Inside Dallas ISD

Dallas ISD schools and offices will be closed Friday, Dec. 22, through Friday, Jan. 5, for Winter Break. Students return on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, with staff reporting back to work the day before on Monday, Jan. 8. Additionally, the district’s secondary schools will have early release days Dec. 19-21. Most middle schools, academies and Montessori schools will dismiss at 12:35 p.m., while most high schools, magnet schools and early colleges will dismiss at 1:15 p.m. Exceptions are noted in the list below. Confirm early release times with your child’s school. Elementary schools will in most cases dismiss at the…

Students and staff at Dallas ISD’s Thomas J. Rusk Middle School got the answer they wanted to hear on Thursday, Nov. 30. After a thorough review, Rusk once again earned a designation as an AVID National Demonstration School. This time, the renewed certification won’t expire for three years, which is the longest time period granted. The announcement came in a pep rally-type setting, with Rusk cheerleaders and the band setting an exciting tone. Mike Mozingo’s confirmation of the recertification made students and staff in the school auditorium cheer. “You are a very good school,” said Mozingo, a program manager for AVID…

An annual contest aims to not only urge students to think about health and fitness, but to also use technology to promote an aspect of healthy living. Tech Fest 2018 is coordinated by Dallas ISD’s Urban School Wellness Department and has been a component of the district’s annual STEM Day Expo. Submitted work will be displayed at the event, which is set for Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. The Tech Fest competition accepts entries from any Dallas ISD student in five categories: Animation, Digital Photography, Multimedia, Digital Video and Desktop Publishing. The entries should…

Dallas Mavericks Forward Harrison Barnes recently met with the Lincoln High School basketball team to announce the donation of Shock Doctor basketball mouthguards and McDavid HEX protective arm and leg sleeves. As part of this donation, 10 Dallas-area high schools will receive the protection gear to help players stay safer and perform at their best throughout the season. Harrison talked with the Lincoln High School basketball team, and even challenged players to a game of knockout. Shock Doctor and McDavid will send product donations directly to youth athletes at nine other schools.