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Tzu Chi Foundation rewards students’ enthusiasm for learning The energy and enthusiasm for learning demonstrated by students at David G. Burnet, James W. Fannin, and Esperanza “Hope” Medrano elementary schools; and Sequoyah and H.S. Thompson learning centers; and Jill Stone Elementary School at Vickery Meadow was recognized by the Tzu Chi Foundation with a gift of more than 1,600 packages of uniforms and school supplies. Representatives of the foundation attended a celebration event at each school that included student performances and a musical sign language presentation from the Tzu Chi. The foundation has a long history of coming to the aid of those in need in our community as well as providing compassionate disaster relief throughout the world. Book giveaway promotes reading and literacy
Members of the Dallas Retired Teachers Association visited students at Birdie Alexander Elementary School and César Chávez Learning Center and gave each student a new, age-appropriate book. More than 1,300 books were donated to students during the organization’s visits, which were to promote the importance of reading and literacy. About 1,500 books are given away each year in this annual project of the Texas Retired Teachers Association and the Dallas Retired Teachers Association.
District awards and honors
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The district's mission is to prepare all students to graduate with the knowledge and skills to become productive and responsible citizens.Dallas Achieves! Community Meetings Dallas ISD sells $400 million in bonds District staff split more than $3.2 million in performance pay awards Two Dallas ISD high schools named among the 100 best schools in the country by U.S. News & World Report. Five other schools also recognized. More… U.S. Department of Education names Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts one of eight most successful magnet schools in the U.S. School Zone Dallas TV program honored by Texas School Business magazine Financial Corrective Action Plan AT&T Foundation announces grant to benefit Dallas ISD students Fourteen students named National Merit Scholarship and National Achievement Scholarship semifinalists
"Do You Believe in Me" Speech makes national star of Dallas ISD fifth-grader |
Three Dallas ISD Schools named NCLB-Blue Ribbon Schools