Inside Dallas ISD

The Eres Collective, a group of Dallas professional Latinas, volunteered to greet and welcome Adamson’s students on the first day of school. Check out the above video to learn more!

When Jack Lowe Sr. Elementary School students return to class on Monday, Aug. 28, they will not just walk back into school: they will enter different kingdoms built to get them excited for learning. Teachers and staff at the school have been hard at work transforming the school into different themed kingdoms: Space, Lego, Adventure, Moana, and Underwater, to name a few. Not only are the different hallways now colorful kingdoms, the classrooms have related themes, as well. Lowe Elementary Principal Sandra Barrios and Assistant Principal Cecilia Bados said they were proud of the teachers and staff for working so hard…

This summer, four Dallas ISD teachers traveled to Honduras for a professional development and supply donation for a library/computer lab project in San Rafael, Choluteca. Richard Lagow Elmentary teacher Jenny Gutierrez Le organized the trip, and took along fellow teachers Joseph Ellis (special education), Merarí Garcia (mathematics) and Samantha White (science). “I was very proud to represent our school Richard Lagow in Honduras,” Le said. “And I was blessed to have taken with me such as terrific team of teachers: Ms. White, Ms. Garcia, and Mr. Ellis.”

While most workers have spent the summer pursuing at least some rest and relaxation, it’s been just the opposite for hundreds of construction crews and maintenance workers toiling up to the last minute readying Dallas ISD schools. They’ve been racing the clock to complete projects before students pour back into the buildings on August 28. Their work has ranged from relatively modest jobs like paint and window installation to asbestos removal, roof repairs, and major classroom additions. At virtually every district campus, workers have tweaked air conditioning units, shampooed carpets, replaced light bulbs and touched nearly every nook and cranny…