Gina Bennett

What better way to end the year with all our LATs than Painting with a Twist!! A little fun for our final LAT Collab of 25-26 school year! #risddreambig @RISDMET @kristinleeper9

16! Who said your babies were allowed to grow up! Happy Birthday Skylar Rain!!

The rain 🌧️ doesn’t stop us from our @LE_HOOPS Elem Reads 📚 & carpool. Thank you @acm_falcons & Principal Strickland for having us this morning ‼️@RichardsonHS1 @RISDAthDept @RichardsonISD #RISDdreambig

Congratulations to Abbey Greene, one of the eight 2026 STARS Teacher of the Year! Abbey has taught at Westwood for 6 years and is also our ESL Instructional Coach. She has one of the biggest hearts, always encourages her students to go above & beyond, & is an amazing team player!

@LE_HOOPS Spring League is off to a strong start!

A heartfelt shoutout to a LAT whose unwavering commitment make a lasting impact every single day. Your dedication to empowering students, guiding teachers, and going above and beyond to ensure student success does not go unnoticed. @jhcoker956 @clorisrangel

"I love, serve, & care bc students are counting on me"! Remembering my "why" in a time of stress to do it all, keeps my passion for growing students at the forefront. This email from a former student is my reminder that I make a difference! @RISDMET @kristinleeper #risddreambig

Good luck to all our amazing emergent bilingual students and ISD taking the TELPAS test today! We believe in your hard work and readiness. Go in with confidence—you've got this! @RISDMET @kristinleeper9 @IamBranum

Welcome to DWD with Seconday RLA teachers! Ready for a day of learning! #RISDDreamBig #Olympics2026 #GoForTheGold @RISDrla @kristinleeper9 @RISDMET

🏅Today at DWD, it’s all about our amazing bilingual and ESL teachers! Join us for an Olympic-themed professional development day filled with workshops and collaboration! Together, we're going for gold in education! @RISDMET @kristinleeper9

A little Valentine's cheer! @RISDMET plus tamales equals Love!! Happy Valentine's Day 💗

It’s TELPAS crunch time! Our Osos are working so hard to get ready for the test! 🐻@CBEBears @RISDMET

Hooray for TELPAS twilight camp at Dover! Practice makes perfect! @RISDMET @LanetteStinnet1 @clorisrangel @kristinleeper9

Happy Lunar New Year from @RISDMET!! Treating our team to an amazing lunch!! #risddreambig

@BowieMustangs first emergent bilingual parent info night was amazing! Parents received info from @LDHirsh, a tour, and most importantly…community! @kellytoscience did a fantastic job organizing this event with @BowiePta! #RISDDreamBig @RISDMET

Our 2nd grade scholars @canyoncreekrisd are TELPAS ready! Speaking with complete sentences and details, academic vocabulary, and voice level 2! Another successful Saturday Twilight Camp practicing for the big day! @RISDMET @kristinleeper9 #RISDAchieve #risddreambig

Camp Shine helped prep our students for TELPAS testing! They are working so hard and we can’t wait to see them shine on testing day! ✨Thank you @MsBennett2WinIt for coming to support our Bobcats! @TeamBrentfield #RisdDreamBig

Check out this @TeamBrentfield 2nd grader using her graphic organizer to script her TELPAS speaking response! So proud to see our students' demonstrating their English language skills! We will be ready for TELPAS! @RISDMET @kristinleeper9 #risddreambig #RISDAchieve

@RISDMET leveling up language skills @TeamBrentfield Growing stronger each day 💪 @clorisrangel @kristinleeper9 @MsBennett2WinIt

Happy National Girls and Women in Sports Day! Let’s celebrate our female athletes, coaches for their accomplishments and contributions in their sport. @RichardsonHS1 @RichardsonISD #NGWSD2026