Inside Dallas ISD

Dallas ISD opened the first Ben Carson Reading Room at John Quincy Adams Elementary School, through the generosity of Domtar and Carson Scholars Fund. The grand opening ceremony was held on Friday, Sept. 23 at the campus with a number of special guests in attendance to help launch the literacy room. “John Quincy Adams Elementary is honored to be an extension of the Carson Scholars Fund’s THINK BIG philosophy,” said Yoshi Totsuka, principal at John Quincy Adams. “The Dr. Ben Carson Reading Room has provided our scholars a unique opportunity to further develop their life-long love of reading.” “We appreciate…

Former Dallas Cowboys players led students at Thelma Elizabeth Page Richardson Elementary School in a variety of physical activities and drills as a way to promote health and wellness. Charles Haley, Dixon Edwards, Tony Casillas and Rowdy, the Cowboys mascot, got the students active and smiling during their visit. The event was a part of National Football League’s Play 60 initiative that tackles childhood obesity and inspires kids to play well and eat better. The former Cowboys players visited Richardson Elementary because the school completed all of the components of the Play 60 program over the last year.

Hundreds of high school students across Dallas ISD visited and participated in the district’s annual college fair on Sept. 21. A wide range of colleges and universities were on hand, along with important information on preparing for higher education. Transportation was provided to the event.

Seven Dallas ISD teachers were recognized this year with Texas Instruments Innovations in STEM Teaching Awards. Texas Instruments gave the $70,000 grant to the Dallas Education Foundation, which then provided the award to the teachers. The Texas Instruments (TI) Foundation presented its Innovations in STEM Teaching Awards on Sept. 15 to 18 teachers from six local school districts during a ceremony at TI’s Dallas headquarters. The awards program, now in its 10th year, honors local secondary math and science teachers from Dallas, Garland, Lancaster, Mesquite, Plano and Richardson ISDs independent school districts (ISDs) who consistently demonstrate quality instruction and build student achievement in the…