His dedication, commitment, and passion for service is second to none. Students look to him for his honesty and integrity. He's very admired. Dassler's commitment to educational equity is demonstrated by his role as the student member of the Howard Bishop Middle School Advisory Council. An older school such as Howard Bishop often gets lost in the shuffle when expansion occurs, Dassler says.
Growth often is in the west and school districts have to meet the demands.
We ignore older, eastern, predominantly minority schools. In Alachua County, Dassler says property taxes are funneled into a single account and distributed evenly among schools. Dassler experienced these differences firsthand while growing up in Miami. He attended an elementary school with primarily minority students. The school was old.