News Briefs

The Dallas Morning News featured Brighter Bites, a Dallas ISD partner that offers fresh produce while teaching healthful diet and nutrition. The story catches Brighter Bites in action at Jack Lowe Sr. Elementary School. Go here for the full story.

Staff from Vizient reached out to the Dallas ISD Volunteer and Partnership Services team to offer support. In the meantime, DeGolyer Elementary School had asked for help with some painting and their school garden – so the match was made. On Friday, July 22, 16 Vizient interns participated in a day of service, including more than $5,000 of donated landscaping and playground and gym supplies. Principal Tara Mays expressed gratitude for the company’s support and willingness to serve the students, teachers, and families of DeGolyer Elementary. Vizient, Inc., based in Irving is the largest member-driven health care performance improvement company in the country,…

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 Devany Morales, a student at Hillcrest High School who is an intern with Dallas ISD’s Career Education and Workforce Partnerships. What is your role as an intern? My role as an intern is basically to help out others and learn new things as I go. My role has ranged from creating field trip forms and calendars to simply cleaning out cabinets. What do you hope to accomplish through…

WFAA ran a great story on the Solar Preparatory School for Girls, a single-gender choice school opening this year. The school will be a socioeconomic and racially-diverse school campus, said Mike Koprowski, chief of transformation and innovation. Led by Principal Nancy Bernardino, the campus will open in August to nearly 200 female scholars in grades K-2 and will add one grade level, each year through eighth-grade. Go here for the full story.