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Starting Monday, June 3, Dallas ISD offices will begin operating on summer hours for the months of June and July. District offices will be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and closed Friday. Additionally,  Dallas ISD offices will be closed Wednesday, June 19, in recognition of Juneteenth, which is a federal holiday. The district will also be closed for summer break from July 1 through July 5. All central staff will return to work July 8. Additional resources are linked below. Student Enrollment Information Extended Learning Opportunities: Summer Breeze 2024-2025 School Calendar Immunization Requirements Summer Meals

Submitted by the Computer Science & Technology Department Dallas ISD’s robotics teams reached remarkable heights this year. The FIRST Robotics Championship took place this past April in Houston, Texas. The international competition, which brings together 80 of the highest-ranked high school teams in Texas, consisted of over 180 FIRST Lego League teams from all over the world. The Cub-Bots from S.S. Conner Elementary School and the EBJ EEEagles from Eddie Bernice Johnson STEAM Academy both won the Team Model Award for complexity and innovative solutions of their robotic builds. For the second year in a row, Emmett J. Conrad High…

Dallas ISD will provide free meals to students throughout the summer months. Families with children 18 years and younger are encouraged to take advantage of the Summer Food Service Program, which will offer healthy and balanced meals daily. For children who rely on school meals during the academic year, these meals, offered by Food and Nutrition Services, are a source of good nutrition when school is out for the long summer vacation. “Because we are committed to the health and wellbeing of all Dallas ISD students, healthy no-cost meals will be available to all young people across our community,” said…

Submitted by Julian Spearman, Student Activities Department coordinator   Students across the district took top awards at Texas Math & Science Coaches Association State tournaments held in San Antonio, Texas earlier this semester. Dallas ISD sent 465 students from 23 campuses to the TMSCA state contest, where they competed in categories like Number Sense, Mathematics, Calculator Applications, and Science. Teams are awarded individual trophies for placing first through sixth place in any of the four events in each grade level. At the high school level, the School of Science and Engineering at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center received 32 individual trophies…