DKF Connect | September DISD Board Votes and Meeting Highlights

DKF Connect | September 2018

Every Dallas Kid deserves a great education, and our elected school board leaders play a major role in making this happen.

Dallas Kids First increases awareness on the role & impact of the Dallas ISD School Board leadership for constituents and supports school board campaigns that focus on student outcomes.

CONGRATS TEACHER OF THE YEAR RECIPIENTS & DALLAS ISD!

Congratulations to all Dallas ISD campus Teacher-of-the-Year recipients for 2018-2019. One of those recipients is former CAMP Fellow, Dani Alexander at C.F. Carr Elementary. Way to go, Dani and thanks to all recipients, your hard work impacts thousands of kids!

In addition, enrollment in DISD is headed up for the first time in 3 years thanks to the hard work by students, teachers, staff and administration that resulted in increased achievement on many campuses! New choice school offerings, collegiate programs and expanded Pre-K have also been well received.

Highlights from September Board Meetings

September 13 Board Briefing:

At a briefing, the board discusses items they will need to vote on in upcoming meetings and hears reports from the Dallas ISD Administration on ways in which the district is meeting student needs.

Read a summary & view video clips here for the following discussion items:

Student Outcome Goal 2
P-Tech Updates
Principal Pipeline Development
University of Pittsburgh Partnership
Student Outcome Goals for 2018-2019
Targeted Improvement Plan for IR schools
Board Self-Evaluation

September 20 Governance Ad Hoc Committee Meeting

Discussion Items:
Discussion of Lone Star Governance Texas Framework: Advocacy and Unity Sections
Discussion of New Board Member On-boarding and Board Member Annual Training Requirements

September 22 Board of Trustees and Superintendent Workshop

Discussion Items:
86th Texas Legislative Agenda
Long Range Facilities Master Plan
Building Age Study & Findings
Capacity & Utilization Study methodology & findings
Facilities Assessment methodology & findings
Building Educational Adequacy findings
Long Range Master Plan findings & directions
Future Considerations

September 27 Board Meeting

At a board meeting, school board members share updates from the districts they each represent, hear from the public (like you!), and vote on items that require their approval.

View the full vote tracker here for all items, including the following votes:

Approve a partnership with University of Pittsburgh to provide support to 14 secondary schools, serving predominantly African American, Latino, English Learner, and low-income students. Passed 8-1
Approve plans to help four schools get off the "Improvement Required" list (Pease, Holmes, Atwell, Patton) Passed unanimously, 9-0

Join us in supporting Dallas ISD On Your November Ballot!

DKF recommends voting "FOR" Propositions A, B, C, D (bottom of your ballot) when you vote in the midterm elections.

Alongside statewide races, citizens that live in DISD boundaries will be asked to vote on Propositions A,B,C,D - all critically important to continuing current progress in Dallas ISD.

We ask that you share the importance of these 4 issues with your network. #Vote4for4

Learn more | Volunteer | Add your endorsement for #Vote4Kids

Early Voting begins on October 22 ! Find a convenient location to cast your vote here .

View a brief video below that includes a description of Propositions A, B, C, D

Additional information: watch for future emails on these propositions or visit our Upcoming Elections page.

Catch up on DISD news in these recent articles:

DKF Blog Series | September Briefing Summary
Dallas ISD | Best Schools in Dallas, Season 1 Recap
Texas Tribune | Texas projects state funding for schools to drop as local revenue grows
DMN | Dallas ISD hopes to build principal pipeline and give good schools and leaders more autonomy
DMN| Better teacher pay, a boost in Pre-K, and other takeaways on the state of public education in Texas
The Honor Role Podcast | Episode 3 on career readiness

Upcoming School Board Meetings

Location: 5151 Samuell Blvd, Dallas TX

October Board Briefing: Thursday, October 4 @ 11:30am
October Board Meeting: Thursday, October 18 @ 6:30pm

Unable to attend? Meetings are live-streamed and archived here .