DeSoto Independent School District Installs New Trustees at Ceremony

During a special board meeting called on Monday, the DeSoto Independent School District Board of Trustees installed a new member and re-welcomed an incumbent.

The district installed new member Eboni Mitchell, Place 6, and incumbent board member Traci McNairy, Place 7, during the meeting hosted by Dallas County Justice of the Peace for Precinct 1 – Place 1, Thomas G. Jones.

Jones hosted the swearing-in ceremony.

Originally from South Central Los Angeles, California, Mitchell graduated from San Jose State University, receiving her Bachelor of Business Management.

She has nearly 25 years of public service experience and expertise in strategic planning, project management, business analysis, procurement and contract management, finance, and information technology (IT) operations.

In addition to her public service, Mitchell has worked in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kuwait in a supporting role with the military as part of LOGCAP III, Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Mitchell has two children, one who will soon be attending Purdue University and the other who attends DeSoto Early College High School.

She has lived in the city of Glenn Heights for 20 years.

McNairy, the incumbent board member for place 7, has been in education for 20 years and started her career as an English teacher in the DeSoto ISD at East Middle School.

She has served as an Academic Specialist on the Texas Literacy Initiative and has held the role of Instructional Coach.

McNairy is a graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies and a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction.

She currently works as an Educational Consultant and Curriculum Specialist and has three children, one son and two daughters.

On Monday, May 20, the board will vote and certify new board officers.

The current board officers are as follows:

• President: Chasiti  McKissic
• Vice President: Abe Cooper
• Secretary: Traci McNairy
• TASA/TASB Delegate: DeAndrea Fleming*
• TASA/TASB Alternative: Cynthia Watson-Banks

Fleming, the outgoing trustee, served on the board for six years.  

To view the special board meeting click here.

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