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Dallas ISD has created a web page to communicate information related to the Nov. 3 bond election. The url for the site is www.dallasisd.org/bond2015. The page will house the latest information related to the election and will be regularly updated.
Parents and community members gathered on the evening of Wednesday, Sept. 16, at Robert T. Hill Middle School to hear information about the 2015 proposed bond program. Dallas voters will have a chance to consider the $1.6 billion bond in the Nov. 3 elections. District 3 Trustee Dan Micciche hosted Wednesday’s meeting. District 9 Trustee Bernadette Nutall will host a similar meeting next week, set for 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, at the Dallas County Schools Technology and Training Center, 5151 Samuell Blvd.
The Dallas Morning News profiles Kimberly Stangarone, a Dallas ISD police officer who learned sign language to be able to communicate with deaf students. Click here to read the full story. Photo courtesy Dallas Morning News
NBC reported on the district’s efforts to call students who have not yet shown up to school. The effort, dubbed “Operation Comeback,” aims to find out why students haven’t shown up to school. Click here for the full report.