Inside Dallas ISD

Dallas ISD trustees unanimously approved a policy change that will bring a new approach to how schools respond to disruptive students in pre-K–2nd grade. Under the policy change and pending approval to the student code of conduct, students in pre-K–2nd grade who commit Level 1 offenses—which are the lowest-level infractions such as classroom disruption and bus misconduct—will not receive out-of-school suspensions. The new approach will also provide additional support to schools. All pre-K–2nd-grade teachers will receive a comprehensive training session at the beginning of the school year focused on how to best respond to a disruptive student. The district will…

About 150 Dallas ISD students tasted and rated approximately 65 food items being considered for next year’s cafeteria menu. The Dallas ISD Food and Child Nutrition Services Department will review and incorporate the students’ feedback when determining the final cafeteria menu for the 2017–2018 school year. Watch the above video for a tasty inside look at the event.

A little change can go a long way. Students from 19 Dallas ISD schools collected a total of $23,638.39 to donate to 24 Dallas-area nonprofit organizations through the 19th annual Common Cents Pennies from the Heart campaign. The effort aims to encourage students to give back to their communities through charitable giving. Students collected spare change from classmates at their schools through December 2016. On Wednesday, Feb. 22, students presented checks to the nonprofit organizations they selected to receive the donations. Awards were given for the top fundraising schools. Skyline High School won theLouise Gartner Common Cents Pennies from the Heart…

As part of an effort to meet the district goal of every student engaging in a co-curricular or extra-curricular activity, the Dallas ISD Student Activities Department, Special Education Department and STEM Department hosted the district’s first ever Special Needs Robotics Scrimmage. Sunset High School, W.H. Gaston Middle School, the Young Women’s STEAM Academy at Balch Springs, Billy Earl Dade Middle School and J.L. Long Middle School each had a team compete in the event held Wednesday, Feb. 15, at the H.B. Bell Building. The teams faced off with their VEX IQ robots, aiming to complete as many tasks as they…