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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.…

A free interactive, online workshop is open to Dallas ISD educators, administrators and volunteers to promote the success of immigrant and refugee students. Teachers, administrators, librarians and volunteers can go here to register for free. The workshop—Immigrant Student Success: Strategies and Tools for K-12 and Adult Educators—will be held July 10–11 from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. The workshop will explore how to: Integrate immigration into the curriculum; Build relationships with immigrant students, families and communities in perilous times; Use storytelling to educate all students on immigration; Empower both teachers and students; Create more welcoming classrooms, and more.