Inside Dallas ISD

The First Annual Chili Cook Off kicked off at F.D. Roosevelt High School, where three Dallas ISD Culinary schools showed off their chili. “We are doing this to encourage students to come out and socialize with people from other campuses,” said Sarah Lewis, culinary and nutrition teacher at Roosevelt. Roosevelt High School ended up taking first place in the cook off.

The mission of the Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship Academy (IDEA) at James W. Fannin, one of Dallas ISD’s Public School Choice campuses, is to empower students to chart their own educational path through personalized learning. The school opened its doors on August 2015 with its first class of freshman and will grow into a full high school by 2018. IDEA is one of five Dallas ISD inaugural campuses for Personalized Learning and the only Personalized Learning high school. “The students get to make more choices about what they do and how they do it,” said Arelthia Phillips, digital design teacher at…

Students and teachers from automotive programs at five Dallas ISD high schools got revved up at Mecum Dallas 2016, one of the world’s largest collector car auctions. The 250 students and teachers also met with Dave Magers, the CEO of Mecum Auctions, as well as various consignors to learn about the collector car industry, the restoration of collector cars, and also the career opportunities for auto-tech students. Mecum Auctions donated tickets so the students to attend. Nancy, a junior in Spruce High School’s auto collision repair and refinishing program, said her Dallas ISD classes have given her a great appreciation…

Dallas ISD announced today the 2016 Campus Teachers of the Year. Each campus selected its Teacher of the Year based on demonstrated excellence in and out of the classroom. Go here to see the full list of Campus Teachers of the Year as of Nov. 3. The campus Teachers of the Year exemplify the following traits: Leads students of all backgrounds to demonstrate learning. Collaborates with colleagues, students, and families to create a culture of respect and success. Deliberately connects their classroom to the community and the community to the classroom. Engages in leadership opportunities that contribute to the work…