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Brookins Sworn in As District 4 Trustee
The Fort Worth ISD has a new Board of Education trustee in District 4.
Results from the November 5 election were canvassed, Tuesday, November 12, and Daphne Brookins was officially sworn in to serve District 4 accompanied by loved ones.
Ms. Brookins, a Youth Administrator at Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County, was elected to the District 4 seat after garnering 61.04% of votes in a three-person special-called election on November 5. She succeeds Dr. T.A. Sims, the District’s longest-serving board member with more than 35 years as a trustee. He resigned from the post July 16, 2019.
Ms. Brookins will represent District 4 until the term expires in May 2021.
“It’s an honor,” Ms. Brookins said shortly after last week’s election. “There are some big shoes to fill from Dr. T. A. Sims, and I’m just excited that the citizens of District 4 are willing to give me an opportunity to bring my years of experience in education, social services and partnerships to the table to help District 4 and FWISD.
District 4 represents the following FWISD schools: Harlean Beal Elementary, Briscoe Elementary, Carroll Peak Elementary, Carter Park Elementary, Clifford Davis Elementary, W.M. Green Elementary, Van Zandt-Guinn Elementary, Morningside Elementary, David K. Sellars Elementary, I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM and VPA, Versia Williams Elementary, Glencrest 6th Grade, Morningside Middle and O.D. Wyatt High School.
A former Forest Hill Mayor Pro Tem and Councilwoman, Ms. Brookins currently works with young adults ages 16-24 as a Youth Administrator with Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County and is a young adult motivational speaker and writer. She serves on multiple local and state boards including the One Star Foundation, which she was appointed to by Gov. Greg Abbott. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Texas Wesleyan University.
Ms. Brookins said she looks forward to working with District 4 students and their families, her new colleagues, campus principals, teachers and community stakeholders.
She said she will focus on ensuring daycares are on the same page as the District’s early learning program, increasing graduation and accountability rates, and ensuring District 4 families receive resources that allow stability and a good education for their children.
“A child succeeds when they’re stable,” she said.
She also wants to explore and identify strategies to more effectively meet the needs of youth and young adults and prepare them for postsecondary education and/or for employment.
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