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Dallas ISD announced on Friday, June 3, that Dr. Janice Lombardi has been named the new principal of Skyline High School and Career Development Center. She is currently principal of Trinidad “Trini” Garza Early College High School, a 2015 Texas Blue Ribbon Campus. Lombardi has collected many accolades during her career, but this past school year was named a finalist for the H-E-B Excellence in Education Award and also was one of three finalists for Dallas ISD Secondary Principal of the Year. Skyline High School opened in 1971 as the nation’s first magnet school. It remains the largest high school…

Skyline High School is set to host its first outdoor commencement ceremony at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, June 4, at John E. Kincaide Stadium, 9191 S. Polk St., Dallas, TX 75232. Given the weather forecast of rain for portions of the weekend, the Skyline administration and Dallas Independent School District have set the following rain contingency schedule: If there are signs of rain at 7 a.m., Saturday, the outdoor graduation will be postponed and a phone message and other notifications will be sent. If the Saturday outdoor graduation is postponed, the plan is to hold the graduation ceremonies outdoors at Kincaide…

Nancy Bingham and Eric Cowan, outgoing members of the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees, were honored for their service on the day of their last board meeting, Thursday, May 26. A reception before the meeting included words of thanks from fellow trustees Edwin Flores, Dan Micciche and Edwin Flores, Superintendent Michael Hinojosa and Board Services Director Deno Harris. Bingham represented District 4, which includes Southeast Dallas and part of Pleasant Grove, Balch Springs and Seagoville. She did not seek re-election, and Jaime Resendez was elected to the District 4 seat. Cowan represented District 7, and most recently also served as Board…

Dallas ISD is seeking great employees to fill custodial and cafeteria staff jobs for the 2016-2017 school year. A Job Fair will be conducted 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, June 4, at Emmett J. Conrad High School to interview applicants. Those interested must bring a copy of their resumes and job history, as well as a state-issued photo ID. Jobs will be offered on the spot at the fair. To reduce wait time for interviews, applicants may complete an online application before the close of business on June 3. To apply, visit the Dallas ISD Careers page and click on “Non-Instructional.” Round-trip…