Inside Dallas ISD

The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees have called a meeting for this Thursday, July 23, to consider changes in the school year calendar as follows: – Start date moves from Aug. 17, 2020, to Sept. 8, 2020. – Removal of holidays in October due to State Fair Cancellation. – Addition of holiday on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. – Change from six-week grading periods to nine-week grading periods. – End date moves from May 27, 2021, to June 18, 2021. View the board agenda here ➡️ https://bit.ly/3eMo7wr This meeting will be shared via Facebook Live.

Dallas ISD Food and Child Nutrition Services has served nearly 8 million meals to 560,274 people since school buildings closed in March due to the COVID-19 threat. The district will continue providing summer bulk grab-and-go meals to families until at least the first week of August. The meals are served on Thursdays from 9 a.m.–12 p.m. at more than 40 schools. Go here to learn more and see the participating school locations.

Dallas ISD is expanding the district’s mental health services for the 2020-2021 school year through department re-organization and increased staffing. As of July 6, the Mental Health Services Department combines the Youth and Family Centers (YFC) and Psychological and Social Services (PSS) programs. Now, the Mental Health Services Department works as one unit to address the behavioral, emotional, and social issues that a child may experience and through both school and clinic-based services. The Mental Health Services team includes psychologists, licensed therapists, clinical social workers, and psychiatrists who work with students with a variety of health issues that may impact…

Exciting news! The Office of Transformation and Innovation is launching an application process for district staff to identify design team leads and team members to develop a Public School Choice 7.0 proposal for a future Hybrid School tentatively launching in Fall 2021. The Opportunity Participate in several school design process webinars led by an industry leader in innovation Provide expertise in helping to ideate, investigate and develop a comprehensive model for an effective competency focused student learning experience Collaborate with a several central staff department experts to develop and submit a Public School Choice 7.0 proposal on  Jan. 5, 2021…