Join us in welcoming the newest members of the Panther Family!
Shiva Peters – Director of Business and Finance
Kristina Johnson – Principal, Charles Acton Leadership Academy
Bryan Parra – Principal, Byrd Middle School
We are excited to have these outstanding leaders join Duncanville ISD and look forward to the impact they will make in serving our students, staff, and community. Welcome to the Panther Family! 🐾
I had the pleasure of hearing @Jillmsiler speak for the first time, and it was a true delight. A key message I took away was, "As a leader, you have to realize that your Actions Matter!" As an aspiring leader, her speech reignited the passion in me that had been gradually fading.
Roosevelt Nivens, the 2026 national superintendent of the year, says his guiding principle as a district leader is simple: No children in his schools should feel as hopeless as he did growing up.
Nivens, superintendent of the 49,000-student Lamar Consolidated district in Texas, struggled academically and didn’t feel like many of his teachers cared about him as a person. Now, as a district leader, Nivens, often while wearing a “free hugs” t-shirt, makes a point of regularly visiting schools and connecting with students to make sure they know somebody cares about them.
“I feel like when I do those things, I could be that person to help fill the void for any child,” Nivens said. “When I do those things, I always feel like I’m helping somebody see the goodness and kindness in somebody in my position. … I don’t want to be that guy who sits in an office and hands down rules and regulations. I want to be human.”
Nivens was named the 2026 National Superintendent of the Year this month by @AASAHQ Education Week spoke with Nivens about the award, his inspiration, his support system, and his favorite part of the workday.
Help us shape the academic calendar for the 2026–2027 school year! Your input is valuable as we work to create a calendar that best supports our students, families, and community.
The survey is open now through February 28. Click the link below ⤵️ to complete the quick survey.
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At #T3IC2026 thinking about how math reasoning actually develops: counting → additive → multiplicative → proportional → functional.
We don’t skip steps — we build them.
If instruction skips the foundation, gaps are guaranteed. 🧠📊
#MathIsFun#MathPD#TeacherLife
PLC Process at work! We are thankful to Ms. King, one of our Math Coordinators, for walking our teachers through how to analyze their data for student achievement. Moving the needle one assessment at a time!
#ChampionsCommit#CommittedToTheWork
DeISD is truly soaring higher! We started the year with a history-making moment! For the first time, the district has a Region 10 Teacher of the year! Congrats to Lauren Stewart of Frank D. Moates Elem.
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#SoaringHigher
This… don’t just allow kids to observe the efforts of our Olympic athletes winning 🥇 gold - encourage them to observe how they react win they don’t. #GeauxBeGreat 🙌🏽🇺🇸
#DreamBelieveRRROOOAARRRRR 🐅