News Briefs

After 88 days of summer vacation, school officially kicks off on Monday. Get ready for the big first day of classes by watching the above video with recent great district news, or read below! Pounding the pavement for pre-K Members of Dallas ISD’s early learning team, district staff and volunteers went door to door in Dallas neighborhoods to let people know about available pre-K opportunities in the district. (Watch this) “Fish Camp” at Spruce More than 125 incoming Spruce freshmen got their first taste of Timberwolf spirit at a fun welcome camp at the school. (Read this) Backpack donation Professional basketball player…

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.