News Briefs

The Dallas Yoga Center is doing mindfulness training with third-, fourth- and fifth-graders in five Dallas ISD schools, and NBC 5 has the full story. Jamila Thomas, coordinator for the Dallas ISD African American Success Initiative, says in the story that the goal is to improve school performance and emotional well-being. See the full story here.

A group of volunteers helped improve the Bayles Elementary School Garden on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and KERA News has the full story. The Americorps volunteers expanded the garden and replanted some cool weather vegetables such as beets, carrots, cabbage and some cilantro. Parents of students at Bayles Elementary get cooking classes, volunteer in the garden, and enjoy produce from the garden. Go here to see the full story from KERA News.

Audrey Pinkerton was elected to her first term on the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees in May 2016 to represent District 7, which includes 31 schools in Oak Cliff, West Dallas, and Cockrell Hill. Pinkerton attended Dallas ISD schools and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School. She went on to earn a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering with honors from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Business Administration summa cum laude from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Pinkerton worked as an engineer before moving into executive management roles at several major manufacturing corporations, leading…

Trustee Joyce Foreman is a business owner and community leader who represents District 6, which covers Southwest Dallas. Foreman brings experience from a variety of education-related affiliations to the board. Most notably, she has served on the Dallas ISD Bond Advisory Committee since 2002. Passionate about preparing our students to be the best and brightest, Foreman has held other leadership positions in the district as a member of the Superintendent’s Advisory Committee and the Commission on Educational Excellence. Providing decades of civic involvement to Dallas citizens Foreman has previously served on the Greater Dallas Chamber Executive Committee, as Vice Chair…