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Is a virtual school return an option? Rumors are circulating, confirmed by two Dallas ISD staffers, that the school district is looking at how to provide virtual learning given the rapid spread of coronavirus’ Delta variant. Governor Abbott recently requested out of state staffing assistance despite denying the same request by Dallas area hospitals only […]
Per Other Side Dallas, Dallas ISD‘s Superintendent Michael Hinojosa May Defy TEA on virtual learning. Classes have resume in several local ISDs including five campuses on an alternative Dallas ISD Calendar to make up for learning losses, but students are not showing up. “We only got half the kids at our five schools from our […]
TEA COVID19 guidance to local school districts is out and it is flies in the face of Centers for Disease Control guidance. The Texas Education Agency has issued the following information. The new guidance from TEA comes shortly after Governor Abbott denied emergency healthcare staffing for area hospitals experiencing a four fold increase in COVID19 […]
DISD Welcome Back 2021 will happen Saturday, August 7, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center, located at 1201 E. Eighth Street at their We’re Ready Back to School Enrollment Fair. Dallas Independent School District says it is ready for in-person instruction and to serve our families in a […]
Greg Abbott will ignore the recent K-12 CDC Mask recommendation per local news. The Governor’s decision comes per statements reinforcing his May Executive Order. The CDC has recommended everyone in the K-12 setting wear a mask indoors. This recommendation is regardless of vaccination status. Children under 12 are not yet eligible for FDA authorized vaccinations. […]
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 […]
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’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 […]
Today is Back to School for the almost 50% of Townview campus students who chose to learn in person and we are tracking Dallas ISD’s self reported COVID19 numbers. Dallas ISD has had several meetings and video series on returning students to campus safely. Back To School Baseline The current numbers across Dallas ISD are […]
Is Hybrid learning coming to Dallas Independent School District? Maybe sooner than expected. Per the approved Dallas ISD Calendar, students would have the option to return October 5, but it now appears students may only have the option of attending part time using a district Hybrid model that will be on a school by school […]