Inside Dallas ISD

While on a field trip visiting an engineering company, H. Grady Spruce Early College High School junior Reagan Busby noticed a serious lack of diversity among the staff. “In the entire staff that appeared, there was also only one African-American female,” Busby said. “I realized at that moment that there is an actual dilemma in the engineering world.” Busby learned more about the gender gap within the engineering workforce from Misti Munson, a senior construction leader from the Target Corporation. The Crowther Group, a Dallas ISD P-TECH industry partner, arranged for about 60 students enrolled in a Dallas ISD P-TECH…

Some of the top Dallas ISD robotics teams got a special surprise while visiting the Amazon Robotics Fulfillment Center in Fort Worth: a $10,000 check to the Dallas ISD STEM Department to support district robotics teams. https://thehub.dallasisd.org/2019/04/08/dallas-isd-robotics-teams-earn-top-awards-at-national-competition/ In addition to receiving the $10,000 check, robotics teams from Robert T. Hill Middle School, Casa View Elementary, Alex Sanger Preparatory, Winnetka Elementary and Dallas Environmental Science Academy got an up-close look at the Amazon Robotics Fulfillment Center on April 12. The teams recently earned top awards at the U.S. Open National VEX Robotics Championship held in Iowa.

In celebration of Assistant Principals Week, schools across the nation are thanking their assistant principals in a variety of ways. Solar Preparatory School for Girls hosted an assembly to celebrate their beloved Assistant Principal Jennifer Turner. At the assembly, Solar Prep parent Bill Durham announced a $10,000 scholarship donation for fourth-graders in Turner’s name. “I’ve watched her work tirelessly and accomplish amazing things, and she does this everyday with kindness and grace,” Durham said. “She is a role model and inspiration to all of us, and I challenge all of you to think about Ms. Turner and others who are…

Six Flags characters visited three Dallas ISD schools with exceptional student attendance rates as part of the district’s “Strive for No More Than 5” campaign, which recognizes students with five or fewer absences for the entire school year. Alex Sanger, Jimmy Tyler Brashear and Jerry Junkins elementary schools held pep rallies and recognition ceremonies on April 5 to celebrate their high attendance rates and Truancy Preventive Measure (TPM) Compliance rate. Dallas ISD kicked of the school year with Attendance Awareness Month in September. All district students with five or fewer absences this school year will get a coupon to visit…