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Only one race up for grabs in upcoming Dallas ISD school board elections
Board president Justin Henry will face off against challenger Ulana Sigler for South Dallas’ seat, while Oak Cliff’s Maxie Johnson files to run for Dallas City Council.
DISD’s deadline for filing to be on the May ballot was Friday. Early voting will run from April 19-24, and election day is May 1.(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer)
The two longest-serving members of the Dallas ISD board of trustees, Edwin Flores and Dan Micciche, are unopposed in May’s elections and will serve three more years.
But that doesn’t guarantee that the board of the state’s second-largest school district facing the challenge of bringing students back from a disjointed and difficult period of learning during COVID-19 will remain static for the upcoming year.