About 19,000 volunteers work in Dallas ISD schools each school year and almost 11,000 work with special districtwide programs, such as advisory committees, Communities in Schools, Junior Achievement, Texas Scholars, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and job shadowing.
The contributions of volunteers amount to
almost 600,000 hours spent working to improve the educational
experience of students throughout the district.
Volunteers serve as tutors and mentors; others serve as
classroom speakers, Texas Scholars presenters, judges,
and members of advisory or site-based committees. Also
among the thousands of parent and individual volunteers,
are those who assist school librarians, nurses, teachers,
office and cafeteria managers, and other staff.
