Central Staff News

Mark your calendar for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sat., Sept. 30, to discover one of the district’s best tools for exciting students about STEM–the Environmental Education Center, at 1600 Bowers Rd. in Seagoville.

The center is hosting a Sept. 30 open house for employees and their families to tour the center’s museum and grounds, meet the animals housed in the facility’s barn, take a nature walk on one of several trails and enjoy a lunch of fried catfish. For driving directions and to learn more about what the center has to offer, go here or call (972) 749-6900.

As fall approaches, Human Capital Management Chief Karry Chapman reminds all employees that the summer dress code expires Sept. 29. All employees are expected to resume professional business attire October 2. Her memo with references to board policy is available here. Employees with questions about the dress code may direct them via email to HCM or call the department at (972) 925-4200.

The Baylor Tom Landry Fitness center is offering Dallas ISD staff a 50 percent discount on enrollment fees and a complimentary one-week pass to the facility. The offer is good through October 31. Go here to download an informational flyer.

See Harrison Barnes, Dirk Nowitzki and the rest of your Dallas Mavericks take on the Bucks, Bulls, or Magic for as little as $5 an upper level seat or $30 for lower level seats.

This discounted offer is exclusive for Dallas ISD teachers and staff including their families and friends and applies to the following preseason games:

· Monday, Oct., 2nd vs. Milwaukee, 7:30pm

· Wednesday, Oct. 4th vs. Chicago, 7:30pm – Breast Health Awareness Night-Wear pink with your Mavs blue, to support breast health!

· Monday, Oct. 9th vs. Orlando, 7:30pm

To purchase tickets go to: www.mavs.com/DISD, and use Promo Code: DISD

The Dallas ISD Talk It Up! Toastmasters Club invites district employees to attend the club’s upcoming speech contest at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 20. The contest will feature Talk It Up! club members performing speeches in two categories: Humorous Speeches and Speech Evaluations. Audience members are invited to laugh along with the humorous speeches and witness how Toastmasters perform speech evaluations. The contest will be held in room 247 of the H.B. Bell School Support Services  Building. Admission is free, and everyone’s welcome. The club’s regularly scheduled meetings are held in the same space from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. Wednesdays and are open to all employees. To learn more about Toastmasters, visit the club’s Facebook page, or call (972) 925-3915.

Core 4 Friday is back! The district is eager to highlight district employees who do an outstanding job providing great customer service to external and internal publics. The search is on for those who go above and beyond to exemplify the Core 4: Focused on student achievement; Fast and Flexible in the delivery of services or products to every customer; and Friendly—no matter the answer.

Help celebrate these dedicated employees for their commitment to serving others by nominating them for Core 4 recogition. Each month, nominees are recognized on the Core 4 website, and their names are entered in a random drawing for one of four $25 gift cards courtesy of the organization Love in Motion that seeks to make Dallas a city where love is the change agent for positive growth and direction. Gift card winners will be announced on the last Friday of each month on Core 4 Friday.

No self-nominations, please. All nominees will be vetted with supervisors from their service areas. Go here to nominate, or visit the Core 4 webpage.

The Athletics Department invites you to enjoy best seat in the house this football season! The department is looking for energetic district employees available to work the chain crew for varsity football games at any of our nine central athletic facilities. This is a supplemental assignment that requires dedication to the entire football season.

To lear more, email the department at NotifyAthletics@Dallasisd.org with your area of interest and experience.