Inside Dallas ISD

Construction Services executives Thursday recommended to trustees reallocating several million dollars in bond funds as part of a plan to free up dollars for improvements to schools with more pressing needs.  The plan calls for the district to purchase less land and build fewer new schools than originally planned, resulting in savings to pay for renovation and expansion at existing schools. Two originally proposed new schools, one in east Dallas and a second in North Dallas, will not be built, saving millions, money that will instead be used to fund improvements at W.T. White High School and E.D. Walker Middle School,…

Nearly 80 visually impaired students from 42 Dallas Independent School District (Dallas ISD) campuses participated in a special Easter egg hunt on April 13 just for them. The event, which was coordinated by the Dallas ISD Special Education Vision Department and AT&T, used special eggs that emitted beeps to allow visually impaired students to find them more easily. In addition to the beeping egg hunt, enjoyed dying easter eggs, cookie decorating, and more. Watch the above video to learn more.

Emmett J. Conrad High School’s Jorge Bahena, Trishna Biswa and Karla Bocanegra won Saturday’s Cooking Up Change competition with their Crispy Chicken Tender Wrap, Sassy Italian Corn and Banana Delight menu. Cooking up Change® is a national healthy cooking competition launched by Healthy Schools Campaign.  It challenges teams of high school culinary students to create menu items that are not only healthy, but also meet nutrition guidelines and the budgetary constraints (about $1 per meal) that School Food Services programs across the country face today.  It’s a program that allows students to be involved in the conversation as campuses across the…

The United States Navy Recruiting Command City Outreach Program had their 2017 Dallas Area Regional SeaPerch Underwater Robotics Challenge at Alfred J. Loos Natatorium. Competing with other school districts, Dallas ISD students built their own underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). Though this project, students learn engineering concepts, problem solving, teamwork, and technical applications. Students build the ROV from a kit comprised of low-cost, easily accessible parts, following a curriculum that teaches basic engineering and science concepts with a marine engineering theme.