Inside Dallas ISD

A robotics program for students who receive special education services is growing in Dallas ISD. More than 100 students on 14 teams participated in the Adaptive Robotics Scrimmage at the Cobb Fieldhouse on Feb. 7. The Dallas ISD Special Education Department and STEM Department teamed up to host the event. “This builds good self-esteem, it builds the ability to work together, and it has worked on the students’ communication skills,” said Theresa Shattuck with the Special Education Department. “These are skills that will follow these kids after they leave high school.” The students worked with general education students to build…

More than 3,000 Dallas ISD students from 95 schools competed in the recent Destination Imagination Regional Tournament at Conrad High School. Out of the 270 district teams that competed in challenges ranging from scientific to fine arts to engineering, 26 have advanced to the state tournament happening in Corpus Christi on March 22–23. The teams advancing to the state competition are: Promoting creativity and teamwork to more than 100,000 schoolchildren across the United States, Destination Imagination is an educational program in which student teams solve open-ended challenges and present their solutions at tournament competitions.

A recent NAF Dallas Partner Engagement Event kicked off the internship planning season and celebrated the achievements of the Dallas business community in supporting youth as they prepare to enter the business world. More than 60 business partners and corporate executives from across Dallas attended to learn how they can hire NAF interns and conduct Future Ready Labs. The event was hosted by Capital One and included guests from AT&T, Verizon and Hilton, among other major companies. In partnership with Dallas ISD, NAF has had a strong presence in the city for the past decade. This school year alone, there…

Can you spell  S-P-E-C-T-A-C-U-L-A-R? These 15 Dallas ISD students who have advanced to the County Spelling Bee sure can! The students, who were the top spellers at the district-wide spelling bee that featured 131 students from 79 schools, will compete Feb. 14 at Hall of State Auditorium- Fair Park.  The students will compete for a chance to win more than $50,000 in scholarships and prizes at the National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. The top Dallas ISD spellers are: James Marshall Dallas Environmental Science Academy Ember Carvajal Sidney Lanier Expressive Arts Vanguard Benjamin Pelphrey William B. Travis Academy Giavanna Cormier…