Inside Dallas ISD

Last week, the Junior League of Dallas (JLD), along with presenting sponsor Texas Instruments, held a virtual presentation to award 40 Dallas ISD educators with grants of up to $2,500 each through the annual Grants for Innovative Teaching (GFIT) program. Since 1992, this JLD Signature Project has awarded more than $1.9 million to Dallas ISD educators and is designed to encourage excellence in education by funding special projects addressing: reading and literacy enrichment; diversity; special education; science, technology, engineering and math (STEM); or arts and culture enrichment across one or more grade levels. This year, more than $85,000 was distributed…

Families who want to switch their student’s learning model–from either distance (online) learning to on-campus learning or from on-campus learning to distance learning– for the second nine-week grade period should contact their child’s campus the week of Oct. 26–30. The school will record that information and get back in contact with the family the week of Nov. 2. While keeping safety as the top priority, the campus will work to accommodate all students requesting on-campus learning. In the event that the school has reached capacity and cannot safely accommodate any more on-campus students, students will have the option of either…

Lights On Afterschool is one of the best and brightest moments in afterschool that is celebrated the third Thursday in October nationwide by afterschool providers. This is a time for students to shine and share the amazing things they are involved in every day after the school bell rings.  It is a day that was launched by The Afterschool Alliance in October 2000 with celebrations in 1,200 communities and to date more than 8,000 events are held on this national day. The Dallas ISD Extended Learning Opportunities Department prides itself to offer programs that are engaging, enriching, and empowering to students…

For the fifth consecutive year, JCPenney is donating new uniforms and books to Dallas ISD students in partnership with Pat & Emmitt Smith Charities. The donation has become an annual tradition that in normal years includes a fashion show complete with school supplies and other goodies for students from the receiving schools. This year, due to the need to protect students and staff during the pandemic, the charity is delivering the uniforms and  books donated by KPMG to the campuses with little fanfare. Still, the donation is an impressive example of corporate citizenship, said Dallas ISD Acting Chief of Communications…