News Briefs

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Oncor Kids Race, BMW Dallas Marathon Festival and Dallas ISD are teaming up with local online shoe retailer Shoebacca to donate new athletic shoes to students, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 29 at the Charles Rice Learning Center.  The Oncor Kids Race, held at Dallas City Plaza in December, attracts 6,000 students each year. Dallas ISD elementary, middle, and high school students are encouraged to participate and can do so free of charge, thanks to Oncor and other event partners. Those who participate also have the chance to take home…

Dallas ISD is proud to announce that two district schools have earned 2023 National Blue Ribbon School awards. Rosemont Upper School and Trinity Heights Talented and Gifted are among just 29 schools in Texas and 353 nationwide to receive this prestigious recognition. “The honorees for our 2023 National Blue Ribbon Schools Award have set a national example for what it means to raise the bar in education,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. “The leaders, educators, and staff at our National Blue Ribbon Schools continually inspire me with their dedication to fostering academic excellence and building positive school cultures that…

Superintendent Stephanie S. Elizalde, Ed.D. provided an update to Dallas ISD’s Board of Trustees reporting significant progress in closing achievement gaps among students in grades 3 through 8. In comparison to the state and other urban districts, remarkable gains were made in Approaches and Meets for reading and mathematics.  Reading Achievements: Dallas ISD is above pre-pandemic levels in reading for grades 3 through 8 and narrows the achievement gap within seven points of the state at the Approaches level. At the Meets level, the district improved to 45% of students reading on grade level while the state was at 51%,…

Dallas ISD’s Early Learning department is launching its iPad 4 Early Learning Family Series! The twice-monthly virtual sessions will cover topics specifically for parents of Pre-K through 2nd grade students who are interested in learning how to use the iPad to promote student learning at home. In this series, parents will learn: · iPad essentials for meaningful learning · how to keep early learners safe online · how to unleash your student’s creativity In addition to online safety, sessions will cover how to help children use the iPad to express ideas, practice language and phonics skills, develop number sense, and…