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Mrs. Karla Thomas was introduced this week as the new Mansfield ISD Special Education Coordinator. She comes to Mansfield after a more than 20-year career in education including most recently as an assistant principal at Ann Richards STEAM Academy in Dallas ISD. The Dallas native holds a bachelor’s degree from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio and a master’s degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She is an active member of the Chi Zeta Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc.