News Briefs

Spend the next 78 seconds catching up on many of the great things that happened across the district this week! Watch the above video, or read below, to learn more. First of its kind Arthur Kramer Elementary School is the first Dallas ISD school to receive this distinction (learn more)! Future careers As part of Education: Go Get It Week, students at Leila P. Cowart Elementary School dressed for the job they want to have when they grow up (see photos). Enhancing STEM  Students, staff and project partners celebrated three new mobile carts that will enhance STEM education at Ann Richards Middle School (read this). Computer Lab NEC…

Luis Díaz, a third-grade teacher at L. P. Cowart Elementary School, wants to give Dallas ISD students what his teachers in Puerto Rico gave him … an opportunity to get to know the world through education. “My teachers helped me travel, imaginarily through their lessons, so I grew up with a passion to discover the world,” he said. Díaz has traveled to 20 countries, and that experience has allowed him to appreciate people’s culture and heritage. The nine-year teacher also motivates his students to aim high. “I come from a public school system and I tell my students that if…

Students, parents and the entire community at the Moisés E. Molina High School Feeder Pattern, are invited to the Journey to Literacy Prep U Super Saturday, on Saturday, Sept. 23, from 9 a.m. to noon, at L. V. Stockard Middle School, 2300 S. Ravinia Drive. There will be family activities, including interactive games, which will help parents to better engage their children in reading. Free books, giveaways, entertainment, food and drinks, as well as health screenings and immunizations for children ages 2- 18, will also be available on site.

Hispanic Heritage Month is Sept. 15–Oct. 15, and it’s an opportunity to celebrate the contribution of Latinos living in America. In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, read about some of our schools’ namesakes and their historical contributions to Dallas ISD. Cesar Chavez was a prominent union leader and labor organizer who was dedicated to improving the treatment for farm workers. Chavez helped found the National Farm Workers Association, and he is the namesake of the Cesar Chavez Learning Center located at 1710 N. Carroll Ave.