What are the most important things Dallas ISD will need to accomplish in the new year?
Dallas ISD needs to continue to provide the focused services and efforts that have led to the improvements in student achievement and completion/graduation rate (completion rate is used for middle schools, graduation rate for high school). The 2008-09 data indicate that the vast majority of our schools in need of improvement failed to meet the standards because of graduation rate, not academics. In other words, these schools met they required improvement in academic achievement but did not meet the completion/graduation rate. In the rare elementary school that does not meet the standards, the data is very strong and these are expected to meet the standards this year. In District 1, we are proud of the achievement at all our middle and high schools all of which meet or exceed the state standards. What are the biggest changes you anticipate for the district in the coming year? The addition of two new trustees from the 2009 elections and the potential for change in the 2010 elections coul
