Inside Dallas ISD

Mary Crossland was among the first group of Black educators on the frontlines of desegregation who joined the faculty of predominantly white schools in the early ’70s. Crossland graduated as valedictorian from her high school in New Boston, Texas. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Prairie View A&M University and later returned to earn a master’s in education. After graduating, she moved to Dallas in 1969 to work as a teacher for Dallas ISD, her first and only employer. Her co-workers celebrated her 51 years of service to Dallas ISD students and her commitment to L.O. Donald Elementary – the…

In order to raise awareness on the link between school attendance and academic achievement, Dallas ISD Parent Services is celebrating September Attendance Awareness Month with a variety of ways for students and schools to participate. School attendance is essential to academic success, but too often students, parents and schools don’t realize how quickly absences, excused or unexcused, can add up to academic trouble. Chronic absence – missing just 18 days per school year- can lead to third graders being unable to master reading, sixth-graders failing courses and ninth-graders dropping out of high school. Efforts to reduce chronic absenteeism help give…

Unprecedented food and paper goods supply chain shortages may cause changes to Dallas ISD school menus with little or no advance notice. Until the supply chain issues are rectified, it may not be possible for the district to serve the scheduled menu each day at every school throughout the school year. “Students will always have meals to eat, although what is served on a given day may not precisely match our printed/planned menus”, said Michael Rosenberger, Executive Director of Food & Child Nutrition Services at Dallas ISD. Rosenberger also mentioned Dallas ISD is facing shortages of oatmeal and specialty breads,…

On their first day of the school year on Aug. 16, North Lake Early College High School welcomed students to its permanent home at the Dallas College North Lake campus. Since opening in 2019, North Lake has operated at the south campus while its new space was built at the facility located at 5001 N MacArthur Blvd. North Lake Principal Tristan Lysowski said operating the school inside the new space at Dallas College North Lake Campus will have a big benefit for students. “This will really give our high schools students the college experience,” Lysowski said. “We are ready to…