Inside Dallas ISD

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

The Lakewood Advocate recently featured a story on student athlete Darrion Green of Woodrow Wilson. Please visit their site and read about this amazing Dallas ISD student athlete and all he has accomplished. Congratulations Darrion! And best of luck and UNM!

A festive kickoff for the Mayor’s Back to School Fair, 800 Dallas ISD students getting their first college experience, and a celebration of a great partnership were some of the highlights of the past week. Watch this short video — or read below — to learn more! Mayor’s Back to School Fair A press conference provided details on the 20th annual Mayor’s Back to School Fair, which is Aug. 5 at Fair Park. Mock trial class offered at Madison Thanks to a partnership with Thompson and Knight LLP, the mock trial team at Madison High School will become a mock trial class next…

Four of Dallas ISD’s top female executives fronted leadership roundtables at the Meadows Conference Center this week to conclude the district’s Women’s Leadership Conference co-sponsored by the University of Texas at Dallas’ Naveen Jindal School of Management. The 2016 Dallas ISD Women’s Leadership Conference included: Leadership workshops for 75 women leaders in central staff. Cohort debriefing sessions for workshop attendees. Roundtables with women in Dallas ISD’s top leadership. Chief of Staff Dr. Cynthia Wilson, Chief of Human Capital Management Karry Chapman, Chief of School Leadership Stephanie Elizalde and Chief of Communications Toni Cordova led discussions on various points of leadership…