Inside Dallas ISD

It’s the last day of the school year, and Boude Storey Middle School Principal Jaqueline Rivers is teary as she thinks about why her heart is still in education after 28 years of working in Dallas ISD. “I’ve always worked in schools that had high needs,” Rivers said. “I’ve had students who are homeless, who are in foster care, who are coming from no resources. And to see them beat the odds and overcome challenges and go on to live productive lives, there is no other feeling like it in the world.” But Rivers has one word to describe this…

The Dallas Mavericks and Kristaps Porzingis, in partnership with Whataburger, hosted a #KrisStops Campaign Celebration on July 13 that included a $10,000 donation to the Dallas Education Foundation, the nonprofit, philanthropic arm of Dallas ISD. Dallas Mavericks representatives presented a $10,000 check to the Dallas Education Foundation and four other local organizations dedicated to fighting childhood hunger in North Texas. “We are incredibly appreciative to Mr. Porzingas, Whataburger, and the Mavs Foundation for putting the spotlight on hunger in our city,” said Mita Havlick, executive director of the Dallas Education Foundation. “This generous gift to Dallas Education Foundation supports our…

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…