[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Dripping Springs Independent School District (DSISD) School Board is one of five finalists statewide for the H-E-B Excellence in Education awards program 2017 School Board of the Year. This prestigious award recognizes school boards that demonstrate strong leadership in the community.
The H-E-B awards program honors districts, teachers, principals and school boards each year. This is the first year the DSISD has been nominated for the board award. As a district, DSISD has been a finalist for the past three years for District of the Year.
The finalists were chosen based on an application packet submitted by the board with each finalist receiving $5,000. To determine overall statewide winners, a panel of judges will visit each district, meet with the board, and talk with administration, staff, students, community members and parents. The statewide winner, which will be announced May 7, receives $25,000.
Dripping Springs ISD’s board is comprised of President Carrie Fontana Kroll, Vice President Barbara Stroud, Secretary Shelly Reeves, Dr. Mary Jane Hetrick, Ron Jones, Shannon O’Connor and Jon Thompson.
Other finalists in the School Board division this year are Harlingen CISD, Fort Bend ISD, Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD, and Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD.
