Election Information

 

Highland Park ISD voters elected Kelly Walker, Jae Ellis, and Edward Herring to serve on the Board of Trustees. Each will serve a three-year term. Ellis will take the place of Paul Rowsey, who chose to step down from the board after serving three full terms. According to Dallas County Elections, the vote totals from the school board election are:

Place 3 

• Kelly Walker - 2,607 votes (100%)

Place 4

• Jae Ellis - 2,275 votes (66.27%)
• Phillip B. Philbin - 1,093 votes (31.89%)
• Renee A. Bottoms - 63 votes (1.84%)

 

The Highland Park ISD Board of Trustees consists of seven members, each of whom has been elected to serve a three-year term. School board members are entrusted with the responsibility of setting policy and promoting educational excellence for Highland Park ISD and receive no compensation. Elections are conducted annually in May. While candidates run for specific places, they do not represent specific geographical areas. 

Ballot applications for three at-large positions of the Highland Park ISD Board of Trustees will be accepted by the Business Services Office between the dates of January 16 through February 14, 2019, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and on Friday, February 15, 2019, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

The election held on May 4, 2019, will be held by Highland Park ISD for the purpose of electing Trustees to serve three-year terms for Places Three (3), Four (4) and Five (5).

For more information or a candidate filing packet, contact: Frances Hager, Business Services Department, Highland Park ISD Administration Annex, 6915 Westchester Dr., Dallas, Texas 75205.  Phone: 214-780-3016; e-mail address: hagerf@hpisd.org.

Applications may be submitted in person at the address listed above or may be submitted by USPS mail addressed to Frances Hager, Highland Park ISD, 7015 Westchester Dr., Dallas, Texas  75205.

Notice is hereby given that the ballot position drawing for May 4, 2019, election of Highland Park Independent School District Board of Education Trustee Place 4 will be held on Monday, February 25, 2019, at 8:15 a.m., at the Highland Park Independent School District Administration Building Small Conference Room, 7015 Westchester Dr., Dallas, Texas 75205.

Se notifica por el presente que el sorteo de posiciones en la boleta de votacion de la eleccion del 4 de Mayo de 2019 de el Lugare 4 de Sindicos del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Highland Park se realizara el Lunes 25 de Febrero de 2019 a las 8:15 a.m. en la Sala Pequena de Juntas del Edificio Administrativo del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Highland Park ubicado en 7015 Westchester Dr., Dallas, Texas 75205.