On behalf of Dallas ISD, the Dallas Education Foundation is proud to present the 2025 Dallas ISD State of the District: Together We Make It Happen, presented by Linebarger Goggan Blair and Sampson and the Dallas Education Foundation

This event was only made possible by the support of friends in our community - like you, and we promise you, the 2025 Dallas ISD State of the District was like no other!

Hosting our business, community, city, and education leaders at the famed Winspear Opera House, our sponsors and their guests to attended a VIP pre-event reception. The State of the District featured:

  • Live performances by our talented Dallas ISD students
  • Dr. Stephanie Elizalde, Dallas ISD Superintendent of Schools on the district’s vision, initiatives, and progress towards enhancing student success
  • The Educator of the Year awards
    • Principals of the Year
      • Stephanie Amaya, W.H. Adamson High School
      • Beverly Mullins Ford, Anne Frank Elementary School
      • Channel Hutchinson, New Tech High School at B.F. Darrell
    • Teachers of the Year
      • Patricia Cortez, School for the Talented and Gifted in Pleasant Grove
      • Bernardo Velez Rico, North Dallas High School
      • Netallia Rush, Ronald Erwin McNair Elementary School
Photos from the 2025 Dallas ISD State of the District
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