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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).
Interested in joining the DEIC?
Those who want to be considered for DEIC membership should complete the DEIC Interest Form. The DEIC Interest Form will be available each August at the beginning of the school year.
In accordance with Board Policy BQA(LOCAL), Garland ISD actively recruits parent, community, and business representatives to serve on DEIC. To ensure adequate representation of our community’s diversity, DEIC parent, community, and business representatives will be selected so that there is diversity of geographic location, gender, and race/ethnicity.
2025-26 Members
- Myra Brown, Community Representative
- Michele Burger, District Representative
- Justin Campbell, Business Representative
- Ilsen Carrillo, Teacher Representative
- Ingrid Cherrington, Teacher Representative
- Tyler Davis, Teacher Representative
- Shyla Dickinson, Teacher Representative
- Juanita Dillard, Teacher Representative
- Angie Drahos, Teacher Representative
- Jacob Dryden, Teacher Representative
- JoAnna Garcia, Parent Representative
- Laura Garcia, Teacher Representative
- Amanda Gonzalez, Teacher Representative
- Anthony Goss, Business Representative
- Byron Holder-Lane, Teacher Representative
- Dr. Kendall Hutchinson, Teacher Representative
- Jodie Hernandez, Teacher Representative
- Liam Jacobs, Teacher Representative
- David James, Teacher Representative
- Misty Jarvis, Teacher Representative
- Shannon Johnson, Teacher Representative
- Teena Johnson, Business Representative
- Jennifer Joseph, Teacher Representative
- Sarah LeFan, Teacher Representative
- Shomari Lewis, Teacher Representative
- Reginald Marcellus, Teacher Representative
- Brittany McCay, Campus Representative
- Serena O’Malley, Teacher Representative
- Ivan Pena, Teacher Representative
- Cecilia Perez DeLeon, Teacher Representative
- Samantha Phillips, Teacher Representative
- Kristin Reid, Teacher Representative
- Michelle Rossy, Teacher Representative
- Nicholas Ryan-Todd, Teacher Representative
- Stej Sanchez, Parent Representative
- Ruben Sandoval, Community Representative
- Lea Ann Schkade, Community Representative
- LeNona Shields, Parent Representative
- Rachel Silva, Campus Representative
- Madie Simms, Teacher Representative
- Ashley Stimpson, Campus Representative
- Derek Storey, Teacher Representative
- Celestino Trejo, Teacher Representative
- Sugey Villarreal, District Representative
- Dr. Kristina Weeks, Teacher Representative
- Bryana Williams, Teacher Representative
Contact us
Questions about DEIC? Contact: