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Entries tagged with 'Hinojosa'Early TAKS Reading scores look promisingThe Superintendent held his monthly confab with reporters Thursday, and talked quite a bit about the early TAKS reading scores. They look really good, he said, with upward trend lines in just about every grade and every subgroup. Also trending... The policy is the policy. Except when it's not.The Dallas Observer attended a community meeting last week at Marsh Middle Walnut Hill Middle, where PTA parents are upset that they have to pay the school to use the facility. Hinojosa and trustee Edwin Flores were both there to... A 'combat pay' follow up: Forced placement not off the tableSo I've been kicking around this notion of 'combat pay' for about two years now, primarily because I've got an unnatural fascination with how we identify quality teachers and how we utilize them, or don't utilize them, as the case... No shake ups forseen (yet) for middle schoolsAt yesterday's press availability Superintendent Hinojosa talked a bit about the "triage" under way to save the district's AU4-soon-to-be-AU5 schools. At one point in the conversation, he stated that the high schools are in trouble because, logically, "learning is cumulative."... Dallas ISD Daily DishToday's tray of hot district morsels ... ** Hinojosa's plan to extend the school year and school day at the district's struggling high schools brought out the TV cameras for yesterday's meeting. Here are the links: CBS 11; NBC 5;... Dallas ISD Daily DishToday's tray of hot district morsels ... ** Hinojosa: "To be sure, DISD still has its share of challenges. We are working diligently to improve the level of instruction at schools designated as academically unacceptable, and we know that not... What to do about DISD's AU schools?That's a question to get a lot of debate at tomorrow's monthly board briefing as two campuses -- Samuell and Spruce -- may well find themselves the district's first Year 5 Academically Unacceptable schools. Five other schools could find themselves... Dallas ISD Daily DishToday's tray of hot district morsels ... ** SOC basketball coach James Mays is under scrutiny for the grade changing scandal that cost his team two state championships. ** Unfair Park listens to Leppert (re: mayoral control of DISD) and... Dallas ISD Daily DishToday's tray of hot district morsels ... ** This morning's story on yesterday's report on big city schools. ** The district's fairly new dual language programs are a hit with parents. ** One more key lawmaker says the mayor ain't... Mayoral control -- What is it? Where is it? Why should we care?Of course the big news reverberating around the district and city today is Mayor Leppert's contemplation that maybe DISD should come under control of City Hall. I took a couple of days off late last week and was as shocked... Hinojosa cryptically hints at a new $15 million deficit reductionThe Superintendent met with reporters this afternoon as part of his effort to "rebuild trust" with the community. He touched on several issues -- from the new grading policy to the district's slice of the stimulus pie to the budget... What does 'academic rigor' look like for students?Hinojosa talked about that at last night's board meeting. Among other things, "it's a commitment to the knowledge core," he says. (Anybody care to translate that?) (Apologies for the low res video and the poor audio. I'm still experimenting with... DISD's Title I switch sent to DC lawyersStill no movement on the district's request to reallocate about $18 million in salaries to the federal Title I program. While not make-or-break, the reallocation is an important part of the district's deficit-reduction plan. The district first went to TEA... District preparing PR pushI'm at the monthly board briefing this afternoon where Superintendent Hinojosa has unveiled his plans for a year-long effort to restore the public's confidence in his leadership and the district. Here's a rough draft of the story I'm working on... Dallas ISD Daily DishToday's buffet of hot district morsels ... ** Name the district: "Widespread errors and missing paperwork have continued to plague XXXX Public Schools' financial books despite repeat warnings from auditors. For two years, financial statements were in such disarray that... Things we're not allowed to know: How went the Superintendent's evaluation?Last night's board retreat was heavy on policy talk and platitudes. For some time now the board has been working with a group called Reform Governance in Action, which helps "district leaders forge a functional team ready to apply key... Dallas ISD Daily DishToday's buffet of hot district morsels ... ** Hinojosa was just on Hoy en America this morn. Did anybody catch it? ** I missed a birthday. NCLB turned 6 yesterday. ** UT "has "lost control of its admissions" and wants... Dallas ISD Daily DishToday's buffet of hot district morsels ... ** Hinojosa's reform effort, and the debilitating budget deficit, gets a nod our editorial board's "Lessons Learned in '08" column, and not in a good way. ** School buses get seat belts. **... Exhibit A on why trustees should read this blog ...UPDATED AFTER THE JUMP... because it'll help keep them from making assertions that aren't true. You see, over at the Observer's blog, they're running a 725-part series of interview excerpts with district trustees on the topic of "What do you... Dallas ISD Daily DishWhat the media, blogs and others are saying today. ** We follow the Houston Chronicle's report from yesterday about the state backing out of the school bond business for at least a month. While DISD got lucky, Allen and Keller... |