News Briefs

The Dallas Education Foundation (DEF) is excited to announce the “Heart of Teaching: Advancing Equity through Innovation in Special Education” grants cycle. This grant program helps create opportunities for students and advance equity through innovation in special education.  Dallas ISD campus employees, administrators, and teachers seeking to fund innovative projects that advance learning, specifically for students receiving special education services, can apply now through April 12. The application is open to all campus staff who serve students with special needs and is not limited to those in special education positions. The maximum grant award is up to $4,500 per project…

Dallas ISD schools and offices will be closed from March 11 to March 15 for spring break. To ensure students continue to have access to nourishing meals, Food and Child Nutrition Services plans to provide meal service on a drive-up basis on Monday, March 11. Dallas ISD Food and Child Nutrition Services will provide meals to every child 18 years and younger. Home cooking instructions will be provided at the pick-up location and will also be posted on the FCNS website. Children do not have to be present to claim meals. Meals will include two breakfast meals and two lunch meals…

Dallas ISD is asking parents to let us know their opinions about their children’s schools and other topics that will help us improve schools and the district overall. You can share your opinions by responding to the 2024 Parent Survey. To Share Your Opinion: 1. Click on this link. 2. Choose your language. 3. Choose the school and enter your child’s student ID number (the number can be found on a report card or in your student’s information in Parent Portal.) 4. If you have more than one child in the same school, enter the student ID number of the…

To encourage more families to take advantage of the healthy choices available with school breakfast, Dallas ISD schools will celebrate School Breakfast Week (SBW) during March 4-8, 2024. Busy weekday mornings make it a challenge for many families to find time for a healthy breakfast. Fortunately, Dallas ISD schools offer nutritious school breakfasts to all students free of charge, complete with fruit and low-fat or fat-free milk, to ensure students are fueled for learning every school day. All week, Dallas ISD will celebrate with fun activities and serve healthy menu items to help students realize that starting the day with…