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The Sunset RoboFlash team joined Dallas ISD Trustee Dan Micciche at the regularly scheduled June 21 board meeting prior to being recognized for the their accomplishments this year. RoboFlash is the first known competitive robotics team comprised of students with special needs. They have been instrumental in inspiring the development of other like teams. RoboFlash joined with teams from Conrad High School and Rockwall High School to win first place at the North Texas Tournament of Robotics earlier this year.

Dallas ISD’s Leadership Development Program took nearly 30 district staff and turned them into the next leaders to watch. For 10 months, participants took part in leadership lessons that were held at UT Dallas Jindal School of Management and at 9400 NCX. Lessons included: DiSC Profile, Self-Awareness, and Teamwork Dallas ISD Governance, Structure, and Operations Culture Talent Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace and Boundary Spanning Leadership Impact Stakeholders The participants were required to increase their understanding of high-level issues that affect Dallas ISD, including: managerial, legal, educational, and community issues. They also had to become knowledgeable in governance processes, serve…

Challenger Justin Henry defeated incumbent Bernadette Nutall in a runoff election for the District 9 seat on the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees. Henry received 1,501 votes (62.75 percent) compared to Nutall’s 891 votes (37.25 percent). The June 16 runoff was necessary after none of the four candidates in the regular election on May 5 received at least 50 percent of the vote. Henry and Nutall were the top two candidates in the regular election, with 1,088 (47 percent) and 730 (31 percent) of the votes, respectively. District 9 incorporates South Dallas, parts of Downtown Dallas, Pleasant Grove, Deep Ellum,…

Dallas ISD students were recently recognized for their work in promoting recycling on their campuses in an annual contest sponsored by Waste Management. Three students each received a $1,000 scholarship after submitting essays centering on why recycling is important and what they are doing at their schools. The 2018 winners are Brenda Castaneda, Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School; Henry Lloyd, Woodrow Wilson High School; and Alexis Ojeda, School of Health Professions. Additionally, prizes were awarded to Green Team logo design contest winners at J.J. Rhoads Learning Center, Arturo Salazar Elementary School, Solar Preparatory for Girls, Rosemont Middle School, H.…