Inside Dallas ISD

Woodrow Wilson High School grad Joe Allen runs Jumprope Web Design, a boutique web design and development agency. When he isn’t busy coding, designing and managing clients, Allen loves to travel the world. He just returned from a year in Ecuador where he designed and developed a flash card application called Flash-Vue to help people learn a variety of subjects. The Hub caught up with Allen, who also attended George Bannerman Dealey Montessori, as part of the ongoing AlumNow series. What was your favorite subject/activity/involvement in high school? I would have to say that Biology class my senior year was my…

The Dallas ISD Visual and Performing Arts Department held the Tech Olympics on Sept. 30 at Richland College. Every Dallas ISD high school with a Technical Theatre Program participated and competed in the event representing more than 100 students from nine different schools, giving them the chance to collaborate with students from across the district.  Seventy students participated in workshops given by Richland Theatre College Tech Director Jennifer Owen, including a college information session with Andy Long, the head of theatre. Eighty students competed in Team Design Challenges; fifty-six students competed in Tech Tournament Challenges;  and 25 students from across…

Spend the next 67 seconds catching up on many of the great things that happened across the district this week! Watch the above video, or read below, to learn more. Hero is spelled T.O.Y. The outstanding Campus Teachers of the Year were celebrated Wednesday night at a special event at the Frontiers of Flight Museum (see the teachers of the year). Red Ribbon Week Students dressed up throughout the week to recognize Red Ribbon Week, which brings attention to the dangers of drugs and alcohol (learn more). AVID  Sixty district directors from across the country visited two schools to see how their successful AVID programs…

A hero is defined as someone who is admired for courage, outstanding achievement or noble qualities. In celebration of its heroes, Dallas ISD gathered more than 230 stellar teachers at the Frontiers of Flight Museum to laude them for their achievement, dedication and leadership in the classroom. It was a celebration of the Campus Teachers of the Year and each of them remained incredibly grounded while administrators and Dallas ISD trustees hailed them for their daily acts of courage, molding and guiding students into responsible citizens prepared to make their own way. Every year, each campus selects its teacher who…