News

Dallas ISD Jobs Opportunity: Volunteers Need

Dallas ISD jobs are available for teachers, substitute teachers, and other staff, but right now Dallas ISD needs volunteer help too distributing technology packs to elementary students. Dallas ISD is actively recruiting volunteers to help the Technology Department distribute computers to elementary school students starting Monday, August 17, 2020. These current openings would not have […]

Back To School Safety Discussion

A Back to School Safety video was issued by Dallas ISD to discuss measures being taken to assure parents. The Dallas ISD Calendar says students will start back on September 8, but principals, teachers, and staff are all short on answers about safety precautions. This video may not help many parents. One safety assurance not […]

Ready Or Not: Registration Time

It’s time for school registration according to the Dallas ISD Calendar – whether anyone is ready or not. School will start September 8, 2020 per the decision by the Board of Trustees on July 23, 2020. It is unclear exactly how school will be delivered. Remember that signing up for school means you need an […]

TPPF Bond 2020 OpEd

A Bond 2020 oped published this week in the Dallas Morning News paints a bleak picture for passage of the November 2020 bond package. Despite a major economic meltdown and rampant unemployment, Dallas ISD appears poised to ask voters to sign off on the largest bond request in Texas history. The district’s jaw-dropping bond package […]

Internship 20-21 Opportunities

We are working on Internship 20-21 year opportunities. Our foundation is currently working with several private employers on internship opportunities for Townview students. We will place these to be seen via our Dallas ISD Calendar. Your high school rankings in Texas are great at Townview, but getting real life experience being a Dallas ISD job […]

Dallas ISD Calendar Changes

The Dallas ISD Calendar changed last night for the 20-21 school year at the Board of Trustees meeting. As predicted Wednesday, the school year will not start until after Labor Day and will run through June 18, 2021. The COVID-19 threat level in late August/early September will determine whether Dallas ISD offers online learning only […]

Extended 20-21 School Year Proposed

The 20-21 school year is about to get longer. The Dallas Independent School District (DISD) school board will vote Thursday on a new Dallas ISD calendar that could push the end of the school year to mid-June. Under the proposal, classes would begin three weeks later than scheduled on September 8. And the last day […]

Kirkpatrick Calls For Dallas Morning News Name Change

Lori Kirkpatrick called out the Dallas Morning News for its most recent editorial attacking Maxie Johnson (District 5) and Joyce Foreman (District 6) over Southern Sector Charter schools according to an article in Other Side Dallas. The former Dallas Independent School District Trustee candidate wrote: When I read the DMN editorial last Thursday More charter […]

Bond 2020 Virtual Town Hall

A Bond 2020 virtual Town Hall will be held July 21st at 6:00 PM for citizens to hear about the Dallas ISD Bond proposal per an article in Other Side Dallas. Dallas ISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa will lead the virtual community meeting to provide updates about projects included in the district’s Bond 2020 proposal. Underlying […]

Labor Day Class Open

Dallas ISD Schools are closed until Labor Day for in person instruction per an order by Dallas County Health Department Medical Director Philip Huang. An early September return to school still seems optimistic per many teachers and parents who have begun a #NotMyKid campaign to keep their children home. This move by the Dallas County […]