Inside Dallas ISD

After8ToEducate wants to improve the lives of homeless youth by providing immediate assistance for their most pressing needs. Teens and young adults who are facing homelessness can get a free snack and utilize individual showers, computers, laundry services and temporary storage lockers at the Fannie C. Harris Youth Center (FCHYC), which is housed in the formerly vacant Fannie C. Harris Elementary School. After8ToEducate, which is a non-profit, operates the center that also brings in collaboration with Dallas ISD, Promise House and CitySquare. “The Drop-In Center will be a place where homeless youth can really come and meet their immediate basic…

The City of Dallas is partnering with Dallas ISD to provide free summer activities for local children. Send a Kid to Camp is a free summer program for children ages 6–14. The programs is managed by the city’s Park and Recreation Department. The Send a Kid to Camp program will take place at 15 Dallas ISD campuses every Monday–Thursday from 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. The children will be fed breakfast and lunch every day and go on several engaging field trips. The program will run June 17–Aug. 1. There is no cost to enroll. However, the availability is limited to approximately…

Dozens of Dallas ISD principals from Southern Dallas schools gathered at Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy on Tuesday for an end-of-the-year retreat. The executive directors of the central network of schools organized the daylong event of seminars and a recognition ceremony. “We invited experts who could provide additional strategies to support our initiatives to further improve student success,” said Dayanna Kelly, executive director of elementary schools in the Kimball and Carter high schools feeder patterns. Among the district’s speakers were Angie Gaylord, deputy chief of the district’s Office of Transformation and Innovation, and Assistant Superintendent of Early Learning Derek Little.…

Twenty-four Dallas ISD students are studying abroad this summer with CIEE after earning a total of $136,050 in financial aid. High school students across the nation compete for the Global Navigator scholarships. The program focuses on language proficiency, local interactions and intentional reflection by sending students to countries all over the world. The purpose is to encourage and prepare students to connect and communicate across cultures and make positive impacts on today’s global/local society. The students studying abroad are: Name School Program Adrian Sanchez Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy Building a Sustainable Mega City in Beijing, China Elijah Merritt Barack…