Dayln D. Myers was born and raised in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and has spent his entire life and career in service to the parish's schools and children. Even as a young child, he dreamed of one day becoming a school principal right here in his district. That dream showed up early — by the second grade, Dayln was staying after school to help his teachers with classroom duties: filing papers, sharpening pencils, stapling assignments, decorating bulletin boards, whatever needed doing. Around that same time, he began tutoring the kids and friends in his neighborhood, and before long he had converted his family's garage into what neighbors still remember as "the neighborhood classroom." That early love for teaching followed him into high school, where he enrolled in the Teaching Profession program at the Caddo Career and Technology Center. Dayln attended Lakeshore Elementary, Newton Smith 6th Grade Center, and graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in May 2018.
Coming back to serve
His commitment to Caddo Parish's students didn't end at graduation — it deepened. In 2019, he returned to Booker T. Washington as a member of the staff, serving as Attendance and Discipline Secretary under Principal Dr. Crystal Tate-Barnes until 2022. During his tenure, he took on far more than his title required: he served as the school's COVID Coordinator and Crisis Coordinator, was the Assistant Sponsor of the Student Government Association, and managed the school's social media presence. In March 2020, his colleagues recognized him as Exceptional Person of the Month.
The day he picked up a bus route
When Caddo Parish faced a critical school bus driver shortage, Dayln didn't wait to be asked twice. He earned his CDL Class B license and became the first staff member in Caddo Parish to drive a school bus while continuing to work on campus, as part of a pilot program launched under Superintendent Dr. Lamar Goree. It's the kind of decision that has defined his career: see a need, and show up to meet it.
Devin
Dayln also serves as President and Assistant Executive Director of Friends of Devin, a nonprofit his mother, Shartarshea Thompson, founded in memory of his late brother, Devin Myers, a Huntington High School basketball player. Through the organization, Dayln continues to show up for young people across the community in his brother's honor.
Here's what he's asking
Everything you just read only matters if it turns into a vote.
Dayln has spent years showing up for District 5's kids before he ever asked for anything back. Now he's asking for something: your vote, and your voice in getting your neighbors to the polls with you.
Where he is now
Today, Dayln works as an HR Specialist at Brighter Future Counseling Services and continues to serve students directly as a school bus operator with SafeRiders Solutions — driving for Linwood Charter School, right in the heart of District 5. He is currently pursuing a business degree through University of Phoenix and a childcare director credential through the NAC program, working toward Louisiana and Texas licensure, with the long-term goal of opening a Type III childcare center in Caddo Parish.
Why he's running
Dayln is running for Caddo Parish School Board, District 5, because he believes leadership on the school board shouldn't come from a distance — it should come from someone who has wanted to lead these schools since he was in the second grade, and who has lived every part of the system he's now asking to help govern: as a classroom helper, a tutor, a student, a staff member, and the driver bringing District 5's kids safely to school every morning.
To the families of District 5
Dayln isn't asking you to trust someone new to this community — he's asking you to trust someone who's never left it. He has sat where your children sit, worked the halls your children walk, and driven the roads your children ride every single morning. This campaign is his way of asking for the chance to keep showing up, this time with a seat at the table where the decisions get made. He's asking for your vote, your voice, and your trust on November 3rd — because District 5's future has always been personal to him, and he hopes you'll let him carry it forward, together.
"Time for a change. Time to show up."
