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The Dallas Education Foundation (DEF) is excited to announce its HeART of Teaching Discretionary Grant Awards Cycle. From now through May 5, 2023, DEF is accepting completed applications from Dallas ISD departments, campuses, and teachers who are seeking to fund innovative projects that advance learning or create equity through the Arts. The application is open to all teachers and not limited to those who are arts educators. The HeART of Teaching grants fund program creates opportunities for educators to integrate the arts into instruction and/or to create equity with new or existing arts programs. Multiple grants up to $4,500/each will…

Join Dallas ISD leaders for an upcoming 2023-24 Budget Meeting. This is your opportunity to provide feedback and ask questions on the proposed 2023-24 budget. Below is the schedule for the upcoming 2023-24 district budget meetings by region. The district’s planning process and assumptions will be shared at each meeting.

Join us for the “Dallas Fights Fentanyl” event on Saturday, April 22 at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center. Registration and a light continental breakfast will begin at 8:00 a.m. Children ages 5 and older are welcome to attend. For those who are unable to attend in person, the event will also be live-streamed at univisiondfw.com RSVP recommended, but not required: https://bit.ly/41kq0cz Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center 1201 E. Eighth St. Dallas, TX 75203 Get Directions

Dallas ISD’s Early Learning department will showcase young students’ work with digital tools at the district’s third annual Digital Palooza, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 29, at Conrad High School. The theme of this year’s event is “I Can Create.” “We hope to bring in Early Learning students, families, and staff and allow them to interact with iPads in hands-on, interactive learning,” said Sheena Kapadia, a digital learning coordinator who works on developing programming for prekindergarten through second-grade students. “Oftentimes we see students learning passively on technology, like watching YouTube videos, but it’s a tool that…