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Too few Dallas schools opt for extended year to battle ‘COVID-slide,’ superintendent says Only a few dozen campuses had enough teacher and parent support to move forward with longer school calendar in 2021-22. DISD superintendent Michael Hinojosa welcomed students attending in-person classes at Winnetka Elementary School in September. The campus is one of several that did not opt for an extended year in 2021-22. Hinojosa hoped more schools would choose the option to help students make up le...

Dallas ISD expands home visitation program to select Oak Cliff schools The Home2Home Visit Initiative now includes five local elementary and middle schools. Dallas ISDs Zumwalt Middle School. (Courtesy photo/DISD) In an effort to help students overcome educational barriers, Dallas ISD is expanding its home visitation program to serve five additional schools with predominantly Black student populations. The district’s Home2Home Visit Initiative now includes Birdie Alexander Elementary along w...

Dallas ISD asking for five more weeks of classes for some students to battle learning losses brought on by COVID-19 Two calendars presented to trustees on Thursday would extend the school year well beyond 175 days. Exterior view of the Dallas ISD Administration Building on Monday, April 6, 2020, in Dallas.(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer) Prompted by the learning loss brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, Dallas ISD administrators want trustees to authorize three types of school calendars, t...

The district wants to implement shorter summers and breaks, with more physical days in school. It will only happen at some schools, and theyre still deciding whether all students at those schools will have to participate. Classes would start a week earlier, on Aug. 9, and finish four weeks later, on June 23. High schools would not be included. In fact, only a very small number of campuses are included. They are Quincy Adams, Dunbar, Gooch, Holland, Maple Lawn, McShan, Edna Rowe and Webster ele...