Inside Dallas ISD

After a tornado impacted the Northwest Dallas community, a Dallas ISD teacher went door-to-door to local businesses seeking a helping hand. Jose Armendariz works as a bilingual kindergarten teacher at Pershing Elementary. His persistence resulted in a school supply donation worth more than $30,000. Pershing was among three schools that sustained damage and were temporarily relocated to Loos Field House. That same day, Armendariz visited the Staples store in Addison, located only two miles from their temporary location. “I saw the damages that were on the neighborhood and that broke my heart,” Armendariz said. “I thought that any donation would…

Dallas ISD’s Food and Child Nutrition Services Department will offer students free meals during the Thanksgiving break, from Nov. 25–Nov. 27, at select locations. The effort is to ensure students have access to nutritious meals even during breaks from school. Participating schools throughout the district will be serving morning snack from 9–9:30 a.m. and lunch from 12:30 p.m.–1 p.m. For a list of participating schools, go here. Thanksgiving Break Meals are free to all children and youth through age 18. Educational and enrichment activities will be available for all participants.

More than 100 parents attended the Nov. 16 Dallas ISD Fam Jam event at Spruce High School, NBC 5 reports. NBC 5 reports that the event made learning fun for parents and students who enjoyed giveaways and activities. “We really enjoy this opportunity to partner with Dallas ISD, as parents and as a family, and work together,” said Jonathan Morrison, a parent interviewed by NBC 5. “The city is better, the community is better when we are working together for our children.” The Dallas ISD Family & Community Engagement Office hosts the Saturday Fam Jams. For more information or to…

Dallas ISD Stories is a new Hub series where district students, teachers and staff share their own stories. My ultimate goal is to go to medical school and become a cardiac surgeon or cardiologist, so I love getting a head start at the School of Health Professions. I want to work with the heart because it’s complicated and you have to be delicate and exact, and I find that so satisfying. I like a challenge and don’t like anything too easy.