News Briefs

CBS DFW has a story on the district’s effort to hire more male African American teachers. Watch the report here from CBS DFW to see a great teacher in action at Clara Oliver Elementary and to learn why the district is working to hire more teachers like him.

Graduating seniors are invited to apply for a pair of district scholarships during the month of February. High school counselors are now accepting applications for the Sulentic and Superintendent’s scholarships. Applications are online at https://www.dallasisd.org/Page/207. The deadline to apply for four $10,000 scholarships funded by the Sulentic Family Foundation is Feb. 26, 2016. To be eligible for the Sulentic scholarship, students must meet these requirements: Have a minimum 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Demonstrate financial need. Be accepted by one or more colleges or universities. May not be related to a Dallas ISD employee or any member of the…

The Dallas Women Lawyers Association’s sponsored a “Law and Leadership Symposium” for students at Dallas ISD’s Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School. The Jan. 23 event, held at the University of North Texas School of Law, featured “speed mentoring” by experienced women lawyers and law students. The event was attended by 21 Rangel students who are considering a career in law. The symposium was the culminating service project for DWLA’s first Leadership Class, which brought together 12 students from area law schools and mentors them on becoming leading lawyers. The Rangel students also heard from 116th District Judge Tonya Parker;…

African Americans have had immeasurable impact and contributed to the quality, progress and access of education to all races and creeds within the Dallas Independent School District and community. Read about some of our schools’ namesakes and their historical contributions to Dallas ISD. Jimmie T. Brashear: Brashear was the only African American in her graduating class from the University of Wisconsin. In 1929, she worked for Dallas ISD, training African-American teachers. She soon became the first African-American supervisor for the district. Brashear retired in 1967 after being in the education field for 47 years, including teaching at three universities in…