Dallas Independent School District

04/21/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/21/2021 16:03

Dallas ISD News: Dallas ISD COVID-19 Update: April 21

NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: April 21, 2021

DALLAS - To offer face-to-face support to Dallas ISD families completing the online Pre-K registration for the 2021-2022 school year, the district will host drive-thru enrollment events at several schools throughout the district, every Saturday during May, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The first of these will take place at Francisco F. 'Pancho' Medrano Middle School on May 1.

To learn more, click here.

Dallas ISD announces 2021-2022 school year calendars
For the 2021-2022 school year, Dallas ISD will have three different calendars, depending on the school. Most campuses will have a regular calendar, with classes beginning on Aug. 16 and ending on May 27, 2022.

However, 41 schools will have an intersession calendar, beginning Aug. 9 and ending June 23, 2022-including five intersession weeks during the year for selected students, and five campuses will be able to choose between two school-day redesign calendar options, starting Aug. 2 and ending also on June 23, 2022.

To learn more, click here.

Voices profile - Ndayishimiye Innocent, translator in Dallas ISD Communication Services
Ndayishimiye Innocent, born a refugee in Rwanda, survived civil war, a perilous trek to safety, and a youth spent without family before making it safely to the U.S. Today, he works in Dallas ISD Communication Services on a team of translators and interpreters supporting students who come from 150 countries and speak 70 languages.

To learn more about Innocent's story, click hereor visit the Voiceswebsite.

Interested in covering this as a feature story? Contact a News and Information team member today.

Dallas ISD's Maintenance and Facility Services job fair
Our Maintenance and Facility Services department will be hosting a Drive-Up Hiring Event from 9 to 11 a.m., on Saturday, April 24, at Pleasant Grove Stadium. Applicants for positions on the custodial, grounds, and maintenance teams will have an opportunity to interview with our hiring managers safely from their car.

To register for the job fair, click here.

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