Human Resource System

The Dallas Independent School District : Human Resource System

Organization and Mission

One of the largest school district in the United States , the Dallas Independent School District (DISD ) is a school system in Texas that serves the biggest number of minority students across the nation . More than 60 of the student population is Hispanics and around 30 are African American . The district operates 225 schools and 19 athletic facilities . It is headed by a board composed of nine trustees that lay down policies by which schools operate for funding and human resource

allocation . It also conducts regular evaluation of the performance of the schools it manages . A management oversight is conducted to check each school 's compliance to relevant laws and regulatory practices Report of compliance is submitted to the board

The Board hires the Superintendent of Schools who will serve as the district 's chief instructional and executive officer . In executing and overseeing its functions , the superintendent has seven direct reports namely : School Leadership and Administrative Division , Teaching and Learning Division , Finance and Human Department , Superintendent of Schools Chief of Staff , Professional Responsibility , Superintendent Learning Community and Superintendent of Schools Administrative Assistant

The district envisions itself to be the best urban school district in the nation . In pursuing this objective , it operates under a theory of action , a framework that integrates directed instruction and secured adaptability or empowerment . This involves establishing clear standards of academic content and business process , rigid accountability structure centralized seminal and collective evaluation , and data-driven decision-making...