Inside Dallas ISD

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…

September is Attendance Awareness Month for schools across the country. We know that when students are absent from school, they miss important instruction and may fall further behind on their path to completing their grade level or graduating. Dallas ISD provides support and encouragement to students to attend school every day, through its Attendance for Credit Program at each campus.  Beginning on Wednesday, Sept. 22, parents will begin to receive school messenger notification if their student has missed excessive days of instruction since the beginning of the school year. Dallas ISD’s Attendance for Credit program is based upon Texas Education Code 25.092, which states in…

Vandalism has no place at any Dallas ISD school. Unfortunately, a recent social media trend has captivated students’ attention, encouraging them to participate in a TikTok game known as “The Bathroom Challenge” or “The Devious Lick Challenge”. In a letter issued to parents last week, Chief of School Leadership Tiffany Huitt emphasized the type of consequences students involved will face. Huitt shared, the Dallas ISD Police Department will investigate each instance of property damage classified as a felony offense. If a student is involved in criminal activity, the district may prosecute them, which by law, could lead to a hefty fine…

Speaking multiple languages has always been a part of dual language teacher Gloria Prieto-Puentes’ life. Growing up in Spain, she and her family spoke Castilian (Spanish) and Catalan in their home. “The fact that we spoke two languages at home, with such different cultures even inside of Spain, opened my mind when we visited family in the Castilla and Catalonia regions,” shared Prieto-Puentes. “We read books in both languages, ate different types of food, learned different aspects of the culture.”  Prieto-Puentes enjoyed growing up in Barcelona, a port city with many visitors. “We were able to meet people from all…