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Monday, August 17, 2015
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continued from Page #3 for dean of students. It was the same year that Bowling was hired as the elementary principal position. She spent five years as dean of students and then was promoted and spent five years as the elementary school principal after Bowling moved to the assistant superintendent position.
Williams, in her 22nd year in education is now the assistant superintendent. She was looking at doing something different and had gone back to school to do the coursework required for the superintendent certification andwas hoping that it would open up doors for her.
"With every step that I've taken, there's some things that I do miss." said Williams. "I went from the classroom to an administrative role and you still have the interaction with the students, but it's a campuswide role. When you're in the classroom, you get to really know each and every student and make those personal connections. When I moved into an administration role, I got to not just learn my group of kids, I got to have that same relationship with an entire campus."
A Pecan Gap, Texas native and Fannindel High School graduate, Williams received her bachelors degree from East Texas State University (now Texas A&M Commerce). Her first teaching job was at her dear own Fannindel ISD where she taught junior high reading and science while also coaching.
Williams says that the assistant superintendent role is completely different. As elementary principal, she worked with teachers and the leadership that goes on there along with the instruction of the students. As assistant superintendent, her role changes to working now with the campus principals on a districtwide instructional approach.
Williams, much like Doty commented that the district is prepared for the growth that is set to come upon Howe, which will affect the school district.
Upon meeting her husband Brett, also in the teaching field, they both took positions with Dodd City. With Brett Williams going back to school to obtain his administration certificate, the both relocated back to the Commerce area at Campbell ISD, then Farmersville ISD.
Williams says that Howe ISD is different from other school districts. The small town feel and community support is something that she attributes to making Howe special.
"You just have to keep your calculations of the growth that you can anticipate and look at the accomodations on the three different campuses and space you have available." said Williams.
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"This is a place, I can honestly say that you don't go out searching to "In the life of coaching and leave." said Williams. "You get a administration, you land in a lot of spot over here in this school district places." said Williams. and it's one where you want to call it home and make a career out of it. After spending a few years at Anna I've worked at some really good ISD and obtaining her masters places, but Howe remains at the degree for administration, in 2005, top." a position opened up at Howe ISD
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Williams says that the most challenging part of her new role has been the acclamation of the position itself. She says that luckily she has speed dial and email support from Bowling, who has helped her with the transition. Williams' husband Brett is a high school teacher at Whitewright and
they have a 15-year-old son named Seth who will be a sophomore and a 13-year-old daughter named Hannah who will be in 8th grade at Whitewright. Both of their children are heavily involved in athletics. Doty is married to Michael Doty of Howe and they have three girls. Jessica is a senior at Howe High and is a cheerleader and softball player. Mikayla is a freshman and is a basketball player. The youngest girl is 5th grader Jentrie. The fact that Howe ISD looks to promote from within speaks of the leadership at the top of the chain. Maybe that interconnection is why so many former Howe students are bringing their own kids to Howe. There seems to be an element of comfort within the walls.
