Inside Dallas ISD

Students across Dallas ISD returned to class on Tuesday, Jan. 9, to begin the second semester of the 2017-2018 school year. For South Oak Cliff High School students, the return was a little different, as they reported to the Village Fair School rather than their usual campus. The school will be housed at Village Fair until their campus at 3601 S. Marsalis Ave. is renovated. The work will include a new public entrance and administrative offices, new courtyards, new student entry, classroom renovations, an expanded cafeteria and more. Learn about the project, funded by the 2015 Dallas ISD Bond Program,…

Dallas ISD educators and administrators can now apply for a $20,000 scholarship to continue their post-baccalaureate education to benefit the Dallas ISD community and its students. The Credit Union of Texas established the William H. Cotton Scholarship in 2016. The scholarship is named after William H. Cotton, a Dallas ISD and credit union trailblazer. Teachers and administrators can go here to learn more and download the scholarship application. Eligibility requirements for scholarship applicants include: Must be a CUTX member with a checking account prior to submitting an application. Checking account, and all other accounts at CUTX, must be in good standing.…

Walnut Hill Elementary and Harry C. Whiters Elementary schools, along with neighborhood businesses, hosted a Winter Wonderland holiday market where students from both campuses collaborated to build a World Record Human Candy Cane. Participants also competed to see which school could create the most stripes on the candy cane in their school’s color. Watch the above video to learn more.

Students at N.W. Harllee Early Childhood Center were all smiles as they received early Christmas presents: draw string backpacks full of pre-approved supplies donated by FedEx Office. FedEx Office donated 1,000 of these backpacks to Dallas ISD as part of its FedEx Cares Day, 300 of which went to Harllee. Usamah Rodgers, Assistant Superintendent of Strategic Initiatives and External Relations, spoke at the FedEx Office headquarters and thanked the business for supporting Dallas ISD students. “We were extremely excited that FedEx Office provided Dallas ISD students with backpacks through the Jingle, Mingle and Give project,” Rodgers said. “FedEx is a…