Stephanie Elizalde is empowering teachers to concentrate on the curriculum.
She has a reputation around Dallas ISD as a principal's leader and she's not afraid to admit it.
Over the summer in a packed auditorium, she got a standing ovation as she told principals she would reduce the focus on test scores this school year Last school year the district piloted a new curriculum on math and reading and found solid success This year Elizalde is rolling it out district-wide. She wants to do the basics and do them well. It's a different note than her predecessor.
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