Inside Dallas ISD

One of the goals of the Dallas ISD Bilingual/ESL Department is to provide parents/guardians, the foundations, skills and tools to develop their confidence in the English language and to support their children academically at home. For that reason, the department offers English as a Second Language (ESL) classes to parents who have recently arrived in the United States and enrolled their children in Dallas ISD. Parents who have joined the ESL virtual classes have seen results and benefits that will undoubtedly help them in their daily lives. “I’m learning English for my sons, to be able to communicate better and…

Dallas ISD and Dallas Summer Musicals (DSM) today announced the release of the “Lift Every Voice and Sing” Dance Video Project starring Dallas ISD students and their teachers in celebration of the spirit of collaboration and to raise awareness for the necessity of arts in the school district. The video features one dancer from each Dallas ISD High school performing to Melba Moore’s rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing”, often referred to as the Black national anthem. The performances were recorded in various locations throughout Fair Park, Dallas Summer Musicals’ home since its inception. Originally conceptualized by Lincoln High School dance…

For Skyline High School senior Channing Garrett, this year was so much more than a frustrating adjustment to online learning because of COVID-19.  It was a year that challenged her like no other, as she lost the two strongest women in her life. Channing’s mother was a two-time breast cancer survivor, but most importantly, she was a mother, friend, and warrior. Channing vividly recalls the day she first heard the word “cancer,” at age five. “I remember asking my mom ‘why is your hair falling out?’ and that’s when she told me, but I didn’t really get it until later.”…

Despite all of the challenges this past year has brought to students and learning, the Dallas ISD Visual & Performing Arts Department has found innovative ways to thrive in the midst of the pandemic and beyond. “We are taking COVID lemons and making lemonade,” said Tim Linley, executive director of Visual & Performing Arts. At the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year, Linley’s team set out a lofty goal of 100,000 touchpoints with Dallas ISD students. The Visual & Performing Arts Department has more than quadrupled that goal, reaching 485,000 touchpoints this year. A touchpoint represents an individual student experiencing…