News Briefs

In observance of “Be a Hero, Anti-bullying Week,” Seagoville Middle School will host an anti-bullying program during which 100 men will gather in support of their efforts. These men will share personal experiences with students in a small group setting while spreading the message of respect. The 2014 Men in Black “Day of Empowerment and March against Bullying” will be 9 a.m-11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 21, located at 950 Woody Road, Dallas, TX 75253. Various Seagoville community leaders will include elected officials, business leaders, clergy, parents and staff. Dallas ISD has a zero-tolerance policy for bullying. Learn more on the…

Volunteers from Texas Trees Foundation and Southwest Airlines helped plant trees and read to students Tuesday. The purpose of the event was to highlight the importance of creating healthy communities through tree planting education and advocacy. Would you like to help make an IMPACT on Dallas ISD students? Volunteering is the best way to do that. Visit our Volutneers page to make a difference.  Thank you all of our community supporters for all that you do! .

It’s not often that we share Letters to the Editor written to the Dallas Morning News. However,  two letters were penned by a couple of community members who both shared sentiments of the “good things” going on at Bryan Adams High School. As a district we, too, are “proud” when members outside of our staff recognize the high standards of practice we strive to uphold. We are a district with nearly 161,000 students who attend 224 schools within Dallas ISD every day. But, thanks to a strong effort by our staff at each of those campuses, letters like the one’s featured in the Dallas Morning News,…