As the nation's eleventh largest school district, Dallas Independent School District serves more than 164,500 students who come from homes where 58 different languages are spoken. Operating with a $1 billion dollar budget, DISD employs 19,234 employees including 10,500 teachers in 218 schools.
17 Oct 2001
District Wants To Give Students Who Left School Before Graduation Another Chance At Earning High School Diploma
DALLAS–WHAT: Hook Up With School, a dropout recovery fair, is designed to give students another chance at a high school education. At the fair, DISD counselors will provide students with information about the district's new nontradional high school diploma programs.
WHO: During the 1999-2000 school year, 8,979 high school students out of 65,290 dropped out of school. Thirty one percent of the graduating class of 2000 left school without diplomas. This fair will provide these students and others information about DISD programs that will help them earn their high school diploma.
WHY: To help students graduate from high school and them opportunities to be more successful in life
WHEN: Scheduled from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, October 19
WHERE: Texas Discovery Gardens building at the State Fair of Texas
For more information about the dropout recovery fair and graduation programs, contact the district's hotline at (972) 925-4444 or visit www.dallasisd.org/dropoutprevention.