News Briefs

The STEM Health and Physical Education Department is encouraging all 4th – 12th graders in Dallas ISD to participate in the 2019 Digital Media Fair Competition. Together with the department’s Tech Fest, which was held at the STEM Expo in February, the Digital Media Fair provides an opportunity for students to increase their knowledge and understanding of ways they can choose to live a healthy lifestyle utilizing technology and problem solving skills. This year the students are being challenged to explore how STEM works in their community by coming up with their own creative and unique solution to a real-world…

The Dallas ISD Food and Child Nutrition Services Department will offer free meals at 27 select campuses during Spring Break. The meals are available for students up to 18 years old and special needs students up to age 21. The Break Meals Program is a major initiative designed to provide students nutritious meals during their vacation. Select kitchens across the district will remain open and free to all children, regardless of where they live or are enrolled. Meals will be provided Monday, March 11, through Thursday, March 14, which will include a breakfast snack from 8 to 9 a.m. and…

Read for Me is an interactive, multi-cultural literacy experience designed to instill a love for books and reading in parents, students, and community members. The event is set for 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at W.H. Adamson High School, 309 E. 9th St. Admission and parking are free. In addition to breakfast, lunch and giveaways of 10,000-plus books, the event will feature talks by motivational speaker Danny Brassell and Ike Ramos, an artist from Flocabulary, a company that creates educational hip hop songs, videos and learning materials for students. Learn more at www.dallasisd.org/readforme. Register today for the free event…

Parents, staff and the community are encouraged to attend two community budget meetings to obtain information about the Dallas ISD 2019-2020 proposed budget. The meetings are part of the annual district budget process and are open to the public. Both meetings are scheduled for 6 p.m. and will take place on: • Tuesday, March 19, at Justin F. Kimball High School • Thursday, March 21, at North Dallas High School Both meetings will be led by Acting Chief Financial Officer Dwayne Thompson and will provide parents and members of the community excellent opportunities to ask questions and provide feedback.