Inside Dallas ISD

Not quite a year ago, Dallas ISD’s Racial Equity Office was established to identify and remove obstacles to creating a level playing field for all students to succeed. The new department is already making a positive impact with an intentional, focused and measurable approach. The first step has been identifying inequities in the district, not only student achievement, but student access to things such as technology, specialized programming and well-maintained facilities. When inequities are found, the office collaborates with relevant departments to come up with solutions. In fact, when the office began its work, staff made an effort to meet…

Three Dallas ISD schools advanced to the State Academic Decathlon Competition by earning top scores in their divisions at the Region XII competition held Feb. 8-9. The School for the Talented and Gifted took first place in the large school division Bryan Adams High School placed first in the medium division L.G. Pinkston High School that took first place in the small school division The three schools will represent the district at the state competitions March 7-10. The large division schools will compete in San Antonio. The medium and small division schools will travel to Frisco for the state competition.…

Dallas ISD’s Food & Child Nutrition Services (FCNS) served up a perfect score on its Administrative Review in January – an unprecedented accomplishment for the department, which serves about 40 million meals to students each year. During the week of Jan. 14, Texas Department of Agriculture auditors conducted the comprehensive review, which evaluated finances, adherence to policies and procedures as well as effectiveness in meeting the needs of students. “I want to congratulate every member of Team FCNS!” said Michael Rosenberger, Executive Director of FCNS. “To say that I’m proud of everyone on our team is an understatement. We had…

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…