Inside Dallas ISD

Recognizing the importance of public education, the Greenville Avenue Area Business Association (GAABA) continues its support of the following high schools: Emmett J. Conrad, North Dallas and Woodrow Wilson. Since 2009, this organization has generously supported Dallas students with funds generated through the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Greenville Avenue and Jorge Levy’s Savor Mexico culinary competition. “Each year the scholarship applications reveal wonderful students with remarkable accomplishments and big dreams,” says Jane Didear of Dallas ISD Volunteer and Partnership Services. “We are thankful to the Greenville Avenue Area Business Association for supporting the dreams of these nine graduating seniors.” At North Dallas…

The Playwrights Under Progress (PUP) Fest on Saturday will feature plays written and performed by Dallas ISD students. Dallas ISD, Kitchen Dog Theater and Junior Players have joined together to host PUP Fest at Booker T. Washington High School for the Visual and Performing Arts. As part of the New Works Festival, Pup Fest will feature an afternoon of six world premiere staged readings written and performed by some of the Dallas-area’s finest high school talent. “This is an incredible opportunity for some of our talented students to have their plays published and professionally produced,” said Rachel Harrah, director of…

Volunteers who helped tutor Dallas ISD students via a computer throughout the school year met with the students face-to-face at end-of-year celebrations across the district. TutorMate is an online tutoring program that connects volunteers with first-grade students learning to read. Multiple Dallas-area businesses volunteered with Dallas ISD schools through TutorMate. “TutorMate has successfully merged technology and tutoring to improve reading at some of our most at-need schools,” said Tom Hayden of Dallas ISD’s Volunteer and Partnership Services. “We are grateful to our TutorMate Business Volunteers for making this support available to the Dallas ISD.” At an end-of-year celebration at T.G.…

Thomas C. Marsh Preparatory Academy is Dallas ISD’s first Personalized Learning middle school, and its innovative programs make the campus a fantastic choice for families. The school’s mission is to provide students the tools they need to be leaders and overcome future challenges. This is done through personalized instruction and by offering a variety of quality extracurricular opportunities. Marsh serves its community as a neighborhood school, but students may also transfer to the school from elsewhere in the district.