Inside Dallas ISD

As the community liaison representative at Lincoln High School, Sheila Walker loves reaching out to the community, building partnerships and preparing students for college and the workforce. “I make sure that I’m touching a life every day,” Walker said. A summit hosted by the Office of Family and Community Engagement provided the district’s community liaisons, including Walker, with the tools and strategies they need to succeed. In his opening address, Superintendent Michael Hinojosa praised the community liaisons for the valuable role they play every day. “Family and Community Engagement is the face of our schools,” Hinojosa said. “It’s our job…

It’s a Tuesday morning at Henry B. Gonzalez Personalized Learning Academy, and the students, teachers and staff have plenty to celebrate. The school earned an “A” rating from the Texas Education Agency and is beginning its first year as a personalized learning campus. And, on this particular morning, students just received a big surprise: free backpacks and school supplies through Office Depot’s philanthropic program, Start Proud!. Office Depot associates and representatives from Domtar Paper hosted a Start Proud! assembly at Gonzalez to kick off the new school year with notable guests Dallas ISD Chief Academic Officer Ivonne Durant and David…

When “TINA: The Tina Turner Musical” opens on Broadway in November, a familiar Dallas ISD face will be on stage performing as a young version of the musical legend. Skye Turner, a product of Charles Rice Learning Center, heads to New York City later this month to start rehearsals for the new musical. After earning second-place honors at the MLK Jr. Oratory Competition, Turner went viral with her response to a question from former Mayor Mike Rawlings at a Summer Reading Challenge kickoff. She then appeared on the Steve Harvey Show, joined the Dallas Symphony Orchestra for a homegrown duet…

Families who want in-person help with the enrollment and registration process are invited to visit one of the four Dallas ISD ONE Centers on Saturday, Aug. 17 from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. The ONE Centers are located at: Turney W. Leonard Governance and Training Center, 5151 Samuel Blvd. Linus D. Wright Dallas ISD Administration Building, 9400 N. Central Expressway Kathlyn Joy Giliam Collegiate Academy, 1700 E. Camp Wisdom Road Thomas A. Edison Middle Learning Center, 2940 Singleton Blvd. The ONE Centers are a one-stop shop for campus enrollment information, including: School registration and enrollment support School Choice information and application assistance…