Inside Dallas ISD

The Junior League of Dallas celebrated the 25th anniversary of its Grants for Innovative Teaching program Sept. 7 by awarding 54 grants totaling $93,000 to Dallas ISD educators. The grant program funds innovative school and classroom projects proposed by district teachers and administrators. This year, four librarians received funding for literacy-related activities, which is a great advantage to students said Gay Patrick, director of Library and Media Services. “The library is a bigger classroom,” Patrick said. “Junior League grants awarded to librarians allow students across grade levels and cultures to learn and share together, bringing a wealth of experiences and…

It’s no secret that when students break for the summer, they often forget some of what they learned over the school year. This is why Dallas ISD paired with Big Thought for the Dallas City of Learning to help stop summer learning loss. Summer learning for students in Dallas ISD is a huge benefit, and kudos to Big Thought for the 2016 Founders Award, which means that Dallas ISD Summer Achievers is now a nationally recognized program. Watch the above video to learn more.

Dallas ISD will offer high school juniors and seniors and their parents a helping hand navigating the path to college at the district’s annual college fair set for 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Wed., Sept. 21, 2016, at the Ellis Davis Field House, 9191 Polk St. The fair will feature representatives of more than 200 colleges, universities, trade schools and the military sharing information and answering questions about available careers and how to choose, get admitted to, and pay for college. The college fair theme is “Take the next step toward your future.” It’s one strategy Dallas ISD is pursuing to encourage…

It’s what USA Today called “a punt return for the ages,” and Woodrow Wilson High School senior Justin Cain still can’t believe he’s the player responsible. Woodrow Wilson was down 7-0 in its game against Kimball High School last week when Cain, a wide receiver, fielded a punt. After initially dropping the football when a Kimball player hit him, Cain recovered the ball, pulled off a number of impressive moves, and, with the help of teammates, seemingly ran through the entire opposing team to score a touchdown. Watch the above to see the play for yourself. “I watch the video and…