Inside Dallas ISD

Efforts across Dallas ISD are under way to supply hurricane survivors with much-needed supplies and support as some of them make their way to the city. Three schools have been designated to welcome any Houston-area students who stay at the city’s mega shelter at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. They are John F. Kennedy Learning Center, Alex W. Spence Middle School and North Dallas High School. Other schools across the district are collecting donated supplies and are ready to embrace individual students who have sought shelter in their neighborhoods. At Spence, eighth-graders brought in donations and are ready to…

They had to fill up multiple shopping carts multiple times, but three employees at commercial real estate firm HFF successfully found everything they wanted to donate to Dallas ISD’s Esperanza “Hope” Medrano Elementary School this year. The employees from the company’s Dallas office collected $5,477 for the effort. With stops at Wal-Mart, Target, Sam’s Club and Office Depot, it was early afternoon before the intrepid shoppers delivered their bounty to the school just a few days before classes resumed. “We got everything on our list except manila paper,” said Vanessa DeLacretaz of HFF. “We have enjoyed working with them so…

Dallas ISD Trustee Joyce Foreman, District 6, has been honored as a Master Trustee by Leadership TASB, the nationally recognized leadership training program sponsored by the Texas Association of School Boards. Leadership TASB is a highly selective program where normally only one in four applicants is accepted as a member of a class of 36 participants. Over a 10 month period, the class meets five times in five different Texas cities. They hear from nationally recognized speakers, tour a variety of school districts and conduct personal research on a topic of relevance to Texas school trustees. Class members represent districts…

When Daniel enrolled in the L.G. Pinkston Collegiate Academy last year, he was not fully aware of how the experience would change his life. Today, he is a sophomore in the program and college is more than a dream; it is a reality. “What I like about this program is the opportunity to visit a number of colleges. Last year, we had field trips to visit TCU, Texas, and many more. I’m looking forward to more visits this year,” Daniel explained. Other classmates chimed in saying the program helps them with their careers. That’s right, these students, at the tender…