Celebrating our Jets who completed one or more content hours for HB 1416 with fresh popcorn! They stayed afterschool, came on Saturdays, and made gains on iReady! Way to go! A huge shoutout to Mr. Mendez for helping us get to more than 70% of these hours completed this semester!

Excited to welcome the new principal at Kiest Elementary in the BAVT! This dynamic leader is going to a huge impact for our kiddos! Sarah Hafley-Mendoza

Watching Sarah Hafley-Mendoza journey from CIC, AP, to now the NEW principal at Kiest ES, has been such an inspirational one to see! She made such tremendous gains and moved mountains at SJ that will live on forever and I can’t wait to see the impacts you make at Kiest! #GoAllStars

We're hiring! Come join the "All Stars" of the East Side next school year! We will be at the job fair this Saturday at Skyline High School! Come by our table and get to meet us! We are ready to "shine" bright next school year! #GoAllStars Sarah Hafley-Mendoza

Proud is an understatement 🥹 these 4th graders have grown so much this year! and NO REDS! Super proud of this group and know that they are ready for 5th grade! San Jacinto Elementary School #LevelingUp #ChangeMakers

Proud of YOU and THEIR progress!!! Way to go 4A!!!

And just like that, I have completed Reading Academies! My cohort leader is the absolute best! Countdown to summer 2025! San Jacinto Elementary School

Kiest Elementary in the Bryan Adams Vertical Team is looking for a high calibre assistant principal!

Year 3, OVER! My favorite tradition I’m glad I started when I student taught! But this year, hits different. 🥹 going to miss these kiddos! San Jacinto Elementary School @Steps2Samuell

The All Stars at Edwin J. Kiest Elementary have a new leader! Congratulations, Sarah Hafley-Mendoza, on your newest adventure. We know you will do great things for the Kiest community. Let's go!

PLEASE HELP BY SHARING! If you work in DISD you have about one more week to transfer to Kiest Elementary! DEADLINE is June 2nd! Do you know an excellent CURRENT AP in DISD that is Proficient I or above? They can transfer ❤ Kiest All Stars - Our Future is Bright!✨

We are excited to welcome Mrs. Hafley-Mendoza as the new Principal of Kiest Elementary! She is ready to lead us with light to ensure our Kiest All-Stars shine BRIGHT! #AllStars Sarah Hafley-Mendoza Ryan Bott Dr. Nancy Bernardino Dr. Stephanie S. Elizalde

Check out our newest All-Star, Ms. Sims! Ms. Sims is facilitating the first Specialized Academy, where staff will gain hands-on training in classroom setup, behavior management, GoalBook and TeachTown, and leave with ready-to-use resources! Way to go Ms. Sims! #LeadingWithLight

Our All-Stars are shining bright this summer! Recently, 250 students participated in the Dallas ISD Summer Strings Camp with strong representation from the Bryan Adams Vertical Team! A huge thank you goes out Camp Director, Mr. Spake, who made this all happen! 🌟 Sarah Hafley-Mendoza

Our All-Star, Ms. Sims, just closed out her 2-week Specialized Academy! We are so proud of her hard work and know she made a HUGE impact with the teachers she supported! Way to go Ms. Sims! You sure are leading with light! 💡Sarah Hafley-Mendoza

We are excited to announce the newest addition to the All-Star Team! Please join us in welcoming Mr. Araujo as our new Assistant Principal for the 2025-26 school year! He is ready to lead our team and All-Stars to shine BRIGHT! #LeadWithLight 💡 Sarah Hafley-Mendoza

We have a new All-Star joining the Kiest Team! Everyone please help us in welcoming Mr. Hight as our Assistant Principal for the 2025-26 school year! The Kiest A-Team is set and ready to lead us into the school year! #ShiningTheWayToAnA 🌟Sarah Hafley-Mendoza

Congratulations Maria Ross, M.Ed!! You truly deserve it! Thank you for being so supportive to me during student teaching!

You know we had to jump on the trend! We are ready to welcome our All Stars back tomorrow! TOGETHER, WE SHINE BRIGHT! 🌟 Sarah Hafley-Mendoza Ryan Bott Dallas ISD Region V Schools Dr. Nancy Bernardino Dallas ISD Dallas ISD Employee Experience team

When your students are excited to see their data! My kiddos saw I had their data ready for iReady and jumped up to check it out on the data wall! This year is off to a great start! Edwin J. Kiest Elementary School #GoAllStars #DataDriven