As the nation's eleventh largest school district, Dallas Independent School District serves more than 161,500 students who come from homes where 58 different languages are spoken. Operating with a $1 billion dollar budget, DISD employs 18,678 employees including 10,000 teachers in 218 schools.
19 Sep 2001
DALLAS—From "Helping Your Child Succeed" to "Conflict and Anger: Dealing With Stress," the community is invited to participate in more than 20 workshops sponsored by the Dallas Independent School District. The workshops will be offered at the Connecting Communities and Schools: An Educational Conference for parents, teachers, administrators and community members from 8:30 a.m until noon, Saturday, September 22, at the Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center, 1201 East 8th Street (just east of I 35). The workshops are free.
Bob Ray Sanders, vice president and associate editor, Fort Worth Star-Telegram is the keynote speaker.Seminars target five main topics: communications; participation in the PTA; cultural and school climate; parent education and involvement; leadership development and team building. Several of the sessions will be offered in Spanish. The sessions are conducted by district and community professionals.
For more information, call Jane Didear at (972) 925-3918.