Inside Dallas ISD

Heart of America Foundation representatives and about 60 volunteers from AbbVie descended on Dallas ISD’s T.G. Terry Elementary School on Tuesday, June 27, to refresh the library and several other spaces. Completed work was celebrated by Principal Alicia Bradley, Trustee Joyce Foreman, Carter feeder pattern Executive Director Earl Jones, officials from Heart of America and AbbVie and children attending Space Camp at the school. The library is the site of the greatest transformation. The walls are now a bright green, surrounding new tables and chairs. A former storage closet has been transformed into a “makers’ space,” an area filled with…

Dallas Independent School District (Dallas ISD) and the Brewer Foundation Future Leaders Program (FLP) have agreed to renew a one-of-a kind partnership for the upcoming five years, and together provide educational access for minority students. The FLP is an innovative public-private partnership that is the first of its kind ever offered in Texas. The program partners teachers and administrators from Dallas ISD with those from St. Mark’s School of Texas, The Hockaday School, Episcopal School of Dallas, and Greenhill School. Founded in 2001 by the Brewer Foundation, the FLP is an academic and leadership development program that benefits nearly 250…

Dan D. Rogers Elementary School, a personalized learning campus in the Dallas Independent School District (Dallas ISD), has been named the 2017 winner of the Golden Psi Award by the Board of Educational Affairs of the American Psychological Association (APA). “The committee was most impressed by Rogers’ attention to promoting a positive social environment – mindfulness, social skill development and good decision making – all of which supports child and academic development,” said Tammy Hughes, chair of the Golden Psi Award selection committee. Rogers was selected in part for its emphasis on positive discipline and encouraging students, teachers and parents…

One of Dallas ISD’s southernmost high schools is counting on the 2015 bond program to help address its growing pains. Administrators at Seagoville High School expect 85 teachers and 1,518 students to report to class in August 2017, up from an enrollment of 1,355 in 2016-2017. The anticipated growth has Principal Angela West and her administrative team considering some creative maneuvers to create additional classroom space. Even with 26 portables already on campus, she said offices may have to be repurposed as classrooms, and a few teachers may have to share. West, members of her faculty and parents recently met…