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WHAT ELSE?

We’re looking for partnerships in the neighborhood. We want to build some public awareness of what Sunset offers and what our students are capable of. Who are our kids, and how are they leading in the community? We have wonderful students who are doing great things; we just need to get that story out there. We’ve got to toot our own horn a little, and we’ve got to become better at doing that.

HOW CAN WE ATTRACT MORE MIDDLECLASS FAMILIES TO CHOOSE SUNSET?

It’s really dependent on the neighborhoods and what they’re looking for. [Families are] looking for alternative options. What’s imperative, and what our duty is as educators and public servants, is to engage in a dialogue with the community. What are they looking for, and what do they want? As the instructional leaders and principals, we can align that with what the district has to offer.

THERE ARE SOME MATA PARENTS WHO THINK YOU SHOULD BE DISD SUPERINTENDENT. WOULD YOU EVER CONSIDER THAT?

I’ll say this: I plan on being here. I want to work with this group of students. One of the best things is when you get to see a class go from their freshman year to their senior year, and I think the kids deserve that.

WHEN WE ANNOUNCED ON OUR WEBSITE THAT A SUNSET ALUMNA WOULD BE PRINCIPAL, THE RESPONSE FROM OUR READERS WAS INCREDIBLE. I don’t know if people realize just how common that is for Oak Cliff schools. The principal of Greiner attended that school, the Stockard principal … all over DISD, you will find administrators and teachers who are products of DISD, and I think that says a lot about what the district is providing. It speaks volumes about what DISD is about.