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Texas state law requires students to be fully vaccinated against specified diseases by the first day of school, which in Dallas ISD is Monday, Aug. 19. That means now is the perfect time to avoid the long lines of the back-to-school rush at clinics and medical facilities across the city. Students enrolling in Dallas ISD for the first time must provide proof of the required immunizations in the form of official records from a physician or health clinic. Low-cost immunizations are available for eligible students at Dallas ISD’s Youth and Family Centers and at Dallas County’s health clinics. For information, visit…

Dallas ISD AP Biology teachers recently attended a three-day Advanced Placement Biology Laboratory Institute sponsored by Advanced Academic Services. AP Biology teachers had to meet certain requirements and obtain principal approval to attend this specialized training. This three-day summer professional development took place at Trinidad “Trini” Garza Early College High School at Mountain View College from June 24-26.  Teachers performed inquiry-based laboratory investigations, collaborated on best practices, and learned instructional strategies for implementing the new curriculum resources from the AP College Board. At the end of the training, teachers received the following lab equipment funded by the Office of Racial…

In order to prepare students for the rigor of Advanced Placement coursework, Advanced Academic Services is sponsoring an AP Summer Boot Camp for any student enrolled in AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP English Language, and AP Human Geography for the 2019-2020 school year.  Students will build on writing and math skills, develop content knowledge, and learn AVID strategies to navigate through the coursework.  The AP Summer Boot Camp will be held at: Wilmer-Hutchins High School July 29-August 2, 2019 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Students who attend AP Summer Boot Camp will receive the following materials: Test prep workbooks…

Shannon Trejo has been named deputy chief of Academics. Previously, Trejo had served as Dallas ISD’s assistant superintendent for Language, Literacy and Social Studies since October 2017. In that role, she led six departments—Dyslexia/504, Reading Language Arts, Social Studies, Dual Language and English Learner Services, World Languages, and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support—and focused on the creation and implementation of a districtwide curriculum. Trejo graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a degree in applied learning and development and a specialization in Spanish. She earned a master’s degree in educational administration at The University of Texas in Arlington and…