Excitement is building for the largest group of Dallas ISD students that are set to return to the classroom Monday.
The district operated on three different calendars this year, hoping more school days will help some students with the learning loss they faced during the pandemic.
It’s been a busy final weekend for pre-k teacher, Carmen Marcelino who is also a mother of two.
“There are a lot of expectations. They are going to see their friends again, and they miss them. That is what they talk about,” said Marcelino.
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BACK TO SCHOOL
Lynetta Marsh’s 12-year-old son, Hunter Garrett, starts seventh grade Monday.
“When I was small, I was always told, your first teachers are your parents," said parent Lynette Marsh. "So that’s what I try to practice with my son, and hope that all of the families and parents are speaking to their children as well."
New Dallas ISD Superintendent, Dr. Stephanie Elizalde, attended a dedication ceremony Saturday for the renovated Franklin D. Roosevelt High School of Innovation.
“I’m as excited as everybody else. I keep telling everyone I have butterflies in my stomach, just like kids do on the first day of school,” said Dr. Elizalde.
Eight hundred students will fill the halls of the 58-year-old Oak Cliff campus that’s been transformed into a modern learning complex. Additionally, the school districts of Arlington and Fort Worth will begin classes tomorrow.
