Jennings, who has served her entire career in education in Irving ISD, began her teaching career as physical education teacher at Barton Elementary School in 1979. She became principal at Good Elementary School in 1994 and as principal, led Good to become a United States Department of Education Blue Ribbon School.
Jennings became division director of elementary teaching & learning in 2002. In this position, she oversees the elementary curriculum for math, science, language arts, and reading for Irving ISD. Jennings was nominated for the award by IISD Reading Coordinator Paula Dugger, who has worked with Jennings in Irving schools for more than 20 years. Dugger said that among Jennings’ numerous accomplishments, she has been instrumental in developing the district’s Balanced Literacy Initiative, Read Right Program, and Reading Together Program.
Jennings will attend the 2009 Billie J. Askew Reading Recovery/Early Literacy Institute in Dallas November 2-4, where she will be recognized during the Administrators Institute November 3.
