Inside Dallas ISD

When Dallas ISD announced that it acquired 17 electric school buses, Ansley Carlos, bus driver for both Solar Preparatory Schools, never imagined she would be driving one. In fact, had you asked her if it were something she would be open to, she would have balked at the thought.   “I just knew I wasn’t going to understand anything,” Carlos said. “I wanted nothing to do with it.” The district, however, had other plans. Just this past January, Carlos received training in the safe operation of electric buses, including behind-the-wheel instruction and charging procedures. “Our team went through rigorous training by…

For the past three years, Lashonda Roberson has served as the librarian at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center. With two decades of experience in Dallas ISD, she is now focusing on preparing students for their next big leap in education. “Once I got into education, I realized all the important things that teachers do to establish foundations for students,” she said. “I began to realize how passionate I was about education and that it was a pathway to helping the community. I became a lifelong learner.” After receiving her bachelor’s degree from Prairie View A&M University, Roberson became a 7th-grade…

Robin Pattillo is the heart of Lakewood Elementary School’s largest classroom, the library. She has served as the school librarian for two decades, managing the sunlit space and engaging students in reading and storytelling. “I love being in the library because it’s a place where the kids have a little bit more freedom to learn about what they are interested in. I love seeing their growth as that changes through the years,” she said. Growing up with two teachers as parents, Pattillo spent most of her childhood in classrooms. This early exposure to learning laid the foundation for her lifelong…

Gloria Douglas, the school librarian at Paul L. Dunbar Learning Center, exemplifies the many ways librarians impact their campuses. Douglas began her journey as a teacher, and her love for reading led her to become a media specialist, another title for librarians. Douglas, who received a master’s in library science from Texas A&M University, is familiar with the culture of Dallas ISD after attending Clinton P. Russell Elementary School, the former Maynard H. Jackson Middle School, W.E. Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy, and the School for the Talented and Gifted at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center. Douglas’s goal as a librarian…