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In celebration of School Board Recognition Month, we are spotlighting the nine dedicated unpaid volunteers who serve as Dallas ISD trustees. Maxie Johnson was elected to the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees to represent District 5 in May 2019. District 5 is a large and diverse district that spans West Dallas, Oak Lawn, Uptown, and a large portion of South Oak Cliff.  Trustee Johnson has been an active community member throughout the district for decades. Learn more about Johnson here! Johnson is deeply invested in the quality of district schools and the success of all of our students. He has…

In celebration of School Board Recognition Month, we are spotlighting the nine dedicated unpaid volunteers who serve as Dallas ISD trustees. Trustee Karla Garcia is a proud native of Southeast Dallas and a product of Dallas ISD schools. Garcia was inspired to run for Dallas ISD District 4 trustee because she wanted to address the inequities that she saw in the public school system, particularly in Southeast Dallas. Her goal is to represent the perspective and needs of students in her community. Garcia’s parents came to the United States from Guanajuato, Mexico, with a dream of a bright future for their…

In celebration of School Board Recognition Month, we are spotlighting the nine dedicated unpaid volunteers who serve as Dallas ISD trustees. Dan Micciche was first elected to the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees in 2012 to serve District 3, which covers Northeast Dallas. Voters reelected him in 2015 and 2018, and he currently serves as 1st Vice President. In addition to serving as a trustee, Micciche is a partner at the law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld. He started and chaired his firm’s School Partnership Program with James W. Fannin Elementary School in Dallas from 2005 to 2012.…

In celebration of School Board Recognition Month, we are spotlighting the nine dedicated unpaid volunteers who serve as Dallas ISD trustees. Joyce Foreman was elected to the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees, representing District 6, in June of 2014. District 6 covers southwest Dallas. As a business owner and community leader, Foreman uses her experience in education and the community to shape Dallas ISD in District 6 and throughout the district. In 1981, after leading a successful career as a corporate buyer, Foreman started and owned a local company. Her entrepreneurial spirit led her to form Foreman Office Products, a business…