Lake Highlands - Lakewood | August 2023

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FROM TRACY: Welcome to the Education Edition. Inside, readers can find information about the types of students and number of teachers in Richardson ISD and Dallas ISD (see Page 11). Readers can also check out more about construction wrapping up at the intersection of Gaston Avenue and Hwy 78 that’s taking place at the southern edge of White Rock Lake (see Page 7) in addition to an ice cream shop celebrating one year in business in Lakewood (see Page 18). Tracy Ruckel, GENERAL MANAGER

FROM KEVIN: The Dallas ISD board of trustees has approved a $2 billion budget for fiscal year 2023-24. In this edition, readers can find out more about how district officials are planning to use that to drive merit-based pay improvements for well-performing teachers (see Pages 14-15). Also in this edition, readers can learn more about what Richardson ISD Superintendent Tabitha Branum has her eyes on for the upcoming school year (see Page 13) along with information on a long-running hardware store in Lake Highlands selling local goods (see Page 17). Kevin Cummings, EDITOR

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