Inside Dallas ISD

Dallas ISD celebrates teaching excellence by recognizing outstanding educators who are making a difference in the lives of students every day. Meet 2021-2022 Teacher of the Year finalist Natalia Rodriguez Perez. Natalia Rodriguez Perez, founding math teacher of Dallas Hybrid Preparatory at Stephen J. Hay is a graduate of the University of Valladolid in Spain, receiving both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in chemistry. Prior to joining Dallas Hybrid, Rodriguez Perez served at L.O. Donald Elementary School as a math and science bilingual teacher where her students excelled in both subjects, far outpacing peers across the district. She believes the…

Dallas ISD celebrates teaching excellence by recognizing outstanding educators who are making a difference in the lives of students every day. Meet 2021-2022 Teacher of the Year finalist Christopher Grace. Christopher Grace, a world languages teacher at Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services Magnet, is a graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and is currently pursuing his Master of Arts in History at Fort Hays State University.  Now completing his tenth year in Dallas, his journey began at Franklin International Exploratory Academy. Upon arrival, the campus world languages program had few…

Two tenth graders from North Lake Early College will spend their junior year in Germany living with host families, studying the language, exploring select cities and historical sites and learning about the culture. They’ll take part in seminars, visit Germany’s parliament – the Bundestag – and meet with U.S. and German government officials as “citizen diplomats.” Jackie Carranza and Analiese Ayala Henderson were each awarded scholarships through the prestigious Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX), a program jointly funded by the U.S. and German governments to provide scholarships to high school students who want to experience another culture and learn a language…

Dallas ISD’s Social Studies Department is super excited to announce a new event to highlight the creative talents of our Ethnic Studies students – Diverse  Voices. This will be a night of visual and live performances where our Ethnic Studies students will share through their creative lens what they have learned in African American Studies and Mexican American Studies courses.  This event will take place at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 13, 2022, in the Skyline High auditorium.  We would love to see you there!