Inside Dallas ISD

During the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers’ creativity and excitement has been essential for millions of students to continue their educational growth during at-home learning. Teachers have found new ways to communicate with their students in order to engage, teach, and motivate them while schools are closed. Eugenia Fernández is a bilingual Pre-K teacher at Leonides González Cigarroa Elementary School who set out to create a YouTube channel with instructional videos with the help of her videographer husband, Mario Barraza. Her son Ollin, who studies acting, also appears in videos reading stories out loud. “We have enjoyed making these videos as a…

JCPenney recently donated 100,000 disposable face masks and 500,000 shopping bags to Dallas ISD in support of its remarkable effort to feed area families during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The donation comes on #GivingTuesdayNow, a global day of generosity and unity created in response to the unprecedented need caused by the pandemic. Dallas ISD’s Food and Child Nutrition Services Program has provided more than three million meals since schools closed due to the pandemic, and its food-service employees were featured on the cover of TIME magazine’s April 20 issue honoring frontline heroes. “We deeply appreciate all of our partnerships stepping up for the…

Patricia Wiley, a nurse at Booker T. Washington High School for the Visual and Performing Arts, and district audiologist Cheryl Taylor are the Dallas ISD Health Services Employees of the Year! As usual, the recognition coincides with National School Nurse Day on May 6 and honors school nurses across Dallas ISD who ensure students are healthy and ready to learn. During this time Health Services also recognizes the contributions of; Audiologists, Social Workers, Nurse Assistants and Administrative Assistants. Congratulations to both employees for their outstanding work in support of the department’s mission to advance the well-being and academic success of…

Through a yearlong competitive consideration process, the Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation selected Dallas ISD to serve as proof points for the effective implementation of blended learning.  Over three years of implementation, the district will receive grant funding and technical assistance as to pilot, scale, and sustain districtwide blended learning.   “This opportunity exemplifies the hard work and dedication provided by our teachers and principals,” said Brian Lusk, Chief of Strategic Initiatives. “In our current learning circumstances, blended learning has helped our students and staff transition well.” A cross-organizational team including leaders from Personalized Learning, Office of Transformation and Innovation, School…