Inside Dallas ISD

A group of Sunset High School students have been invited to Washington D.C. next month to showcase an app they created to members of congress and the tech community. In 2018, more than 220 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives held a Congressional App Challenge. The Congressional App Challenge aims to engage students in computer science and spans 47 states and territories. Over four months, more than 5,000 students coded original apps as part of the district-wide competitions hosted by their members of congress. The office of Representative Marc A. Veasey was happy to announce Texas’ 33rd Congressional District…

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…