Inside Dallas ISD

Movies inspire me, and many of you know that I often use movie analogies to illustrate or reinforce a particular point. Last weekend, like millions of other moviegoers, my youngest son Anthony and I went to see Avengers: Age of Ultron. We share a love for action movies, and after seeing this one we debated over who was the coolest superhero: Captain America or Thor. Now that’s a tough choice. What wasn’t tough was seeing the similarity in this movie to the hard work of the Dallas ISD team. At one point in the movie, the members of the Avengers are…

Jacque Rauschuber is the winner of the 2015 Volunteer Impact Award for Classroom Support for her efforts to boost student literacy through securing donations and by recruit other volunteers to work directly with students in the tutoring program at Reinhardt Elementary School. See how Rauschuber’s work is making a positive impact on the students at the school.

May 4-8 is National Teacher Appreciation Week! The National PTA in 1984 designated the first week of May as a special time to honor those who lend their passion and skills to educating children. Like their counterparts across the nation, Dallas ISD teachers play an essential role in student success. During Teacher Appreciation Week, we invite the community to join us in recognizing the dedicated educators who wholeheartedly commit themselves to providing an exceptional educational experience for all children. Each day this week, we will recognize three of the hundreds of exemplary educators in the five divisions of the district. As…

To say the faculty and students of Dallas Environmental Science Academy love their cafeteria staff is a major understatement. Invited to nominate the cafeteria staff for the Heart of Child Nutrition Award sponsored by the Food and Child Nutrition Services Department, the school responded with a whopping 141 nominations — the most of any district school. Tuesday, FCNS Executive Director Dora Rivas presented the DESA cafeteria workers their award. Food Services Specialist Amy Jah, who works with the team at DESA, describes the team as among the district’s best. “Ms. Rodriguez and her staff strive to excel in all aspects…