Candidate Information:

There are two seats on the Coppell ISD School Board that are up for election in the upcoming election being held on May 1, 2021.

Place 6 has one candidate, Nichole Bentley, running.  This makes this race uncontested.

Place 7 has three candidates who are running for the position.  Tracy Fisher, Sonal Tandale and Sam Wellington are the candidates running for Place 7.

CGA posed several questions to each of  the three candidates running for the contested seat.  The questions were:

1.  Tell us a little about yourself and why you’ve decided to run for a school board position.
2. What unique qualities would you bring to the school board?
3. How have you been involved with Coppell ISD prior to running for school board?
4. What do you see as the biggest challenges for the district in the next five years?
5. How important is serving the needs of gifted kids?  Why?
6. How does Coppell ISD currently serve gifted kids and how does that compare to other districts?

So you can read the complete responses from each candidate in the contested race, we have placed responses received into their own page, and the links are below:

Tracy Fisher’s responses (Place 7)

Sonal Tandale’s responses (Place 7)

Sam Wellington’s responses (added 03/29/21) (Place 7)

Please note that Coppell Gifted Association does not support or endorse any candidate and offers these responses as a service to its members to help you make an informed decision on Election Day.  Regardless of who you support, please get out there and have your voice heard on May 1st.

Any grammatical or spelling errors within the candidate responses are their own – we’ve simply compiled their answers as submitted.

Voting Information:

Early Voting – April 19 through April 27

Election Day – May 1

For election details, including polling sites, please visit Dallas County Elections website.

Candidate Information:

There are three candidates running for two school board positions in Coppell ISD with voting currently taking place.  We posedd several questions to each of  the  candidates running this year.    The questions were:

1.  Tell us a little about yourself and why you’ve decided to run for a school board position.
2. What unique qualities would you bring to the school board?
3. How have you been involved with Coppell ISD prior to running for school board?
4. What do you see as the biggest challenges for the district in the next five years?
5. How important is serving the needs of gifted kids?  Why?
6. How does Coppell ISD currently serve gifted kids and how does that compare to other districts?

Neena Biswas and Thom Hulme are running for Place 4.  David Caviness is running uncontested for Place 5.   So you can read the complete response from each candidate, we have placed responses received into their own page, and the links are below:

Neena Biswas’ responses (Place 4)

Please note that Coppell Gifted Association does not support or endorse any candidate and offers these responses as a service to its members to help you make an informed decision on Election Day.  Regardless of who you support, please get out there and have your voice heard on November 3rd.

Any grammatical or spelling errors within the candidates responses are their own – we’ve simply compiled their answers as submitted.

Voting Information:

Early Voting – October 19 – October 30

Election Day – November 3

For election details, including polling sites, please visit Dallas County Elections website.

Coppell ISD Educators join FREE through September 30 – Join or Renew now!

CGA Educator Membership – FREE until September 30, 2020 (on or after 10/1 will increase to $20)

Membership includes:

• Free admission to CGA speaker events
• Receive CGA members only communications
• Opportunity to register during “members only” period for MOSAIC Summer Camps and other student enrichment opportunities.
• Receive discounts on pricing for MOSAIC Summer Camp
• Be eligible to receive CGA scholarship opportunities for approved training (for Coppell ISD Educators)
• Add to the voice of gifted education

To join as an Educator, please visit our webstore. If you’d prefer to mail in a form, you may download the current form here.    Please join using your school e-mail address.  Questions?  E-mail membership at membership@coppellgifted.org.

Early Bird Discounts Expiring September 30 – Join or Renew now!

CGA Family Membership – $10 PER FAMILY until September 30, 2020 (on or after 10/1 will increase to $20)

Membership includes:

• Free admission to CGA speaker events
• Receive CGA members only communications
• Opportunity to register during “members only” period for MOSAIC Summer Camps and other student enrichment opportunities.
• Receive discounts on pricing for MOSAIC Summer Camp
• Help support CGA educator scholarships which enhance training to benefit Coppell ISD teachers and students
• Add to the voice of gifted education

To join as a family member, please visit our webstore. If you’d prefer to mail in a form, you may download the current form here.  Questions?  E-mail membership at membership@coppellgifted.org.