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The May 7 election will fill four Dallas ISD trustee seats and more. Here are the important upcoming dates and information: Early voting: Monday, April 25—Tuesday, May 3 Election day: Saturday, May 7 Early voting locations: DallasCountyVotes.org Election day locations: DallasCountyVotes.org To check registration status:  DallasCountyVotes.org To see sample ballot: DallasCountyVotes.org Information on candidates & issues: Vote411.org What does a trustee do? The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees establishes the policies by which schools operate. In carrying out the task of setting policy, the board identifies needs and establishes priorities for the school system, allocates financial and human resources among the priority areas, and evaluates school performance.…

Dallas ISD’s Franklin D. Roosevelt High School received a donation of Under Armour athletic clothing and shoes this week from Pat & Emmitt Smith Charities. The 100 boxes of gear is valued at more than $100,000, and is just one of many recent donations the charity has presented to Dallas ISD schools. Besides athletic gear, the charity has helped provide school uniforms. Roosevelt cheerleaders and band members provided a pep rally-style atmosphere as students – many of them athletes who will benefit from the donation – unloaded the truck, which was provided by Two Men and a Truck. Representatives from…

Teachers looking to explore some of the more innovative options in Dallas ISD are invited to the Public Choice School hiring event set for 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, at Alfred J. Loos Field House. This will be a smaller, more targeted hiring event geared toward any campus that falls under the district’s Public School Choice umbrella. This includes Transformation and Innovation, Personalized Learning, Magnet, Montessori, Vanguard, Collegiate Academy and Choice programs. Dallas ISD is searching for educators who believe in the foundation that Public School Choice is built on: Kids are unique individuals. They learn in different ways; they…

Students brought their own flavor of awareness to the serious issue of bullying thanks to the district’s annual anti-bullying campaign. Sponsored by the Dallas ISD Counseling Services, students participated in a poster and video contest to empower students to encourage others to take a stand to end bullying. Students across the district expressed their most creative ideas about the devastating effects of bullying in four categories. Poster winners: K-2 | 1st place, Ava Whatley, Rosemont Primary School 2nd place, Naima Emmitt, Rosemont Primary School 3rd place, Jesenia Vasquez, Rosemont Primary School and Omar Pena, San Jacinto Elementary School Honorable Mention, Solomon…