Inside Dallas ISD

Dallas ISD’s Summer Meal program celebrated its kick off event on Tuesday. Select Dallas ISD schools participate in the free summer meal program along with churches, recreation centers, and other activity sites throughout the city. Future Focus Superintendent Michael Hinojosa shared advice with students at the Future Focus Camp hosted by United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, Accenture and the Dallas Regional Chamber. Hinojosa told students that knowledge, skills and a positive attitude would set them up for success for tomorrow’s workforce. Dallas Winds Band Camp Hundreds of middle and high school students attended an intensive, weeklong band camp conducted by the Dallas…

The H. Grady Spruce Feeder Pattern is ready to show the Metroplex all the great things happening in their schools. Executive Director Brian Lusk noted the schools have been going through a rebranding. “The principals are working with their schools to develop their identity of what their niche will be and what they want to be known for,” said Lusk. All schools in the Spruce feeder pattern value their partnerships with parents and local organizations, with parent involvement and community connections continuing to grow and strengthen the campuses. Check out the programs that make the feeder pattern unique, including the…

A program aiming to help promote a love of fresh fruit and vegetables was the backdrop to officially kickoff the Summer Meals program at Dallas ISD. Just in the second week of the program, students in the Summer Sprouts class at Balch Springs Middle School had cooked and sampled a few recipes with fresh items from the school’s garden. On Tuesday, June 14, students shared fresh Texas peaches and also a simple, low-sugar peach sorbet. Teacher Denesyn Figueroa-Freytes said the class also put an abundance of carrots to use by making carrot cupcakes. The girls in the Summer Sprouts program…

Each summer since 2008, hundreds of Dallas ISD middle and high school students have the chance to attend an intensive, weeklong band camp conducted by the Dallas Winds. This year’s camp was staged this week at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. The camp culminates with performances in front of family and friends at the Meyerson Symphony Center at the end of the week. Check out a photo gallery of today’s activities above.