Inside Dallas ISD

Dallas ISD Food and Child Nutrition Services (FCNS) is grateful for the partnership with Tyson Foods for the donation of much-needed tents for curbside meal service. The inclement weather in February ripped multiple tents used for curbside meal service. After making several previous donations, Tyson recently donated 24 tents and five flags to assist FCNS. Curbside meal distribution continues to be available every Wednesday from 4:30–6:30 p.m. with an additional pickup time of 10 a.m.–12 p.m. for high school specific curbside locations.  Meals are served at schools throughout the district. For more information and to find an open site near…

A leadership educational model coming to Julius Dorsey Elementary School next school year will expand innovative learning options for students in that community. “We are excited about the opportunity to provide the Pleasant Grove community with a great innovation school in their neighborhood,” said Principal Rubinna Sanchez. Dorsey Elementary, a neighborhood campus, will be an innovation school under the district’s Public School Choice initiative. Innovation schools are non-application based and offer additional educational models within their traditional curriculum, in order to provide more innovative options for families in their own backyard.  Staff at Dorsey Elementary will combine academics with social…

The Dallas ISD Special Education Department is excited to announce the upcoming Special Education Transition Fair 2021, taking place April 13–15 from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. each day. This event will focus on helping families of students receiving special education services prepare their child for life after high school.  The three-day fair will feature guest speakers and interactive activities that target key topics and areas of support to ensure families are knowledgeable of resources needed for students to reach lifelong goals. Day #1–April 13th: GET READY Vocational and Information Sessions Day #2–April 14th: GET SET College, Career, and Military Readiness Day…

The application window is now open for students interested in joining the Oliver Wendell Holmes Humanities and Communications Academy family. Click here to apply! On her journey toward getting second place in the Dallas ISD spelling bee and then fifth place in the Dallas Regional Spelling Bee, Tanaya Walker thought several times about giving up. The Oliver W. Holmes Humanities/Communications Academy eighth-grader spent countless hours with her mentor, Jessica Govan, studying page after page of hard-to-spell words. And when she learned that the county spelling bee would be virtual, she wished she could compete on-stage in person. But Walker kept going and,…