Inside Dallas ISD

David Lee, principal at Hector Garcia Middle School, has been an educator in Dallas ISD for most of his professional career. In a district where Asian Americans make up 2.18% of the staff and 1.11% of the student population, Lee is no stranger to setting the standard and redefining what it means to walk in your own uniqueness in spaces where the majority does not look like you.  Born in Seoul, South Korea, Lee emigrated to the U.S. with his parents and younger brother and settled in the Dallas area when he was two years old. Growing up, Lee recognized…

Dallas ISD students from across the district will convene at Skyline High School to learn more about the Texas Governor’s Race on Tuesday, May 17th! The purpose of this event is to give young voters an opportunity to hear candidates at the top of the ballot discuss topics and issues that are important to high schoolers in Texas. This event will be moderated by the Student Voter Empowerment Coalition (SVEC), a nonpartisan student-led extracurricular club aimed at increasing voter awareness and participation among students and their families through voter education, motivation, empowerment, and civic engagement. Virtual Livestream: https://bit.ly/3PbPVO8.

On Tuesday, May 3, Paul L. Dunbar Learning Center welcomed its newest “dream court,” thanks to Nancy Lieberman Charities, which partnered with Dallas ISD, Tiger 21 and the Dallas Police Department. This effort was made possible by a $160,000 donation to cover the state-of-the-art outdoor basketball court, a supply of brand new basketballs and hand-painted floor murals with games like leapfrog and hopscotch. More than 15 district campuses have been chosen as recipients of the foundation’s Dream Court™ program, including Stevens Park Elementary School and Jesús Moroles Expressive Arts Vanguard in 2021. Paul L. Dunbar Learning Center Principal Alpher Garrett-Jones…

Robert Matthew Bell III is the senior Teen School Board representative for Innovation, Design, Entrepreneurship Academy (IDEA) at James W. Fannin. Now in his second year on the board, he was recently inducted into the National Honor Society, is also on the school’s National Academy Foundation advisory board and has been on the student council since his freshman year, when he served as president. A former charter school student, Robert chose to attend Dallas ISD’s IDEA for high school and says, “It was one of the better decisions I’ve made. I’ve been able to meet people in the fields I’m…