News Briefs

Ready, set, read! Join Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and thousands of other reading warriors for the free Mayor’s Summer Reading Challenge June 3-Aug. 12. All ages – including kids and adults – can sign up now (and throughout the summer) at dallaslibrary.org/msrc or in person at any Dallas Library location. Young participants can earn incentive prizes – including books, coupons and passes to local attractions – for every 10 days they read at least 20 minutes. Kids who read at least 50 days will be entered to win grand prizes such as breakfasts with Mayor Rawlings and Dr. Hinojosa; behind-the-scenes…

The Association of School Business Officials (ASBO) International has awarded Dallas ISD its Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting for having met or exceeded the program’s high standards for financial reporting and accountability. The district was recognized for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ending 2016. Sponsored by VALIC, the Certificate of Excellence (COE) award confirms the school business office’s commitment to financial accountability and transparency.  Recognition through the COE program can help strengthen a district’s presentation for bond issuance statements and promotes high quality financial reporting.

At its May 25 meeting, the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees recognized several student-athletes and their coaches for achievement this year. Marcus Garrett, a senior at Skyline High School, is the 2016-2017 Gatorade Texas Boys Basketball Player of the Year. The award recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the court. Garrett, who will attend the University of Kansas on a full basketball scholarship, is now in the running for the prestigious Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year award. The David W. Carter High School…

Spend the next 93 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. Model United Nations More than 400 sixth-graders from 13 Dallas ISD schools participated in the annual Model United Nations Conference at Ellis Davis Field House. (Watch this) Robotics champions The Sunset High School robotics team won the 2017 UIL robotics state championships in the First Tech Challenge Division. (Learn more) Former first lady reads to students Three nationally known children’s book authors, including former first lady Laura Bush, read to students at Thomas Tolbert Elementary. (Read this) Speeding to Read…