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Mesquite ISD names new pre‑K center for longtime teacher Diane Nicks
Summary
The Board unanimously approved naming the district's new pre‑K center the Diane Nicks Pre‑K Center, honoring a teacher with 53 years at Motley Elementary who currently teaches Title I reading and English as a second language.
The Board of Trustees voted to name the district's planned pre‑K center the Diane Nicks Pre‑K Center after a recommendation from a naming committee chaired by a trustee.
"The person we're honoring tonight has been teaching in Mesquite ISD for 53 years," the committee chair said, recommending the name and explaining that Nicks had spent her career at Motley Elementary and continues to teach. The recommendation came from the committee and did not require a second; after the chair called for votes, board members responded with "aye" and the motion carried.
Trustees described Nicks as a teacher who brings steady, lifelong dedication to early learners and said the board intentionally prefers to honor classroom teachers and first‑line educators when naming facilities. The new pre‑K center will carry the honoree's name as the project moves into design and construction phases.
The naming was a formal action on the agenda and was approved by voice vote. The board also moved forward with related construction planning for the pre‑K center at the meeting.
