One Hot Mess: An Introduction to DISD's Newest Crisis

Off and on, I have been following the Dallas ISD Board Meetings for 20 years now since I was a high school junior at Townview Magnet Center (above.)  Even though I'm a DISD graduate and now a Navy veteran, many ask why do I care what DISD does especially I'm not a parent (at least yet.)  I'll tell you why: because I simply care about education.


Dallas ISD is now acquiring the Dallas Public Schools after voters agreed to a referendum to disband this organization last month.  This agency handled the transportation needs of Dallas ISD students and several other suburban districts in Dallas County.  Below is a brief news clip better explaining why and what happened here.

I thought about being a teacher, but what rarely gets talked about in education is how a school district is actually run as a whole.  How are the logistics and accounting issues handled?  Sometimes labor issues are brought up too.  However, when these issues get talked about Dallas ISD, often times millions of dollars in taxpayer money is at stake. Few taxpayers in general seems to understand that Dallas ISD has control over a Billion-plus dollar budget.  That means if you live in Dallas, every taxpayer's everyday life (especially if you're a property owner) is directly impacted!

The next blog will talk about that first meeting...uncovering the messy challenge of a establishing a $53 million dollar department in a manner of months!