The community is invited to attend a formal dedication ceremony for Chandler Elementary School on Sunday, September 10 at 2 p.m.

The school is named for Mrs. Carlena Chandler, a retired Allen High School business teacher and former AHS graduate. Chandler is the thirteenth elementary school in AISD. Principal Cindy Blair welcomed over 500 students for the first day of school on August 7. A reception will follow the dedication in the Chandler Cafeteria. The campus is located at 1000 Water Oak Drive in southeast Allen.

Born in McKinney, Texas on April 2, 1942, Carlena Marion attended Allen High School where she graduated as class valedictorian in 1960. Following high school she attended the University of North Texas where she earned an undergraduate degree in business administration and a graduate degree in education.  She married Charles Chandler in 1963 and the couple raised two sons; Brian and Bart.

Chandler joined the Allen High School faculty as a business teacher in 1968. She taught business education at the school from 1968 to 1970 and returned in 1973. She retired in 1999 after serving Allen High School over her entire teaching career of twenty-eight years. Following her retirement, Carlena Chandler continues to serve the Allen schools through her volunteer work, substitute teaching assignments and work with the Allen Retired Educator Association. 

Carlena Chandler has touched the lives of thousands of students over two generations in Allen. Chandler’s forty-seven year association with the Allen schools has left an indelible mark in our community and we are proud to recognize her and all teachers by naming this new school in her honor.

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