2010-2011 High School Redesign Showcase Scheduled

26 Jan 2010

All Current Dallas ISD Eighth-Graders Can Apply

DALLAS—In an effort to provide parents with a choice when it comes to selecting their child's secondary school, Dallas ISD's Parental Public School Choice will sponsor the 2010-2011 High School Redesign Showcase for current eighth-grade students and their families Saturday, January 30, 9 a.m. – noon, at Woodrow Wilson High School, 100 S. Glasgow Dr.

The showcase will highlight nine Dallas ISD high schools offering career pathways that will be available to all students entering ninth grade next year. No special academic requirements apply, however, because space is limited, a lottery system will be used to determine which applicants will be accepted. The application period runs February 1 through February 26.

The following high schools will offer career pathways:

• Bryan Adams – Arts, Audiovisual Technology & Communications; Marketing; and Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
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• W.H. Adamson – Business & Finance; Leadership & Public Service; and Transportation
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• David W. Carter – Business & Logistics; Visual & Performing Arts; and Engineering
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• L.G. Pinkston – Law & Criminal Justice
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• W.W. Samuell – Construction; Arts & Media; Criminal Justice & Legal Services; and Marketing
  & Business Management
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• H. Grady Spruce – Business Administration & Finance; Engineering & Information Technology; and Transportation
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• Woodrow Wilson – Academy of Math, Science and Technology; Academy of Performing Arts; Academy of Banking, Finance and Entrepreneurship; and Academy of International Baccalaureate
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• Emmett J. Conrad – Academy of Finance, Academy of Health & Human Services; Academy of
  Hospitality & Tourism; Academy of Information Technology; and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Academy
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• James Madison – Information Technology; and Public Safety

All current Dallas ISD eighth-graders and their parents are encouraged to attend the showcase to learn more about the programs.

Applications to attend one of the redesigned schools are available on the district Web site at www.dallasisd.org/parents/schoolchoice. If accepted, transportation will not be provided by the district.

"Dallas ISD students are showing improvement on college readiness indicators… and (the district) has shown improvement on Broad Prize indicators. Among the comparison Texas urban districts, only Houston ISD slightly outperforms Dallas ISD."