News Briefs

This fall, Dallas ISD has been implementing the Teacher Excellence Initiative (TEI), Dallas ISD’s new teacher evaluation system. TEI provides a way to evaluate, support, and compensate Dallas ISD teachers that is accurate and rigorous and helps ensure that each child has a highly effective teacher every day. As TEI has been implemented, parents and guardians have had questions about the system and how it impacts the classroom. Read answers to some of the most Frequently Asked Questions parents and families have had here.

The Budget Services division of the Dallas Independent School District has been awarded the Meritorious Budget Award for its 2014-2015 budget from the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO). To earn the award, the district followed rigorous guidelines for effective budget presentation, including meeting stringent criteria and adhering to the principles and standards of the organization. “Our Budget Services team continues to do excellent work.” said Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles. “This award is further evidence that the district’s financial operations team is soundly managing our resources and directing dollars to where they are needed most—the classroom.” ASBO’s Meritorious…

A lone oven, refrigerator and a few kitchen cabinets are all that remain from what used to be a home economics classroom at James Madison High School. Now, parent volunteers have a fantastic new space to work in thanks to support from The Heart of America Foundation and Capital One. Last year, Madison’s library was renovated by the same two groups. In the Parent Center, Dallas ISD crews ripped out the no-longer-used cooking equipment, rebuilt walls, hid original piping and installed new flooring. On Dec. 11, volunteers added the finishing touches by assembling furniture, loading bookshelves with resources geared for…