News Briefs

Dallas ISD students recently got a head start on world issues and civic engagement. Sixth graders from across the district gathered at Ellis Davis Fieldhouse to participate in the Model U.N., which is a simulation of the United Nations. Students at the event explored different cultures and learned about the political issues that confront countries around the world. Through research, debate, and re-enactment, these future leaders are preparing to change the world in their own backyard.

Dallas ISD will host a series of town hall meetings to discuss the proposed 2015-2016 budget. Parents and other community members are encouraged to attend and learn how the district’s budget is developed, ask questions and provide input. The meetings dates, times and locations are: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 • 6–7 p.m. Leonides G. Cigarroa Elementary School 9990 Webb Chapel Road Dallas, TX 75220 Wednesday, May 27, 2015 • 6–7 p.m. John Q. Adams Elementary School 8239 Lake June Road Dallas, TX 75217 Monday, June 1, 2015 • 6–7 p.m. Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School 2959 S. Hampton Road Dallas,…

Parents packed the auditorium at Dallas ISD’s D.A. Hulcy Middle School on Wednesday for a special Parent Appreciation Celebration and Resource Fair. The event was hosted by the district’s Office of Family and Community Engagement. Superintendent Mike Miles told the crowd that they comprised the largest group of parents assembled in one place that he had ever seen. Parental involvement, he said, is key to ensuring student succees. He recalled how involved his mother was in his education. She was a native of Japan and could never could speak, read or write English well. However, she insisted that he and his…

In a few short weeks when classes end for the summer, Charles A. Gill Elementary Assistant Principal Carlos Walcott will pack his bags for what might be considered an unusual study trip. While some colleagues use the summer to seek rest and relaxation or review test data in preparation for the next school year, Walcott will devote a week to an altogether different line of study. Funded by a National Endowment for the Humanities summer study grant, Walcott will travel to Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi, for a course titled, “The Most Southern Place on Earth: Music, Culture and…