News Briefs

Welcome to the 2016-2017 school year! Dallas ISD staff, teachers and administrators are ready to continue preparing and educating students to become productive citizens. Watch the above video for an inside look into a day in Dallas ISD.

Most Dallas ISD students entering kindergarten through 12th grade may register for school using the district’s online enrollment tool now through Sept. 2. So far this year nearly 9,000 students have submitted enrollment applications using the online system. Below are answers to five of the most common questions regarding online enrollment. What is a SnapCode? A SnapCode is a unique 15 character and numeric code that provides a student’s primary guardian access to pre-filled enrollment forms. How can I get a SnapCode? SnapCodes are centrally generated and provided to each campus to distribute to parents. The district is aiming next year…

WFAA has its own story on how Pat & Emmitt Smith Charities teamed up with Belk and Dallas ISD to provide students of two underserved Dallas ISD schools with brand new uniforms dental and vision screenings, healthy groceries to take home, and much more. See WFAA’s story here.

Director in the Office of Transformation of Innovation, Mohammed Choudhury has been nominated for the prestigious EPic Change Makers award! Sponsored by Education Pioneers, this award recognizes the work of the alumni “who are making a marked difference in improving equity and opportunity for historically underserved communities—low-income students and students of color, specifically.” The top 10 semifinalists will be eligible to win one $10,000 Scott Morgan Award, or two $2,500 runner-up awards to help advance their leadership development of key initiatives at their organization. As an integral leader for the Public School Choice initiative, Choudhury has led more than 10…