News Briefs

While performance in math and reading by Dallas ISD fourth and eighth graders in the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress remained generally steady, the results showed that the district and the nation must continue working to improve. This first national assessment after the pandemic saw most of the 26 Trial Urban District Assessment districts and large city schools experience steep declines in performance, especially in math, which registered the largest ever significant decline since the assessments—also known as The Nation’s Report Card—began in 2003. The story is slightly different for Dallas ISD, where fourth graders’ performance in the math…

Dallas ISD has revised its clear bag guidelines for all home athletics events to ensure the safety of participants, spectators, and event staff. Fans are encouraged to bring only clear bags into Dallas ISD stadiums. Permissible items include a clear plastic, vinyl, or PVC tote bag not to exceed 12x6x12 inches or a resealable plastic storage bag, not to exceed one gallon. Small clutch purses and diaper bags are now prohibited at all Dallas ISD stadiums. Prohibited items include, but are not limited to: all purses, bags, or containers, including small clutch purses; backpacks; briefcases; camera bags, computer bags, coolers,…

Dallas ISD trustees at their meeting Thursday basked in the glow of the recently released Texas Education Agency accountability ratings that revealed the district achieved an overall “B” rating for last school year despite the challenges of the Covid pandemic. No one was more elated, however, than District 6 Trustee Joyce Foreman, whose district in southwest Dallas was the only one to have not a single school rated below a “C.” Of the 24 schools in District 6, one earned an overall “A” rating, 16 earned a “B” and eight earned a “C.” “I want you to excuse my joy,” Foreman…

The past several years of the pandemic, and of associated supply-chain shortages, have negatively impacted school food service departments across our country.  From shortages of food and non-food items to long delivery delays, it’s been a challenging time for students who eat school meals and for the staff who prepare those meals.  Due to limited availability of certain foods, many food service departments were forced to serve fewer home-cooked meals and more “grab-n-go” pre-packed entrees. For School Year 2022-’23, Dallas ISD’s Food and Child Nutrition Services (FCNS) department is returning to fresh daily cooking in school kitchens across the district. …