News Briefs

The time spent in high school participating in her favorite club hugely influenced Krystal Esparza’s career choice. As a member of HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America), Esparza learned to apply what she learned in the classroom in real life situations. Today, this 2010 graduate of the School of Health Professions at the Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center works as an athletic trainer in sports medicine helping patients recover from orthopedic injuries. AlumNow, The Hub feature that profiles district alumni, recently checked in with Esparza for an update on what she’s been up to since graduating high school. What are…

School is out, but learning never stops in Dallas ISD! The district’s STEM Summer Camps got underway this week. The camps feature fun and learning and cover everything from chemistry and electricity to forensic science. Meanwhile, a partnership is helping a garden grow into something great at one elementary school, and two longtime employees are moving into their next chapter. Great grant for BA The Bryan Adams High School Leadership Academy is the recipient of a $130,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to strengthen its schoolwide approach to social and emotional learning. (Read this) STEM Summer Camps Students…

Retirement may finally be sinking in for Ruth Kaiser, a gym teacher at Foster Elementary School, who taught for the last day on June 3, after 50 years in education. The Dallas Morning News spent some time with Kaiser  on her last day of school before entering into retirement. See how she, along with other tenured teachers set to retire, spent their last day with students in the link below. LINK: At 75, gym teacher Ruth Kaiser is hanging up her whistle

Dallas ISD announced on Friday, June 3, that Dr. Janice Lombardi has been named the new principal of Skyline High School and Career Development Center. She is currently principal of Trinidad “Trini” Garza Early College High School, a 2015 Texas Blue Ribbon Campus. Lombardi has collected many accolades during her career, but this past school year was named a finalist for the H-E-B Excellence in Education Award and also was one of three finalists for Dallas ISD Secondary Principal of the Year. Skyline High School opened in 1971 as the nation’s first magnet school. It remains the largest high school…