Browsing: Inside Dallas ISD
With Sunday, Sept. 13, marking National Grandparents Day, the Hub asked some young scholars at Walnut Hill Elementary what they love most about their grandparents. Watch the above video to hear what they say.
Where can parents go for guidance on ways to support their children’s education while students enjoy entertainment and games and the entire family has access free health screenings? Dallas ISD’s Office of Family and Community Engagement offers these services and more at its popular PREP U Super Saturday events held at district high schools to provide information and resources to parents in various neighborhood feeder patterns. Now in the fourth year, the PREP U events attract thousands of families. Parent feedback indicates that one of the biggest draws is the resource booths staffed by representatives of clinics, social service agencies and…
Dallas real estate icon Ebby Halliday, who is also the namesake of a Dallas ISD school, has died at the age of 104. Halliday, who founded Texas’ largest independently-owned residential real estate company, earned a national reputation for helping countless people realize their dream of owning a home. Ramon Delgado, principal of the Ebby Halliday Elementary School in southeast Dallas, said the staff was sad to learn of Halliday’s passing and observed a moment of silence in her honor. Though he had not met her during his two years as principal, Delgado said he was honored to work at a school graced…
Ben Dickerson served five years in the U.S. Coast Guard before making a move into education, first as a teacher, then assistant principal, and today, as principal of Edward H. Cary Middle School. Dickerson is one of dozens of administrators who moved into the top job for the first time at a district school this year. The first-year principal says he’s ready to take on the challenge of improving academic achievement. It helps that Dickerson is familiar with the terrain of the northwest Dallas community where Cary is located. He’s served there five years as a teacher and assistant principal…