Inside Dallas ISD

The 2022-2023 financial aid applications, FAFSA and TAFSA, are open! Class of 2022, if you plan to attend college, congratulations! It is now time to begin completing your free financial aid application. What is financial aid? Financial aid is money from the federal government (FAFSA – Free Application for Federal Student Aid), or state government (TASFA – Texas Application for State Financial Aid) in the form of grants (free money), student loans, and/or work-study opportunities (grant). This application will provide institutions with the information needed to determine how much financial aid you qualify for towards your college expenses. Don’t think…

Thomas L. Marsalis Elementary STEAM Academy is the first school in Dallas ISD to earn the National Certificate for STEM Excellence from the National Institute for STEM Education (NISE).  “The road to this designation in a pandemic has been tough, but still a wonderful experience for our campus,” shared Principal Kimberly Richardson. “For Marsalis to be able to provide a valuable educational option to the South Oak Cliff community means everything to me. This has been many years in the making!” The NCSE recognizes individual school campuses for their commitment to and systematic support of teachers’ understanding and use of…

Kellie Lawson’s artwork is featured in the Dallas Education Foundation’s 2021 Heart of Teaching Art Exhibition. Every day, our Dallas ISD art educators, a majority of whom are working artists, share their gifts with our students and encourage, lift and enable them to do more than they thought possible. Learn more about The Heart of Teaching at futureofdallas.org/event2021. Throughout her 24-year career at Rosemont, art teacher Kellie Lawson has built invaluable partnerships with local art institutions that further her students’ experience. She has even mentored a student who later became an art teacher at her own campus. Lawson teaches every…

Class of 2022, if you plan to attend college you must be “college-ready”. This is determined from SAT, ACT, or other exemptions. For more information, please watch the video below. Did you know the TSIA is required to enroll in college? What is the TSIA? The purpose of the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) is to determine if you are ready for college-level work in the areas of reading, writing and math. How do I sign up? Speak with your campus to determine the test date and registration process.