Voters who live in Irving ISD’s single-member District 4 elected Dinesh Mali to serve a three-year term on the Irving ISD Board of Trustees.
Incumbent Larry Stipes (District 3) was unopposed in this year’s election and will continue his service on the Board.
According to the Dallas County Elections website, the unofficial cumulative results show that Mali received 57.21 percent of the votes. A total of 423 people voted, with 255 votes cast during early voting.
Mali will be sworn in at the May 18 school board meeting. At that time, the seven-member Irving ISD Board of Trustees will be as follows:
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Name
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Place
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Term Ends
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Steven Jones
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District 1
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2017
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Nell Anne Hunt
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District 2
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2017
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Larry Stipes
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District 3
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2018
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Dinesh Mali
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District 4
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2018
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Lee Mosty
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District 5
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2016
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Randy Necessary
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District 6
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2016
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Randy Randle
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District 7
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2016
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The specific duties of the Board of Trustees include:
- To be legally responsible for the education of the students in the District.
- To make school district policy decisions regarding Irving ISD's operation.
- To provide tax monies for maintenance and operation of the schools.
- To submit bond issues to the residents of the District.
- To govern local school matters, subject to limitations imposed by state and federal laws.
- To hire the superintendent as its chief administrator and executive officer.
