Inside Dallas ISD

Leading up to this week’s observance of Veterans Day, Dallas ISD is saluting district employees who are veterans of military service. Each day, the series features a video produced by Dallas Schools Television focusing on a veteran from one of the military’s five branches. Today’s video features U.S.Navy veteran Kathleen Woodruff, who teaches Sociology at Skyline High School. Go here to see the fourth story in the series: Honoring Our Veterans: U.S. Marine Corps veteran Willie Nimer. Go here to see the third story in the series: Honoring Our Veterans: U.S. Army veteran Edwin Dumas. Go here for the second…

At its first college and career awareness seminar, the Academy of Information Technology students learned everything from how to properly tie a tie to how to talk with a future boss when they go out to lunch. The college and career expo at South Oak Cliff High School was part of an effort to hone students’ soft skills so they are ready to succeed either in the business world or at a college function. The event also included sessions of students conducting a mock interview with community partners and a resume writing workshop. Watch the above video to learn more.

Looking to brighten someone’s holiday this season?  Consider partnering with Dallas ISD to help others in need. More than a dozen schools across the district are conducting donation drives to benefit our students and families and a range of nonprofit organizations, including North Texas Food Bank, Salvation Army, area food pantries and churches. Whether you want to donate coats and scarves, canned foods or turkeys, visit our list to select someone with whom to share the joy of the season. Thanks. And from our family to yours, best wishes for a joyful holiday season.

At his Nov. 6 alumni reception, NFL Hall of Famer Tim Brown was more than a little surprised to see his Woodrow Hall of Fame plaque. Brown is no stranger to awards: in addition to being in the NFL Hall of Fame, he won the Heisman Trophy, for starters. But this Woodrow award was unlike any other, as its backstory involved a robbery, intense eBay auction, and alumni coming together to do the right thing. It was an early morning in June when Woodrow alum Teresa Gibson got an unusual email alert: the Hall of Fame plaque presented by her…