Inside Dallas ISD

Dallas ISD is making a $31 million investment in a new replacement school for the Geneva Heights learning community.  During a rigorous community engagement process, the community developed three BIG ideas that would serve as guiding principles in the design of the new campus. They were: Adapt to growth while maintaining our small, tight-knit community; Remain the gem in the community Reflect the spirit of our diverse community “Dallas ISD is committed to transparency with our Bond 2020 projects,” shared Brent Alfred, Deputy Chief, Bond and Construction Services.  “We had four meetings with the Geneva Heights learning community and stakeholders…

Dallas ISD students continue to thrive in STEM as Competitive Robotics teams earn their spot in national and international tournaments. This year alone, one high school, 11 middle schools, and seven elementary schools will compete in the VEX Robotics World Championship, which will take place on May 3rd. At the IQ Robotics Create U.S. Open, 1251G LadyBots from Casa View Elementary brought home the top award, the Excellence Award, and won the 2nd Place Teamwork Challenge Award. The 20616D Robolution D from Alex Sanger Preparatory won the Design Award. And the 3028G LadyBots from School for the Talented and Gifted…

Vying with 22 other urban debate leagues from across the country, two Dallas ISD students from Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet placed third in the Junior Varsity Division at the 15th Annual Urban Debate National Championship Tournament. Making the semifinals, the team of Hope Habia and Sarahi Vasquez represented the Dallas Urban Debate Alliance (DUDA) and Dallas ISD in the national tournament after winning five preliminary rounds of policy debate. Also, Habia finished seventh in the nation with junior varsity speaker points. The national high school policy debate resolution for 2022 centered on the protection of water resources within the…

Which two organisms can be too contaminated to eat frequently and safely due to concentrations of mercury? If you knew the answer was “tuna and shellfish,” you probably could have fared well testing your wits in the Texas Academic Pentathlon Super Quiz alongside 43 Dallas ISD middle school teams that competed in early April for regional and state rankings. Each year the competition has a new theme and, if you did not guess from the question, this year’s theme was “Water: A Most Essential Resource.” After months of studying this year’s topic in math, science, social studies, literature, and fine…