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The Office of Family and Community Engagement is offering morning PREP U All-STAAR Workshops at various locations the week of Feb. 16-20 and March 23- 27 so parents can learn about changes for 2015 in the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness. The 2015 administration of STAAR will begin on March 30. During the workshops, parents will be able to view sample STAAR questions in reading, math and writing and learn about the passing standards for the test. Dallas ISD representatives will be on site to answer any questions parents might have, including how the STAAR impacts high school…

Wanted: Chief Listening Officer. Applicant must be able listen to clients and consumers and engage with the company’s stakeholders. While this occupational job title might sound like something out of a science fiction novel, it’s just one of many jobs that actually exists today that were non-existent five years ago. It’s jobs like these, as well as those yet to be developed, that educators must equip students with the skills to fill. Dallas ISD CTE (Career and Technical Education) teachers recently spent an evening discussing workforce trends and how to prepare students to be college- and career- ready by equipping…

Joe Broadnax, a Bryan Adams student, lost his mother and grandmother over the past three years. In signing his national letter of intent to enroll in and play football at TCU, he fulfilled a promise he had made to his mother to go to college. Read the full story from Bleacher Report here.

The old thought is that you are suppose to drink 8 glasses of water a day. We think that’s a good place to start, but to find out for sure we’ve provided you with a water calculator! Age, health and activity level all play a part on how much water you should drink a day. Try it out: http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/water/art-20044256