a process where educators and community members collaborate to create high-quality, best-fit options for Dallas ISD students to realize their full academic potential. Currently, there are more than 60 choice schools ranging from those that anchor teaching and learning under a Leadership model to schools driven by a Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) framework. The full Public School Choice process and relevant information related to PSC 8.0 (Letter…

It’s a day Kevin Chew will never forget. He was a freshman at Wilmer-Hutchins High School and his mother passed away. The entire ordeal was understandably traumatic for him, and it left him despondent, unmotivated, without hope, and eventually thinking about dropping out of school. Somehow, Chew found the strength to apply himself, get motivated, and find his zeal and passion again. He found support and encouragement from family and friends who encouraged him to keep going and do his best. “I was really in a dark place where I didn’t care,” Chew said. “My family and friends reminded me…

The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees on June 24 recognized five outstanding robotics teams! Trustees formally recognized: The OwlBots of the School for the Talented and Gifted in Pleasant Grove for earning the Excellence Award at the Middle School VEX IQ State Tournament. The LadyBots of Casa View Elementary for earning the Excellence Award and Teamwork Champion Award at the VEX IQ State Tournament, and the Online Challenge STEM Research Project Award at the VEX Robotics World Championship. The Robolution B of Alex Sanger Preparatory for earning the Teamwork Champion Award at the Middle School State Tournament. The Robolution Z…

Dallas ISD’s Social and Emotional Learning Department hosted the Student Leadership Summit Virtual Symposium earlier this month. Middle schools and high schools from across the district participated in the summit with a total of 295 staff and students.  Summit session topics included school, identity and voice. The past three semesters have brought students a multitude of challenges to students, from isolation due to the pandemic to racial injustices. The summit gave students a safe space to process their thoughts as well as empower students to use their voices and lead positive change in their communities. Students were selected by Campus…