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Representing District 9 (South Dallas and parts of Downtown Dallas, Pleasant Grove, Deep Ellum, Uptown, and East Dallas), Bernadette Nutall was elected to the Dallas Independent School District Board of Trustees in December 2009. Nutall earned a Bachelor of Arts in business management from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville. She received a Certificate of Competence Training Program in instructional leadership from the University of North Texas in Denton. She also attended the 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 Summer Changes Everything National Conference at Johns Hopkins University Center for Summer Learning. Nutall was a community liaison at Dallas ISD from…
Join us 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, for a Dallas ISD PREP U Super Saturday event at Jubilee Park & Community Center, 917 Bank St. There will be free health screenings, immunizations and flu shots; food and fun; and a showcase of the district’s School Choice options; and more. Don’t miss it!
The Dallas Zoo recently visited Preston Hollow Elementary to present various animals to the students. Dallas City Councilwoman Jennifer Staubach Gates helped bring the program to the school.
Dallas ISD was recognized at the Jan. 26 board meeting for being one of 433 schools to land on the College Board’s 7th Annual AP® District Honor Roll. To be included on the 7th Annual Honor Roll, Dallas ISD had to, since 2014, increase the number of students participating in Advanced Placement while also increasing or maintaining the percentage of students earning AP Exam scores of 3 or higher. Reaching these goals shows that Dallas ISD is successfully identifying motivated, academically prepared students who are ready for AP.