News Briefs

Dallas ISD Board of Trustees Vice President Edwin Flores is hosting a District 1 community forum at W.T. White High School. The community forum will be Tuesday, Sept. 20, from 5:30-6:30 p.m.

NBC 5 has the story on how donorschoose.org is connecting teachers with donors who want to help. The story, which you can watch here, focuses on an eighth-grade A.V.I.D. classroom at W.E. Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy. A.V.I.D., which stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination, is a college readiness program that helps accelerate student learning. “What I like about this class is that it prepares me for college and it really shows me about leadership,” said Sierra Lauera, a student in the A.V.I.D. class Mrs. Hatcher, the A.V.I.D. teacher, is using donorschoose.org to help get supplies for her classroom. Go here…

Delaney Shiu, a student at Hillcrest High School and editor of the Hillcrest Hurricane, the school’s student-run newspaper, wrote this article. For the past eight years at Hillcrest High School, the senior class has participated in a tradition known as senior retreat, two days where seniors don’t go to classes and participate in a number of amusing activities. The activities vary but this year, the days consisted of community service, listening to speakers, swimming, and attending various breakout sessions designed to help students prepare for life after graduation. The first day of the retreat, Aug. 24, students boarded buses and…

The National Safety Council, in partnership with the Texas Department of Transportation, presented Dallas ISD this week with the 2016 Our Driving Concern Texas Employer Traffic Safety Award. Dallas ISD’s safety driving program provides comprehensive screening, training and materials for drivers in the district. “Texas is a leader among states in many areas, but sadly it has the highest rate of fatal car crashes,” said Deborah A.P. Hersman, president and CEO of the National Safety Council. “These employers are working to protect their employees and reverse this trend. We are thrilled to recognize their work.” The 2016 honorees were selected through an…