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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…

Dallas ISD Trustee Audrey Pinkerton is hosting a District 7 Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the auditorium at Sidney Lanier Expressive Arts Vanguard, 1400 Walmsley Ave. Parents and community members are encouraged to attend and ask questions.

Dallas ISD Trustee Joyce Foreman joined 34 other school board members from across Texas September 22-24 at the kickoff session of the Leadership TASB class of 2017. Selected by the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB), the group is participating in a yearlong education leadership study program. These trustees represent school districts of all sizes, with student populations of 1,000 to 159,000, and reflect a similar range of property wealth. Participants who complete all required elements of the study will graduate next year by earning Master Trustee status. This is the highest designation recognized by TASB. Meeting in conjunction with the…