District Publications: State of the District 2019-20 | Page 19

The culinary students at Ben Barber Innovation Academy took home the first place prize at the national ProStart culinary competition for their skills in restaurant management. Twenty-five Mansfield ISD fine arts students were named All-State Musicians by the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA). The designation means they are among the top high school musicians in the state. Heather Carson, from Carol Holt Elementary School, was MISD’s Elementary Teacher of the Year. David Roberson, from Ben Barber Innovation Academy, received the district’s Secondary Teacher of the Year award for the 2018-19 school year. Grammy-nominated artist Crowder performed in MISD. Intermediate school choir students were part of the opening act and grand finale. Danny Jones Middle School has been named a Texas School to Watch. The campus is among the select few in the country that has been identified as a high-performing middle school. Mansfield ISD State of the District • 16 One student in the 2018-19 school year and seven students in the 2019- 20 school year were part of the less than 1% of high school students in the country to be named National Merit Semifinalists for their top PSAT scores.