From everyone at Townview Magnet Foundation we wish you a very Merry Christmas 2020 and hope the New Year brings us all closer together. We wanted to share the quote below from one of our favorite holiday stories in hopes that we all find these days to be filled with charity, mercy, and general good […]
TEA Interferes In COVID19 Response Again
Texas Education Agency (TEA) Commissioner Mike Morath has rejected a proposal submitted by dozens of South Texas superintendents earlier this week that would have given districts the ability to continue a mostly remote instruction curriculum should COVID19 numbers surge over the winter break. South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley has faced a disproportionate number […]
Lawyer Richard Reynolds Sentenced
Lawyer Richard Reynolds who concealed bribes to officials in the Dallas County Schools system was sentenced this week to six months in prison. In a June guilty plea, Reynolds admitted he used his law firm to help facilitate and conceal some of the bribe payments made by school bus camera company owner Robert Leonard to […]
#BREAKING: Dallas ISD Considering Return To Virtual Only Instruction
Per Other Side Dallas virtual only instruction may be returning to Dallas ISD after the Thanksgiving Break. They report two sources in Dallas ISD administration as the basis for this information. Dallas ISD has shut down Caillet Elementary, a 586-student campus located in Northwest Dallas, this week over concerns about the coronavirus spreading among the […]
Mark Cuban Heroes To Provide Thanksgiving To 400
As reported on Other Side Dallas, Mark Cuban Heroes Basketball Center is providing Thanksgiving meals for 400 in South Dallas at the Mark Cuban Heroes Basketball Center. This will be available on a first-come, first-served basis including those students who attend Townview. After a successful kick off last month, the Center Table Fall Harvest series – […]
First Nine Weeks COVID19
The first nine weeks COVID19 numbers for Dallas ISD are out and they are not positive. Between the first day back, October 5, 2020, and November 9, 2020, Dallas ISD is reporting an eighteen fold increase in COVID19 cases. This rise is occuring in all areas: central staff, school staff, and students. These numbers seem […]
Dallas ISD Moves To Limit Public Participation
Per Other Side Dallas, public participation in Dallas ISD Board of Trustees meetings may be limited soon. It is not clear why public participation is being proposed to be limited to two minutes from three, but it had an immediate reaction from both current trustee Joyce Foreman and trustee candidate Nancy Rodriguez who garnered the […]
To Learn Virtually Or Not?
Should students learn virtually or not? According to statements from Dan Micciche and former Townview Principal Ben Mackey your Dallas ISD students should be at home learning – particularly while Dallas County is in the Red danger area for COVID19. COVID19 numbers are racing higher at a surprising rate given the preparation prior to students […]
College Testing Optional
College testing will go on next week as planned despite COVID19 cases on Townview campus and many colleges making test scores optional for college admissions. COVID19 cases forced County Judge Clay Jenkins to raise the threat level to Red this week and Dallas ISD COVID19 cases tripled in one week and are currently at more […]
COVID19 Cases Triple In A Week
Dallas ISD’s COVID19 cases triple. One week after return to campus for hybrid learners Dallas ISD is reporting three times the case load as last week’s numbers. Initial numbers had Dallas ISD cases at 42 including students, school staff, and central office employees. The growth has been steady since students returned to campus. COVID19 Cases […]