Dallas ISD announced this week the eight finalists for 2016 Principal of the Year.
The finalists will be honored for their remarkable accomplishments at a breakfast celebration on Friday, Dec. 9. Three winners will be selected from the finalists at the celebration.
The eight finalists are broken into three categories: elementary, secondary and choice/magnet. The finalists by category are:
Elementary
Lisa Lovato, Dan D. Rogers Elementary School
Kathryn Carter, L.O. Donald Elementary School
Juan Cordoba, H.B. Gonzalez Elementary School
Secondary
Clarita Rivera, Young Women’s STEAM Academy at Balch Springs Middle School
Lynn Smith, Multiple Careers Magnet Center and Maya Angelou High School
Choice/Magnet
Shelia Brown, Rosie M. Collins Sorrells School of Education and Social Services
Ben Mackey, School for the Talented and Gifted
Diana Nunez, Dallas Environmental Science Academy