Inside Dallas ISD

More than 500 Dallas ISD students have enjoyed the chance-of-a-lifetime to work with Emmy Award-winner Curtis King to hone their passions for theater and art in the spotlight. The Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) 34th Annual Summer Arts Institute is hosted in partnership with the Dallas ISD Extended Learning Opportunities Department. Based on their area of interest, students have the opportunity to learn and participate in the various areas of a full-scale musical production, such as dance, music, theatre, costume design, makeup, lighting, stage management, photography and film production. This year’s program will pay tribute to one of…

About 100 first- and second-grade students are enrolled in a Spanish Immersion Camp helping them become bilingual and biliterate. The camp gives students enrolled in the Two-Way Dual Language program an opportunity to keep practicing their Spanish during the summer break. This is the first year Dallas ISD has organized the camp taking place at two schools. Throughout the day, the teachers solely speak in Spanish. They organize activities that not only teach the students about the language, but also about the different cultures where Spanish is spoken. One of the instructors taught her students how to sing traditional children’s…

A Dallas ISD recruitment fair attracted 807 attendees to apply for on-campus positions. More than 100 assistant principals and principals gathered at Skyline High School on Thursday to carry out on-site interviews with jobseekers. Almost 110 people were recommended for hire after meeting with school administrators, said Jordan Carlton, manager of talent acquisition for the Dallas ISD Human Capital Management Department. “It’s a wonderful feeling to see so many people who have responded to our call for educators,” Carlton said. “When over 800 people show up, it’s truly a confirmation that our message resonates with the community and that they…

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…