Dorothy Gentry

It was such a pleasure to welcome author @LeticiaOrdazTV to Lady Bird today as she shared her book The Power of a Sister Circle / El Poder del Circulo de Hermanas! Our sixth grade girls discussed lifting one another up, building community, and using their voices with courage.

@IrvingISD RLA teachers were “pretty in pink” 💕during a great Purposeful Planning session- pouring over data, learning new techniques to show students like “Question, Quote, Inference” while reading and more! @iInstructIrving @MsRossReads #teacherlife

It was so fun! These were some awesome students!

Thank you @MsRossReads for your time and for the fabulous session on Romeo and Juliet, think sheets and annotations. My English 1 students loved it and learned much! You’re awesome! @IrvingISD

🗓️ Planning ahead for our families and staff! The Irving ISD Board of Trustees has approved school calendars for the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 school years. Both calendars reflect staff and community feedback. 👉 Read more and view key dates: sites.irvingisd.net/insider/2026/0…

The Irving ISD District Spelling Bee showcased talented spellers from across the district in a thrilling celebration of academic excellence. 🐝 A total of 26 elementary and middle school campuses participated in the competition for the title of Spelling Bee champion! Congratulations to all participants for representing their schools with confidence and skill. 🏆 A special congratulations to our district winners: 🥇 Adam Omar, Johnson Middle School 🥈 Ethan Flores, Bowie Middle School

Celebrating a legacy of innovation, leadership and impact. 💙🩶 Join us in honoring Irving ISD's Chief of Technology & Innovation Alvin McQuarters as we congratulate him on his retirement and thank him for 16 years of dedication to our district. #ExcellenceInAction

My English 1 students today balancing textbook 📕 annotations with hands-on foldable “Think Sheets” annotations. #workinprogress #newwaysoflearning #criticalthinking @netzeroJMS @IrvingISD @iInstructIrving

Group SCRs today. In peer groups. students read the text, annotated and answered questions, then dissected the writing prompt, agreed upon a claim, selected evidence & connected reasoning. Real-world experience in communication, teamwork, problem-solving. @netzeroJMS @IrvingISD

It was PLC Data Protocol Day for the @netzeroJMS 7th Grade RLA team. Sharing writing samples from our students with each other and discussing strengths, weaknesses- growth opportunities, intervention and reteach strategies and more! 👍🏾#teacherlife @IrvingISD @iInstructIrving

ECR rough drafts by hand, peer editing with red pens and discussions and final feedback from me before publishing. This is @netzeroJMS English 1! @IrvingISD

@and_mrsharris and team put us in a thankful mood tonight at the Secondary RLA Department Chair meeting! Unit Internalization, data, Digital Annotation strategies and more! @IrvingISD @iInstructIrving

JMS staff and students get ready for #kindnessweek 💜💜💕💕❤️🥰 Check out the schedule below!⬇️ Dress appropriately and SPREAD A LITTLE KINDNESS!! @IrvingISD #KindnessMatters #kindness

From spooky stories to sinking boats, the second six weeks had it all—Sora + Hispanic Heritage Month reads, mystery passages, The Outsiders prep, library clubs, and I even got to support a Lord of the Flies STEM boat building challenge!

@BenisonMrs Agreed

"Assigning writing to students is not the same as teaching writing to the students. This will not move the needle..." Dr. Dina Zoleo-TWR

@1onkea_ @VikingCaldwell One of my favorite students! Go be great young man! God bless! 💜🙏🏾

Thank you Texas for getting me this far,as I take my talents to Louisiana I won’t look at it as a setback but a better opportunity,God always knows what’s best, that’s why he surrounded me with the best coaches and players, so I can shine anywhere I go.💯🫶🏾 @VikingCaldwell

Synthesis essays are complete. We read “My Favorite Chaperone” and “The Outsiders” and wrote about how both protagonists show struggles with identity and belonging. Kids had to have evidence from both texts to support their ideas.

The @netzeroJMS RLA team is rocking their HQIM implementation (even during Eagle Time)! So many strong text interactions and student dialogue! ✨@iInstructIrving

Happy National Principals Month @netzeroJMS Principal @MrsLRWhitaker !! We love and appreciate you! @IrvingISD

These were the fascinating conversations taking place today among my English 1 students as they delved verbally into character analysis, conflict and text predictions about “Lord of the Flies” with their classmates. @netzeroJMS @IrvingISD #excellenceinaction