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Ennis ISD Former North Hopkins ISD superintendent Darin Jolly now serves as Ennis ISD’s assistant superintendent of accountability and operations. He led North Hopkins for the past five years.
Frenship ISD Tiffany Taylor is Frenship
ISD’s new director of communications and community engagement. Previously the district’s media relations coordinator, she also worked as a public information officer for the Lubbock Police Department.
Italy ISD
A new superintendent is in place for Granger ISD. Jeni Neatherlin joins the district from Salado ISD, where she was chief operations officer. Prior to that, she was principal of Llano High School in Llano ISD and of Abell Junior High in Midland ISD. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Angelo State University and a master’s degree in educational administration from Lamar University.
The Italy ISD board of trustees has approved Rachel Kistner as district superintendent. Most recently executive director of special services in Burleson ISD, she has also worked in Red Oak ISD as a teacher, principal and director of special education.
Humble ISD Billy Beattie has been chosen
to serve as the district’s chief financial officer. Previously director of business systems, payroll, benefits and risk management, he is a Texas A&M graduate, a native of Humble and product of Humble ISD schools.
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD HEB ISD recently made 15 new administrative assignments. They are:
Frisco ISD Athletic director
David Kuykendall has retired. He spent seven seasons as Frisco High School’s head coach before becoming the district’s first athletic director in 1999. Grace McDowell, who has
worked in the district since 2002, the past seven years as assistant athletic director, will take over the role of athletic director. She has taught and coached at the secondary and college levels and was Fowler Middle School’s assistant principal. She holds a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and master’s degrees in exercise science and administration and is completing a doctorate in sports management from Texas Woman’s University.
Glen Rose ISD Trig Overbo has accepted the position of
superintendent of Glen Rose ISD. Most recently the eight-year superintendent of Jayton-Girard ISD, he previously taught, coached and served as an administrator in Hamlin and Snyder ISDs. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater with a master’s degree in educational leadership from Abilene Christian University. His doctorate in educational leadership was awarded from Lamar University.
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• Tiffany Benavides, coordinator of human resources – auxiliary; • Lilymar Benitez-Berrios, coordinator of special education (assessment); • Aungelique Brading, coordinator of quality learning; • Darla Clark, assistant superintendent of elementary administration; • Christine Cruz, principal, Shady Oaks Elementary School; • Shannon Gauntt, principal, Arbor Creek Elementary School; • Katie Harrell, principal, Bedford Heights Elementary School; • Joe Harrington, deputy superintendent of educational operations; • Lindsey Hopkins, coordinator of information services; • Shannon Huber, principal, Harrison Lane Elementary School; • Terry Jackson, director of information services; • Melanie Mans, principal, Viridian Elementary School; • Miranda Martin, principal, Shady Brook Elementary School; • Ann Rodriguez, principal, Meadow Creek Elementary School; • Conrad Streeter, assistant superintendent of secondary administration.
Katy ISD Mayde Creek High School has a new campus athletic coordinator and head football coach. J Jensen is a graduate of Mayde Creek who began his career as a coach at Morton Ranch Junior High in 2003. He next was a defensive line coach at Mayde Creek before transferring to Alief ISD. He returned to Katy ISD in 2014 as Taylor High School’s defensive coordinator.
Keller ISD The district’s new executive director of special education is Lynn Jameson, who spent the past six years as director of special education in Castleberry ISD. Prior to that, she was special education coordinator and an educational diagnostician for Mansfield and Arlington ISDs. The Keller High School graduate received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Texas Woman’s University. Clarence Scott, newly
appointed principal of Sunset Valley Middle School, has been promoted from assistant principal of Liberty Elementary. An educator for 12 years, he earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Oklahoma and his master’s degree in educational administration from Dallas Baptist University. After 19 years with the district, Indian Springs Middle School principal Sandy Troudt will bring her 43-year education career to a close with her retirement in June. She began as a teacher and volleyball coach in Colorado and Kansas before transferring to Texas to teach and coach at Texas Woman’s University and beginning the volleyball program at Texas Christian University. She joined Keller ISD in 2002 as head volleyball coach at Fossil Ridge High School.
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