News Briefs

Several assistant principals and campus instructional coaches from Accelerating Campus Excellence (ACE) schools met at Annie Webb Blanton Elementary to hold the first Transformation Academy. The purpose of the gathering was to study best practices in teaching and learning and to observe Master Principals. “Our goal is to empower assistant principals and principals to learn from transformational leaders so they can continue to carry forth the work and have great results for students,” said Jolee Healey, Executive Director of ACE schools. Dallas ISD launched the ACE Plan, which stands for Accelerating Campus Excellence, as a way to provide strong leadership, effective teaching and…

The robotics team at the Science and Engineering Magnet has helped convert an RV into a mobile tech lab! The students travel with the refurbished RV, known as the Mobile Tech XPerience, to teach robotics, 3D modeling and printing in underserved areas. The robotics team’s incredible work has earned them status as the CW33 Class Act of the Week. Go here to see the full story from CW 33.

Community and business leaders serving as Principal For a Day, an alum being one of nine finalists for a huge NCAA award, and a Hollywood star launching an entrepreneurship competition in Dallas ISD were among this week’s highlights. Watch the above video, or read below, to learn more! Piedmont goes GLOBAL Students and community members gathered to celebrate the newly named Piedmont GLOBAL Academy. Formerly known as John B. Hood Middle School, students led the effort to change the name to reflect the school’s global academic focus and positive atmosphere. (Watch this) Student-athletes watch inspirational documentary The African American Success…

Did you know that nationally 7.3 million children have at least one parent in jail or prison?  What does this mean for schools and educators? The emotional turmoil is difficult for everyone to handle when there is a parent that is incarcerated, so much so that statistics sadly reveals that 70 percent of these kids with an incarcerated parent are doomed to follow in the same footsteps. But as educators, you can make a difference with this population just by understanding the issue. The Dallas ISD, in partnership with the “National Prison Summit on Mass Incarceration, presents The School to…