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Teachers of K-12 Social Studies, 9-12 Mathematics, K-12 Fine Arts, and select Career and Technology Education content areas are encouraged to cast their vote by Friday, February 20, 2015 at 7:00 pm. Voting by eligible teachers can be completed either electronically via Curriculum Central or for teachers in need of additional assistance, computer labs will be available at the H.B. Bell School Support Service Center computer lab (3rd Floor) from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. the week of February 16-20, 2015. To begin the voting process, teachers should visit Curriculum Central at http://tiny.cc/ccentral, look under Recent News for the IMA…

Dallas ISD staff and students supported two fundraising campaigns to benefit the American Heart Association on Friday, Feb. 13. District employees supported the “Go Red for Women” effort, paying $5 each for the privilege of wearing jeans to work. Many wore red shirts to raise heart-health awareness. For the students’ part, many solicited pledges for the annual Jump Rope for Heart event. See also: Staff goes Red to increase awareness of hearth health At Anne Frank Elementary School, much of the school supported both campaigns, including Principal Jonnice Legum-Berns, the office staff and several teachers. Since 1998, students have raised…

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Teachers relaxed on oversized bean bags and inflatable chairs at an event designed to inspire and energize them by celebrating them and the work they do for their students. The first-ever Extra Mile for Teachers Summit on Saturday, Jan. 10, was coordinated by the College Football Playoff National Championship Foundation, coming days before the first college championship game at AT&T Stadium. The lineup of motivational speakers included former U.S. Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Google Global Education Evangelist Jaime Casap; Dallas ISD teachers Kathryn Batey and Thom Browne; and Dalton Sherman, a junior at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy. Large photos of…