Inside Dallas ISD

On Feb. 21, history was being made for one North Dallas High School student. In the shadows of the record breaking achievement, in which Kymberlynn Jackson won the first Dallas ISD UIL girls wrestling title, the daunting reality that Jackson faces daily made that moment all the more satisfying. Unlike most of her peers, Jackson can’t place her state medallion in her room or hang it on her wall with the other countless accolades she’s won this year: the first Dallas ISD girls wrestling state champion is homeless. Without a place to call home, Jackson chooses to wear the symbols…

When leaders, community members and students gather March 6 at 10 a.m. for the groundbreaking ceremony for the Jose “Joe” May Elementary School, they will mark the construction on the final new school in Dallas ISD’s 2008 Bond Program. Scheduled to open in August 2016, the 99,811-square-foot facility will have the capacity to serve 821 students in grades Pre-K through five. May Elementary School, which will be at 9818 Brockbank Dr. in the Bachman Lake area of northwest Dallas, will feature 33 classrooms, two computer labs, a library, performing arts classrooms, gymnasium, and four classrooms dedicated to a Head Start…

The district has two inclement weather days built into the calendar in case weather causes the closure of schools. The designated inclement weather days are scheduled for April 3 and June 5. To view the full student calendar, click here.

Educators the world over are looking for ways to empower students to own their learning experience. But how can schools and educators motivate students to go after and capture knowledge? Marsh Preparatory Academy Principal Nicky Niewinski bets the flexibility of Personalized Learning, which gives students a choice over what they learn, will make all the difference.