Highland Park ISD
David Fahnle is an experienced educator specializing in Deaf Education, currently serving as an Itinerant Deaf Education Teacher at Highland Park ISD since August 2021 and previously at Dallas ISD for over four decades. David's career began in Dayton Public Schools as a Teacher of the Deaf and later included a role as an Adjunct Faculty Member at Texas Woman's University, where David taught courses on language development for deaf and hard of hearing students. Alongside an extensive teaching career, David operated a residential and commercial cleaning business as well as a photography business, highlighting versatile entrepreneurial skills. David holds a Master of Arts in Education of the Deaf from the University of Northern Colorado and multiple Bachelor's degrees related to Deaf Education from the University of Cincinnati.
Highland Park ISD
The Highland Park Independent School District is located immediately north of downtown Dallas in the 6.21-square-mile suburban area of Highland Park, University Park and a small part of North Dallas. HPISD serves approximately 33,640 residents who are predominantly college-educated professionals and business leaders in the Dallas community. Since Highland Park schools were founded in 1914, there continues to be a proud tradition of excellence in academic, fine arts, athletics and community service. Dallas is home to the State Fair of Texas, some of the finest museums in the Southwest and many professional sports teams. Southern Methodist University, one of the largest and most prestigious universities in the South, is located in the Park Cities and offers a variety of concerts, lectures and athletic events to the surrounding area. The Highland Park Independent School District first opened its doors in October of 1914 with a four-room building on Cornell Avenue. Since then, it has grown to a district comprised of eight campuses: five elementary schools, one intermediate school, one middle school and one high school. The district has an enrollment of approximately 6,700 students and employs nearly 800 people, including more than 450 teachers.