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Dallas ISD Board of Trustees names Stephanie Elizalde as the lone finalist in the superintendent search in unanimous vote
0The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees this evening named Stephanie Elizalde as the lone finalist in their superintendent search in a unanimous vote. There is now a 21-day state-mandated waiting period before Elizalde can officially become the next Dallas ISD superintendent. Elizalde is currently the superintendent of the Austin Independent School District, serving more than 80,000 students and 12,000 employees. Prior to this role, Elizalde served as the chief of school leadership for Dallas ISD. A native Texan, Elizalde is a third-generation public school educator who has served students in various roles, including as teacher, principal, assistant superintendent and deputy…
Bus drivers and monitors would receive an average of 10 percent pay increase under the proposed budget
0Bus drivers and monitors on average would receive a 10 percent pay increase next school year under the district’s proposed 2022-2023 budget. Returning transportation employees will also receive an additional $2,500 retention bonus next school year in addition the the pay level increase. If the proposed 2022-2023 budget is approved, the starting pay would be: Minimum of $25 per hour for a driver with a current commercial driver’s license (CDL) Minimum of $17.49 per hour for an MPV driver Minimum of $15 per hour for a bus monitor Transportation Services is hosting a job fair on Saturday, May 14, at…
Dallas ISD Teachers and Principals of the Year announced at inaugural Educator of the Year Awards
0Dallas ISD named the teachers and principals of the year at the inaugural 2021-2022 Educator of the Year Awards presented by the Dallas Education Foundation and sponsored by Reliant. The event at The Statler Ballroom celebrated all of the outstanding finalists and educators in the district. Superintendent Michael Hinojosa, who is set to depart Dallas ISD after 42 years in education, shared his heartfelt thanks with the teachers and principals in the room. “The fact that we get to celebrate in person these outstanding educators is incredible,” Hinojosa said. “I want to thank you for your outstanding work, especially over these past…
Celebrating National School Nurse Day
0Nurse Emily Geeslin, or “Nurse G” as her students call her, is passionate about bringing health promotion and disease prevention to North Dallas High School. Not only has she successfully pushed vaccination events, screened students for vision and hearing problems and provided emergency care to students in need, but she has also fostered community relationships that are transforming lives every day. For all those reasons and more, Principal Katherine Wanserski Eska jumped at the opportunity to nominate Geeslin as the 2021-2022 Health Services Employee of the Year, a title Geeslin earned just in time to celebrate National School Nurse Day…