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DISD Announces Two New Chiefs And Departure of Another

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Dallas Independent School District Superintendent Mike Miles announced Dr. Rene Barajas will be the district’s new Chief Financial Officer. He comes from Garland ISD where he’s held the same position and is also assistant superintendent of business operations. He begins in Dallas  January 22. Also starting that day is W. Jerome Oberlton, in his new DISD role as Chief of Staff. He’s currently chief technology officer at Baltimore City Public Schools. Before that he worked in North Texas, where he was president of Global Technology Services in Dallas. He was also chief information officer for Mannatech, in Coppell.

The DISD also made it official Friday, announcing Communications Chief Jennifer Sprague’s resignation, effective Thursday, January 17.  In the position about half a year, Sprague’s $185,000 salary sparked immediate controversy because she practically doubled her Colorado Springs salary, where she did a similar job for Mike Miles. She was nearly the highest paid communications chief in the state, and earned more than chiefs in some larger cities around the country.

DISD News and Information Director and spokesperson Jon Dahlander will be interim Communications Chief. He’s been with the district more than 17 years. 

Bill Zeeble has been a full-time reporter at KERA since 1992, covering everything from medicine to the Mavericks and education to environmental issues.