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District Educational Improvement Council (DEIC)
Learn about the District Educational Improvement Council (DEIC) and upcoming meetings.
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The District Educational Improvement Council (DEIC) committee works to improve student learning in Garland ISD. This committee serves in an advisory capacity to the Superintendent and School Board. Additional responsibilities include:
- reviewing student achievement data
- approving the district's staff development calendar
- hearing requests for campus/district waivers following state guidelines
- hearing updates on programs and other items of educational interest
Membership
Being a part of the DEIC is a yearly commitment. Recruitment occurs each year at the beginning of the school year.
Garland ISD actively recruits* parent, community and business representatives to serve on the DEIC each year. DEIC parent, community and business representatives are selected so that there is diversity of geographic location, gender, and race/ethnicity. The DEIC is made up of a variety of Garland ISD stakeholders:
- 3 parent representatives (Has at least one child attending GISD, one per level - elementary, middle, and high)
- 3 community representatives (non-parents, one per city, lives in the district)
- 3 business representatives (operates a business within the district, one per city)
- 31 classroom teacher representatives (15 elementary, 9 middle school, 6 high school and 1 non-traditional campus)
- 3 campus-based non-teaching professional representatives (1 elementary, 1 middle school, and 1 high school level)
- 2 district-level non-teaching professional staff representatives
*See Board Policy BQA(LOCAL).
Join the DEIC
Get involved in the district by joining the DEIC. The interest form will be available next year.
2024-25 Members
- Abby Cooksey, Teacher Representative
- Alec Shaffer, Teacher Representative
- Alfreda Horrice, Teacher Representative
- Alicia Marshall, Campus Professional Representative
- Allison Ford, Parent Representative
- Cecilia Perez de Leon, Teacher Representative
- Charles Womack, Teacher Representative
- Christine Turner, Teacher Representative
- Chuck Bottoms, Teacher Representative
- Claire Dunham, Teacher Representative
- Clarissa Mata, Teacher Representative
- Dr. Bonita Woods, Teacher Representative
- Dr. Edward Thomas, Teacher Representative
- Edgar Chavez, Teacher Representative
- Elisa Morales, Community Representative
- Emily Caldwell, Teacher Representative
- Eunice Johnson-Lightsey, Teacher Representative
- Gabriel Novak, Parent Representative
- Ghazala Maiminni, Parent Representative
- Iris Bocanegra, Teacher Representative
- Irma Amaya, Teacher Representative
- J. R. Moore III, Teacher Representative
- James Iorio, District Representative
- Jeanie Marten, Business Representative
- Jennifer Joseph, Teacher Representative
- Jennifer Talmage, Teacher Representative
- Johanne Bui, Teacher Representative
- Kevin Tolly, Business Representative
- Kimberly Edwards, Teacher Representative
- LaNetra McCowan-Fuller, Campus Professional Representative
- Lisa Singleton, District Representative
- Max Rodin, Teacher Representative
- Micah Villarreal, Teacher Representative
- Michelle Corbin, Teacher Representative
- Mirna Cervantes, Teacher Representative
- Mitra Hami, Teacher Representative
- Neosha Washington, Campus Professional Representative
- Savannah Anglin, Teacher Representative
- Shira Lester, Teacher Representative
- Stephen Causey, Business Representative
- Tawanda Dabney, Teacher Representative
- Theresa McWilliams, Teacher Representative
- Tyler Davis, Teacher Representative
- Wendy Bowser, Community Representative
- Ximena Hobbs, Community Representative
Contact us
Questions about DEIC? Contact: