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Dallas ISD is now accepting nominations for students in first- through fifth-grade to be screened for the Dallas ISD Gifted and Talented Education Program. The nomination window is open Aug. 27–Sept. 7. Parents, guardians and community members may nominate students for consideration. Students may also nominate themselves. Information packets are available at local campuses from the school’s Gifted and Talented Education Program teacher. Students must be enrolled in Dallas ISD to be tested. For more information, visit the Advanced Academic Services homepage.

Built on the success of a “peace pantry” stocked with canned food that benefits students and their families at Woodrow Wilson High School, a new one has started this school year at nearby Geneva Heights Elementary School. Teachers help identify students whose families would benefit from a gift of food, and on Friday the students take home bags filled with food, prepared by volunteers. The community has embraced the idea, with children collecting canned goods for the pantry. Check out the full story from CBS 11 here. Geneva Heights, formerly Robert E. Lee Elementary, is also officially becoming an International Baccalaureate…

A recent collaborative luncheon brought together Dallas ISD’s new Office of Racial Equity, Dallas Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation, and the City of Dallas’ Office of Equity and Human Rights to discuss equity issues. The Equity Luncheon was held at the Hall of State in Fair Park, and historical societies from several communities—Remembering Black Dallas, Dallas Mexican American Historical League, Dallas ISD’s American Indian Education Program, Dallas Jewish Historical Society—presented on their preservation, research and archival efforts. This was the first of many equity-focused collaborative events.

Dallas ISD is holding a job fair this Saturday to recruit bus drivers, MPV drivers (No CDL required) and bus monitors. Interested candidates should plan to attend the job fair this Saturday, August 25, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Leonard Center, (formerly the offices of Dallas County Schools) at 5151 Samuell Blvd. in Dallas. This event is open to the public, and candidates should bring their driver’s license and job history.  For more information, please contact Priscilla Soltren in Dallas ISD Human Capital Management at (972) 925-4227 or at psoltren@dallasisd.org.