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The Region V Texas Academic Pentathlon Competition was April 29 at Dade Middle School and saw 24 middle schools participate. Students competed in Literature, Social Science, Math, Essay and Art. Tests were based on the theme: World War II. Here are the overall pentathlon winning teams: Seventh-Grade Overall Pentathlon Winning Teams Harry Stone Montessori Academy First Place Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School Second Place Dallas Environmental Science Academy Third Place Eighth-Grade Overall Pentathlon Winning Teams J.L. Long Middle School Team 1 First Place Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School Second Place Dallas Environmental Science Academy Third Place

Spend the next 95 seconds catching up on many of the great things that happened across the district this week! Watch the above video, or read below, to learn more. Best schools in the nation U.S. News and World Report has ranked four Dallas ISD campuses among the 100 best schools in the country. (See the schools) Early College High School designations The Texas Education Agency has announced Early College High School designations for 23 Dallas ISD campuses. (Read this) Support Professional of the Year Lincoln High School community liaison Sheila Walker has been named the Texas State Teacher Association’s Education…

Several Dallas ISD high school softball teams are competing in the UIL Bi-District Playoffs this week. District eams vying to stay in the hunt for a state championship in District 11-5A are Hillcrest, Molina, Woodrow Wilson, Thomas Jefferson, Samuell, Sunset, Kimball and Seagoville. In 10-4A, Pinkstone, Carter and Roosevelt are playing this week. In 11-3A, Madison is trying to advance. See the schedule here.

Approximately 20 Dallas ISD assistant principals completed their fellowship with School Retool this month. Brought to the district in partnership with the Personalized Learning Department, School Retool helped local assistant principals use small changes called “hacks” to make a big impact on their campuses. “One of my first hacks was to reduce the number of tardies we had every morning, so I created a note that made parents aware of the importance of their children arriving on time every day,” said Kourtnei Billups, Assistant Principal of Anne Frank Elementary School. “In a week’s time we went from about 25 tardies…