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Students flex academic muscles at decathlon
0Think back to your days studying art history. Keep going—back a little farther. Now, see if you can recall an important event of the Northern Renaissance? Here are your choices: Conquest of Constantinople by the Turks Emergence of the Medici family as art patrons Rebuilding of Saint Peter’s Basilica Publication of Giorgio Vasari’s Lives of the Artists Challenge to the Catholic Church by Martin Luther That was just one of the questions asked of Dallas ISD students the weekend of Nov. 15 as they competed in the Academic Decathlon. Students from 19 Dallas ISD high schools met for a day of…
VIDEO: See what makes Tiffany Huitt an outstanding principal
0Tiffany Huitt, principal of the School of Science and Engineering at the Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center, was recently recognized at a special reception honoring Dallas ISD’s top principals. This year as part of the district’s new pay for performance initiative, Huitt was one of 184 principals who received an increase in pay under the new system that is based on a combination of performance measures and student achievement results. With the new compensation plan, the higher the principal effectiveness, the higher the salary. On average, principals received a $9,164 increase in pay. The average salary for the 2014-2015 school year is…
Career fairs offer teacher candidates introduction
0The freezing temperatures weren’t enough to dissuade soon-to-be-graduates of University of North Texas and Texas Woman’s University from coming out to the recent Education Career Fair in Denton. Dallas ISD joined school districts from Texas and beyond at the event where they met with potential teacher recruits, collecting résumés and discussing opportunities in our schools. The talent acquisition group in Human Capital Management travels to job fairs as close as downtown Dallas, and as far as Spain and Puerto Rico in search of the best candidates to educate students. According to Talent Leader Jordan Carlton, the chance to meet with…
Photo Gallery: Dade student leaders enhance their skills
0Approximately 100 students from Billy Earl Dade Middle School sharpened their leadership skills and received encouragement during the inaugural Dade Leadership Academy gathering on Nov. 13 at the Hulcy school campus. The goal of the project is to build a stronger cohort of student leaders that can serve as mentors and help positively influence their peers. Campus counselors identified students to attend the workshop based on their current outcomes. One-half of the students are among those with the best attendance, behavior and grades. The other half of the students among those struggling with attendance, behavior and grades. At the event,…