News Briefs

Dallas ISD is holding four community meetings in August to inform families about the outstanding learning opportunities in the district and provide details about the proposed Tax Ratification Election. The community meetings all start at 6 p.m. at these locations: Aug. 7: Thomas Jefferson High School, 4001 Walnut Hill Lane Aug. 8: Bryan Adams High School, 2101 Millmar Dr. Aug. 14: L.G. Pinkston High School, 2200 Dennison St. Aug. 15: James Madison High School, 3000 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd

(Updated July 31): In preparation for the move, Student Record Services will close at 1 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 2 and will reopen 8 a.m., Monday, Aug. 6 at their new location. (Original Story) The Dallas ISD Students Record Services Department, which handles transcripts and diploma requests, is moving to a new building. Beginning Aug. 6, Student Record Services will be located at their new address: 2940 Singleton Blvd. The department looks forward to continuing assisting with transcript and diploma requests at the new location, which is the former Thomas A. Edison Middle Schoo building. The department has most recently been…

Texas state law requires students to be fully vaccinated against specified diseases by the first day of school, which in Dallas ISD is Monday, Aug. 20. That means now is the perfect time to avoid the long lines of the back-to-school rush at clinics and medical facilities across the city. Students enrolling in Dallas ISD for the first time must provide proof of the required immunizations in the form of official records from a physician or health clinic. Low-cost immunizations are available for eligible students at Dallas ISD’s Youth and Family Centers and at Dallas County’s health clinics. For information, visit…

During the final board meeting of the 2017-2018 school year, Dallas ISD trustees approved a measure to rename its new headquarters located at 9400 North Central Expressway to the Linus D. Wright Dallas ISD Administration Building. Former educators and community members also attended the June 21 meeting, many of whom spoke during the public comment portion of the meeting, in support of the name change. “I met Linus 20 years ago when I was with the Rotary Club of Dallas…No one is more honorable or accomplished than Linus,” said John Buhl, community member. “He put the district on a high…