Inside Dallas ISD

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…

In celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week, we are providing printouts for Dallas ISD families so they can show their love for our fantastic educators. Download and printout a Certificate of Appreciation for teachers here Download and print out a message frame for teachers here Fill out the message frame or certificate of appreciation and share it on social media with the hashtag #DallasISDTeachers!

The State Fair of Texas is providing nearly $500,000 in college scholarships to 82 graduating Dallas ISD seniors. The State Fair of Texas Pete Schenkel Scholarship awards outstanding seniors from six Dallas ISD high schools surrounding the State Fair of Texas. The students each received $6,000 scholarships in recognition of their academic performance and class ranking. The scholarships are named for former State Fair of Texas chairman Pete Schenkel. The students awarded scholarships attend Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School, Franklin D. Roosevelt, James Madison, Lincoln, North Dallas, and Woodrow Wilson high schools. Go here to see the full list of…

Making learning relevant became a reality this year for students in the Texas Academic Pentathlon program. This year’s theme was In Sickness & In Health: An Exploration of Illness and Wellness. Designed to include middle school students with a variety of academic abilities, the pentathlon competition is theme based around five subject areas: fine arts, literature, mathematics, science and social science. In preparation for the regional competition, coaches and students participated in a districtwide workshop in November and attended afterschool practice sessions until the COVID-19 pandemic caused school closings across the District. Coaches and pentathletes immediately pivoted to virtual team meetings in order…