SISD: Cultivating Exceptional People

We are excited to begin the 2021-22 school year in Splendora ISD! Our administrators, teachers, and staff have worked incredibly hard this summer to get ready to welcome our students and parents back to school. I am so proud of our district and campus leadership, along with our campus design teams, for approaching this year with intentionality and purpose regarding our strategic direction. In Splendora ISD, we know that we can control

2021 DLT Retreat two very important things: the relationships we build with each other and with our students, and the quality of learning experiences we design. We understand and embrace the monumental opportunity we have been provided to serve our community, and we don’t take that for granted. We want to have highly engaging classrooms in which every child has the opportunity to learn and grow. We work hard to ensure that our students are adaptable, self-motivated, confident, and productive citizens, and the opportunities we provide help build these valuable life skills. The last two years have really helped us realize what we truly value, and that’s the impact that we can make on children’s lives every day. As we continue to “Cultivate Exceptional People,” we are focused on: 1) Student Success; 2) Staff Engagement, Well-Being and Growth; 3) Community Engagement, Transparency and Trust; and 4) Strategic Financial Stewardship. As a fast growth district, we are excited about welcoming new people into our community and into our schools, and we strive to be a destination district. As always, it is an honor to serve as Superintendent of Splendora ISD.

Born in Orange, Texas, Dr. Burke graduated from Hardin Jefferson High School and attended Houston Baptist University and Lamar University, before starting his teaching career in 1995 and received his doctorate in educational leadership from Texas A&M University in 2015.

Dr. Burke is focused on creating and facilitating systems that focus on student engagement through positive relationships and the design of meaningful learning experiences. As the child of two public school educators, Dr. Burke holds true to the belief that public schools are the foundation of our democracy, and that it is our responsibility to look beyond state test scores to the talents, hopes, and dreams of every child. He and his wife, Kim, a reading specialist at Peach Creek Elementary, have two children, daughter Tylee and son Beckett.