Inside Dallas ISD

Dallas ISD is proud to be home to outstanding neighborhood schools like Pershing Elementary. Discover more about our neighborhood campuses at the Discover Neighborhood Schools events on April 9 and April 23. Learn more here. John J. Pershing Elementary hosted a campuswide competition where – through a just and rigorous process – PTA members, scholars and teachers elected four student ambassadors. The Pershing king and queen contest gave every child at Pershing an opportunity to become a role model and every parent a chance to be involved. As a result, PTA membership tripled, from 28 members to over 90, in a…

IIlias Gomez was not always a focused and disciplined student. Middle school brought its challenges, and he wondered if he would be branded a troubled teen. But by the time he reached high school, he found his calling – designing computer games. It was a skill he knew he could master and parlay into a career in gaming technology. “Gaming is very new. A lot of teens and lot of young adults are introduced to video games. We are the founding generation of gaming,” said Gomez, a senior at Conrad High School H-TECH, a Pathways in Technology Early College High…

The Dallas ISD Special Services Department is excited to announce the upcoming Special Services Transition Fair for 2022. The theme this year is “We Can,” which encourages and inspires students to dream big. This two-day event will provide tools to help families of students receiving special services prepare for life after high school.  Attendees will gain new insights on critical skills such as seeking employment, communication, and goal setting. The fair will feature guest speakers and interactive activities that target key topics and areas of support to ensure that families are aware of the resources needed for students to achieve…

Words like avifauna, iatrogenic and kookaburra did not stop Lindsey Roberts, an eighth-grade student at W.E. Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy, from being selected to represent her school at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. One of two D-FW students who scored highest at the 64th Annual Dallas Regional Spelling Bee, Lindsey will be the only contestant representing Dallas ISD in the nationwide spelling championship. “She’s bright and really good at writing, and really shines with her work and performance in my class,” said Jesus Rodriguez, who teaches eighth grade Reading Language Arts (RLA) at Greiner. “She’s very communicative and vocal and…