News Briefs

Lew Blackburn, Michael Hinojosa, Mike Rawlings, Bryan Carter and Todd Williams co-authored the following Op-Ed that first appeared in the Dallas Morning News. Recent polling data shows that Dallas voters recognize public education as the city’s number one issue, outdistancing the next biggest issue facing us more than two to one. Businesses want and need a more educated workforce. Parents want their children to be prepared for successful careers. If we want a healthier Dallas, we have to start with our schools. There is recent good news that demands both our attention and our wise investment. Since 2010, Dallas ISD…

The Mayor’s Intern Fellows Program gives Dallas ISD high school juniors and seniors real world experience in a professional field. The Hub is spotlighting some of these Dallas ISD students participating in the program. Today, meet Deanna Harper, a student at Carter High School who is an intern with Dallas ISD’s Instructional Support Services. What is your role as an intern? I work with Instructional Support Services in planning and preparing for professional development Ttraining for teachers. This consists of making posters, door prizes, and using my creativity to develop more useful materials for the sessions. During professional development. I assist with…

Students stepping up to help families impacted by tragedy, growing excitement for Dallas ISD’s new single-gender schools, and a reduction in the number of semester exams are just some of the big news items in this edition of This Week in Dallas ISD. Watch the above video—or read below—to learn more! Supporting principals More than 40 Dallas ISD departments are helping prepare principals for a successful school year. Here’s how. Stepping up to help Students from Lakewood Elementary set up lemonade stands to raise money for the families of police officers killed in the July 7 shooting. (Read this) Chief…

Dallas ISD trustee Dan Micciche has earned the designation of Master Trustee upon completion of Leadership TASB, a program sponsored by the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB). During the fifth session, June 30-July 1, school board members in the 2015–16 Leadership TASB class made presentations of their team’s findings following year-long research. Class participants selected topics related to public school boards facing change and selected narrowed research fields for in-depth study. Their research focused on topics that included strategies to deal with employee retention, understanding statewide accountability, successful early childhood education programs, focused community engagement, the role of the…