Inside Dallas ISD

The Dallas Independent School District will offer full day, tuition-based pre-K beginning fall 2016. The program will be held at select elementary campuses during the program’s pilot year. Registration began Monday, July 11, and is open to students who will turn 4-years-old by September 1, 2016. Dallas ISD Board of Trustees approved this measure at the June board meeting. During the meeting, trustees set a tuition rate of $700 per month. Students must live within the district boundaries and may attend any of the designated sites. “Dallas ISD is proud to offer more families access to our high-quality pre-K program,”…

Four students from the Sunset High School Dance Company have danced their ways into full-tuition scholarships at the University of Texas at Permian Basin. Diego Campuzano, Eduardo Quinones, Mariya Cano and Verenice Uribe have received full-tuition scholarships for ballet folklorico, a style of dance that celebrates Mexican history and culture. Leah Huggins, the dance company director at Sunset High School, said the students cried when they heard the news. “We come from a neighborhood where college is not always an option, so the fact that they get to go for free is a huge, huge deal,” Huggins said. Cano, one…

Summer vacation is here for students, and that means families are scrambling to find activities to keep kids busy (and learning) in the warm summer months. Dallas ISD elementary students can visit the Dallas Zoo for free after the zoo donated more than 80,000 tickets to elementary schools. The tickets are valid through Aug. 31 for children ages four to 11. “We are so excited about our partnership with the Dallas Zoo,” said Jenny Christian, Dallas ISD STEM Science Director. “Learning doesn’t stop during the summer, so going to the zoo provides an enriching opportunity for students to continue expanding…

Great people characterize the South Oak Cliff high School feeder pattern. Usamah Rodgers, executive director of the feeder pattern, said the schools have a outstanding community with committed parents, dedicated students, hardworking teachers and excellent administrators. From a new elementary school robotics competition and Prep U events to South Oak Cliff High School’s new collegiate academy, there is outstanding educational opportunities and enrichment options for students throughout the feeder pattern