SCHOOL BOARD
Sayyah Ajlouni - Chairperson
Sr. Razia Abdallah
Fareed Hasan
Zaher Iskandarani - Secretary
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Yousef Hagi - Vice Chairperson
Mohammad Islam
Nayeem Choudhury
Irshad Hussien
Abdelhamed Abdelhamed
Aymen Barri
Principal​
DR. KHALID KEBBATI
Dr. Kebbati earned his Ph.D. in Educational Technology. A favorite faculty member at Guidance College, Dr. Kebbati teaching experience includes French, Educational Technology, Foundation of Education, Integration of Technology in the Curriculum, Computer Technology in Education, Instructional Media and Technology, and Microcomputers in Instruction.
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Education
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Ph.D. in Education – Educational Computing, Design & Online Learning, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas USA
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Master of Science in Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas USA
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Bachelor of Science in Industrial Chemistry, Algerian Institute of Petroleum, Algeria
Experience
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Educational Consultant
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Motivational Speaker / Fundraiser
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School Principal, IANT Quranic Academy
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School Principal, Islamic School of Irving
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School Principal, Iman Academy SW
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School Principal, Islamic School of Greater Kansas City
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Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum & Instruction, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, UAE
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Academic Advisor, Department of Curriculum & Instruction, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, UAE
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Acting Director, Center for Teaching and Learning Technologies, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, UAE
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Adjunct Faculty, Department of Education, Avila University, Kansas City, MO
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Adjunct Faculty, Department of Curriculum & Instruction, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO
Principal​
Mr. Daryl Michael
Mr. Michaels
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Education
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TBD
Experience
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TBD
Front Office
Dunia Jamal Afana
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Sr. Dunia has been with the school for over 9 years now and is known by all in the school!
Pre-school 1
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​Messidah Farraj
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Sr. Messidah has been with the school for over 7 years and has been helping the preschoolers getting ready for kindergarten.
Pre-school 2
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​Doaa Afana
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Sr. Duaa has been with the school for over 7 years and has been helping the preschoolers getting ready for kindergarten.
Pre-school, KG assistant
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Abeer Abu Helal
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Sr. Abeer has been with the school for 6 years and has helped the preschool and kindergarten students learn Arabic, surahs from the Quran and the basics of Islam.
Kindergarten
​Allison Wiser
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This is Ms. Allison's 12th year at DIS. She initially taught preschool and has now switched to teaching kindergarten.
First Grade
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Karen Connolly
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This is Mrs. Connolly's first year at DIS, but she has been teaching for over 15 years. She has experience in teaching grades k-3, with a majority of her experience working in KG.
Second Grade
Kathy Deutsch
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This is Mrs. Deutsch's 12th year at the school all of which have been teaching 2nd grade.
Third Grade
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​Angela Rowe
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This is Ms. Angela's third year at DIS. She previously worked at the Horizon school and is involved with an after-school tutoring program as well.
Fourth Grade
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Taylor William
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This is Mrs. Williams first year at DIS. She has a degree in teaching English as a second language & experience with working at Miami University.
Fifth Grade
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Hedaya Daoud,
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This will be Sr. Hedaya's second year at DIS. She is an alumnus of DIS and graduated from Ohio State.
Sixth, Seventh & Eighth Grade
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Cameron Price
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This is Mr. Price's second year at DIS. He received his bachelor's degree from Wright State University in Middle Childhood Education concentrating in Mathematics and Science.
Social Studies/Computer
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Andrew Ferrell
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This is Mr. Ferrell's second year at DIS. He is the middle school Social Studies teacher, as well as the fourth to eight grade computer teacher. He has a degree in middle childhood education & is currently working on his master's degree.
Coach
Greg Hohl
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This is Mr. Hohl's first year at DIS. He has over 30 years of experience in education in both private & public sector. He has experience as a vice principal, health & physical education, he also is a assistant football coach at Alter High School.
Maintenance
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Gani Pepa
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Gani Pepa has been with the school for almost 17 years and keeps the school clean.
Islamic Studies
Arabic/Quran
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Ruquiyah Islam
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This is Sr. Ruquiyah's 10th year at DIS and she previously was the principal for the part-time school. She teaches Islamic Studies 5th through 8th grades and Quran to middle school students.
Islamic Studies
Arabic/Quran
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Arwa Saleh
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This is Sr. Arwa's 11th year at DIS. She is teaching Arabic and Quran as she has done throughout her years at DIS.
Islamic Studies
Arabic/Quran
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Ahlam Hamdan
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Sr. Ahlam has been with the school for around 17 years. She is teaching Arabic as well as Quran to elementary and middle school. She is also leading the after school memorization program.
Islamic Studies
Arabic/Quran
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Ghada Shtaieh
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This is Sr. Ghada's 6th year at the school. This year she is teaching Quran and Arabic to various classes.
Islamic Studies
Arabic/Quran
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Nermine Eid
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This is Sr. Nermine's first year at DIS and she will be teaching Quran. She has been involved in the school as a volunteer for many years prior to this year.
Islamic Studies
Arabic/Quran
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Safia Elsabagh
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Sr. Safia has been with DIS for 9 years. She is teaching Islamic Studies in addition to teaching Arabic to elementary and middle school.
Islamic Studies
Arabic/Quran
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Enas Musleh
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This is Sr. Ena's 5th year at our school and is teaching Arabic and Quran to elementary and middle school students.
Islamic Studies
Arabic/Quran
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Durdana Begum durdana@dis4u.org)
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Sr. Durdana has been involved at DIS for more than 7years. This year she is teaching 3rd grade Islamic Studies in addition to helping with preschool.
Assistant
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Liali Hamed
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Sr. Liali has previously helped with the school in different capacities. This year she will in Sha Allah help with Arabic, salat and lunch/recess.