Inside Dallas ISD

Dallas ISD is introducing Let’s Talk! – a new means of promoting open dialogue between the community and district staff. We want to hear from you. Let’s Talk! is designed to make it easy for anyone across the community to send us questions, concerns, suggestions, and – if we’re doing our jobs well –  compliments. Let’s Talk! will help Dallas ISD build stronger community relationships, identify opportunities for engagement, and spot potential crises. This new tool also offers unique features to help district staff track the quality of our service so we can continuously improve. In the first phase of…

Another Dallas ISD swim meet is in the books at the Loos Natatorium, and the winners now go on to regionals, with the ultimate hope of competing in–and winning–the state championship. Join us in applauding these Dallas ISD swimming champs: 15-5A Winners Boys: Carter High School Girls: Sunset High School 14-5A Winners Boys: Bryan Adams High School Girls: Woodrow Wilson High School

IDEA student Natalia Martinez-Sanchez wrote this article on her fellow classmate, Rafael Martinez. Henry David Thoreau once said, “It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” Thoreau’s commentary on the difference between eyesight and vision is Rafael Martinez’s reality. Martinez is a tenacious senior at Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship Academy who first learned about tenacity on his eleventh birthday when he was diagnosed with Stargardt, an eye disorder that causes vision loss. Despite Rafael’s condition, he has managed to pursue his musical goals and perform in an advanced marching band. The journey to achieving this dream is…

An inspiring speech from fifth-grader Colin Harris earned him first place in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Oratory Competition. Harris, who attends J.P. Starks Math, Science and Technology Vanguard, competed alongside seven other outstanding fourth- and fifth-grade students at the Jan. 17 competition. The students shared their original speeches addressing a question: “What would Dr. King’s vision be for America in 2020?” See photos from the event The law firm Foley and Lardner designed the annual oratory competition to recognize and encourage the writing and oratory skills of elementary students. Established in Dallas in 1993 and Houston in 1997,…