Business View City & Municipal | August 2022

18 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 7 T he Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (HEB ISD) operates 21 elementary schools, five junior high schools, two traditional high schools, one career and technical education academy, and one non-traditional high school in three cities located in the center of the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metropolitan area. Taken together, these institutions encompass 23,000 students, and a workforce of approximately 2,500 employees – 1,500 of which are teachers. Amid the wave of post-COVID staffing shortages, HEB ISD kept expectations high by giving teachers top priority as an investment for the future. “We believe the teacher is the most important resource for students in their learning,” offers Julie Cole, a member of the HEB ISD Board of Trustees. “We’re at the top of pay in the DFW metroplex. We have an engaged leadership, from the superintendent’s office all the way through to the individual campuses. They work really hard at keeping AT A GLANCE HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT WHAT: A progressive K-12 public school district recognized for its academic excellence WHERE: Based in Bedford, Texas WEBSITE: www.hebisd.edu/home HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Where people make the difference