News Briefs

With the launch of its new School Finder, Dallas ISD is providing families with a more effective tool to connect with a school that best meets the educational needs of their children. SchoolFinder makes it easier for families to navigate the school choice process and better understand their options. Dallas ISD’s SchoolFinder combines all the data about the district’s 230 schools into an easy-to-navigate, bilingual website where families can research schools by grade level, proximity, academic programs, school performance and other criteria to facilitate decision making. The new SchoolFinder replaces a system that limited families to searching for schools based…

Dallas ISD is going out into the community and apartment complexes this summer to enroll families to the district and provide technology support and a mobile WiFi signal. Representatives from the Dallas ISD Centralized Enrollment Department  are at two apartment complexes this week and, in addition to enrolling students, are providing any needed technology support, such as replacing or fixing district-issued devices while also broadcasting a WiFi signal for families to use.

A partnership between Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, Borden Dairy and Dalla ISD is bringing thousands of gallons of milk to Dallas ISD families and Dallas residents in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. Borden Dairy, which is based in Dallas, is distributing fresh milk to nonprofits through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new Farmers to Families Food Box Program, which is part of Coronavirus Farm Assistance Program (CFAP). Through the Mayor’s Milk Initiative, Borden will deliver the milk to Dallas ISD elementary schools and certain houses of worship. The upcoming milk distributions scheduled for Dallas ISD schools are: Thursday, May 28…

Dallas ISD’s Homeless Education Program (HEP) is committed to finding new ways to build strong relationships with the district’s staff, students and families. For this reason, the program is being added to the second phase of implementation of the Let’s Talk! Initiative. Students and families that face housing insecurity—particularly in the context of COVID-19—can click here or visit the HEP website to submit their questions, concerns, suggestions, etc. A representative of Homeless Education Program will then be notified and will reply in a timely manner. “The Homeless Education Program is excited to be included as part of the Let’s Talk!…