Inside Dallas ISD

Stuffed bunnies, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Mother Goose, Dora the Explorer and Arthur are among the notable characters that peer out from almost every bookshelf in the library at Anne Frank Elementary School. It’s testing week at the north Dallas school and, for the moment, the library is quiet. Outside the glass door, young students march in single file through the hallway as they take a breather from the STAAR exams. Inside, Librarian Lisa Mead is waiting for the students to return. Talking with Mead about her classroom experience and her passion for teaching, it’s not hard to see…

No debate about it, Seagoville Dragons are hot. As the new kids on the block, the Seagoville High School Debate Team started the year strong earning the title of City Champs in the novice category of the Dallas Urban Debate Alliance fall competition. To close out the year, they clinched the novice division again winning the competition’s spring event. Not a bad record and certainly one that’s bringing excitement and stirring up Dragon pride throughout the Seagoville community. “This is a great accomplishment,” Coach Mark Harrington said. “This was their first year in competition and their record is the best…

The annual Beeping Egg Hunt for Blind and Visually Impaired Students happened Thursday, April 2, at Flag Pole Hill near White Rock Lake. The event, coordinated by the Dallas ISD Special Education Vision Department, uses special eggs that emit beeps to allow visually impaired students to find them more easily. Other activities for the students included cookie-decorating, basket-making and a petting zoo. Watch the video above to learn more.

The Dallas ISD Superintendent’s Scholarship Run, set for May 16 is a good cause for anyone looking to support deserving high school seniors. Proceeds from the run will benefit the Superintendent’s Scholarship Fund, which has provided more than $2 million in scholarships to almost a thousand district seniors since 2000. The run, which will begin and end at Woodrow Wilson High School, will be a family-friendly event for runners, walkers, and even spectators, so it’s definitely a worthy cause. But what’s that you say: you’re not a runner? Well, this event could serve as the perfect incentive to kick off your…