Inside Dallas ISD

Dallas ISD is celebrating National School Counseling Week this week to focus public attention on the unique contribution of professional school counselors within U.S. school systems and how students are different as a result of what school counselors do. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) sponsors National School Counseling Week, which highlights the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for college and career. The special week with the theme “School Counselors: All in for All Students” recognizes school counselors who “implement comprehensive school counseling programs, a vital part of the educational process…

National School Choice Week is January 24-29, 2021. The annual observance aims to expand public awareness of the national wealth of K-12 school choice options available to students and families. A proud leader in this arena, Dallas ISD offers a growing variety of public school choice options designed to provide every child an effective, challenging, and relevant educational experience.  In the age of COVID, schools have had to retool to meet the needs of students and families. Virtual learning options and services, online tours and information sessions are among the tools Dallas ISD uses to inform and recruit families to…

National School Choice Week is Jan. 24 – 29. This annual commemoration brings awareness to the abundance of K-12 school choice options available to students and families. Dallas ISD is proud to offer a variety of educational options to provide every child an effective, challenging, and motivating education. One of these choice options is our magnet school program.  Dallas ISD magnet schools are schools of choice that offer unique educational opportunities and experiences. Students have access to college preparatory courses and specialized thematic curricula that investigate and explore today’s career choices. Magnet programs offer smaller learning communities, access to college…

Akash Patel, the founder at Happy World Foundation Inc. and Spanish teacher at Ignite Middle School , is one of 30 literacy leaders named to the International Literacy Association’s (ILA) 2021 30 Under 30 list. The global list celebrates rising innovators, disruptors and visionaries in the literacy field. The 29-year-old  was recognized for his work promoting global citizenship in schools and communities worldwide. Realizing most of his students had never been out of the United States, Patel—who speaks six languages and has traveled to more than 50 countries—sought to bring the outside world to his students by turning to technology.…