Disd in a sentence

Decatur Police Chief Delvon Cambell ran unopposed for DISD trustee Place 5, filling the seat held by outgoing board president Dylan Barnes.

Dallas Area Rapid Transit also partnered with DISD to deliver 4,500 meals every week to three distribution centers: Janie C. Turner Recreation Center, Thurgood Marshall Recreation Center and Highland Hills Branch Library.

At DISD’s board briefing, much enthusiasm about the program was expressed.

But the current policy — put in place by the DISD board — still allows well-heeled suburban families to take on a second address.

Dr. Drew Alexander, who teaches at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, told trustees that he started his career working at a high school-based clinic in DISD many years ago.

Even in her darkest moments, she never lost touch with what she learned in her years at DISD: be organized, work hard, be dedicated, never make excuses and have the will to succeed.

The other two who sought the appointment and had met the requirements were Frederick Love, an underwriter whose four daughters attended DISD schools, and Josefina Ruiz, a paralegal who works as an immigration caseworker.

This May, they are endorsing the same slate of candidates in the crowded DISD races who have raised a combined total of about $112,000.

Dallas increased the number of A and B campuses from last year's report by 22 schools to a total of 69. Children At Risk noted that DISD had the largest rate of increase among the state's largest districts.

DISD should thank God for this savior.

For Cohen — who was part of the startup team at Commit and helped DISD strengthen its early childhood education program before leaving for a similar effort in Washington state — an issue as complex as childhood poverty is a math problem.

Gun violence isn’t an abstract for DISD students, whether its a numb acceptance of the frequency of school shootings, or something more local -- and more tragic.

If any of the four miss their marks again this year, the Texas Education Agency could force DISD to close the campus, or could take over the operations of the entire school district, appointing a board of managers and a new superintendent.

In a January story for Chalkbeat, education journalist Matt Barnum investigated vacancy rates at the start of the school year for the nation’s 15 largest school systems, a group that includes DISD.

In contrast, Henry's understanding of the District 9 community coupled with his knowledge about education issues — as well as how this particular DISD board actually works — would make him a formidable trustee.

Later that same year, ILTexas — led by former DISD principal Eddie Conger — hoped to open a $24 million, 94,000-square foot K-8 campus on Simpson Stuart Road.

Morath, a former Dallas trustee, promoted the idea of giving educators a bump in their paychecks similar to how DISD's teacher incentive pay program does it: based on student performance.

Often, Nutall seems more focused on digging in against valid strategies proposed by DISD administration than in putting her energy behind ideas that can move the district forward.

Pamela Lear, DISD's chief of staff, said accountability will be built into the new foundation as it will report financials directly to the board.

That brings us to another reason for our increased optimism around DISD: the refreshing election of new board member Justin Henry.