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INSPIRATION
Bring Back Licks is a movement inspired by the
recent success of corporal punishment at Temple, Texas ISD.  Gilbert Leal put this website up in hopes of finding DISD trustee candidates who will have the courage to bring this back to Dallas.  Where (like in Temple) just the THREAT of licks is enough to CURB CLASS DISRUPTION so others can learn.  And yes he sings too (sort of); got his guitar and belted out The Paddlin Blues song!

THE GOOD OLD DAYS
Gil went to DISD schools and remembers W.H. Gaston Middle School back in the day and definitely the 2 licks from Assistant Principal, Mr. Green, who rarely had repeat customers.  But teachers back then actually taught 95% of the time.  You go there now and geeze...it's easilly 70% teaching and 30% dealing with disruption,

So his new comparison for people letting DISD trustees waste our property taxes dollars... 
"If teacher's were like cars, would YOU buy one that only worked 70% of the time?"  Well you just did.

JUST A SUB
With a BBA , Gilbert works as a political consultant in Dallas.  An avid environmentalist since 2001  he also has a strong interest in public education.  Currently he's 9 hours shy of completing the post-baccalaureate teachers certification program at the University of Texas at Dallas.  He feels more people NEED to visit, volunteer or sub in DISD.  If our School Board and Superintendent did it for a week they would change their tune.  DISD is NOT like the cushy schools in the suburbs, where TAKS test scores are exemplary.

In addition to working on several notable campaigns, including the original DallasTrinity River bond campaign and Craig Watkins for DA, Leal contracted with former DISD Superindendent, Dr. Mike Moses, to produce a district-wide competition for the school with "most improved" TAAS scores (former State proficiency exam).  The catchy radio spot aired on the #1 rated Dallas hip-hop station, 97.9 The Beat, and was customized to also run on the announcements in over 225 DISD schools.  It worked and scores went up!  This is what students at Woodrow Wilson High heard on their morning announcements.


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