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Manuel Gonzales is principal of Sem Elementary School, moving to his new job from Christie Elementary, where he was principal for six years. Initially a teacher at Riddle Elementary School, he was assisManuel Gonzales tant principal of Fisher Elementary before taking the top position at Christie. Gonzales earned his bachelor’s degree from Midwestern State University and his master’s degree from Texas Woman’s University. The new assistant principal of Independence High School is Kathryn Gray. She comes to Frisco ISD from Missouri, where she was an educator for 10 years. Her bachelor’s degree was awarded from Drake University Kathryn Gray and her master’s degree from William Wood University. She received her doctorate from Maryville University. Troy Hart, a former teacher at Griffin Middle School, has been named assistant principal of Pioneer Heritage Middle School. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of North Texas and his master’s degree from Troy Hart Texas Woman’s University. Preston Hazzard is the assistant director of fine arts. Most recently director of bands at Liberty High School, he has been a music educator for 18 years, three of those in Frisco ISD. His bachelor’s degree is from Preston Hazzard Howard Payne University, and his master’s degree is from the University of North Texas. Thomas Hill is assistant principal of Griffin Middle School, after serving as a teacher and girls’ athletic coordinator at Fowler Middle School. He has Thomas Hill been an educator for 17
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years. Hill received his bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech University and his master’s degree from Lamar University. Former foreign languages teacher Dan Kanzler is now assistant principal of Wester Middle School. He has been an educator for eight years and holds a bachelor’s degree from Brigham University and a master’s degree from Dan Kanzler Lamar University. Former teacher Sherry Klingenberg is now assistant principal at Ashley Elementary School. An educator for 13 years, she earned her bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Tyler and her master’s Sherry degree from Lamar UniKlingenberg versity. When the new Reedy High School opens in 2015 it will have Karen LeCoq as principal. She came to Frisco ISD in 2000, teaching science at Frisco High for 10 years and serving as the Science Department’s instrucKaren LeCoq tional coach. LeCoq also has taught in Ennis and Plano ISDs and at Cedar Valley Community College. She holds a bachelor’s degree from William Penn University and master’s degrees from Texas A&M University at Commerce and Lamar University. Melissa Longfellow is principal of the Early Childhood School. She was a teacher and assistant principal in Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD and came to Frisco ISD in 2005 as an assistant principal of Pink Elementary before opening Carroll Elementary in 2007. She has bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of North Texas. Katherine Mass has been tapped to serve as principal of Smith Elementary School. A school administrator for 12 years, she comes to Frisco ISD from Denver, Colo., where she was an elementary principal for six years. She also has worked for Katy and Spring Branch ISDs. Maas earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Houston. Richard Manuel, who was assistant principal of Wester Middle School since 2009, is now principal. A 21-year educa-
tor, he joined the district in 1999 as a teacher and coach and was Clark Middle School’s athletic coordinator from 2000 to 2009. Manuel holds a bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University Richard Manuel and a master’s degree from Concordia University in Austin. Jaime McCracken is coordinator of web services. A graduate of Texas A&M University, he has been an educator for 11 years. Now serving as principal of Wakeland High School is Christopher Morgan, who had Jaime McCracken been the school’s associate principal. Before coming to Frisco ISD in 2013, he worked in Oklahoma schools and in Plano and Little Elm ISDs. Morgan received his bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma Baptist Christopher University and his masMorgan ter’s degree from the University of North Texas. The new principal of Maus Middle School is Chakosha Powell. She comes to her new position from Richardson ISD, where she spent the past seven years as assistant principal of Pearce High School. She also has Chakosha Powell worked for schools in South Carolina. Powell, who earned her bachelor’s degree from South Carolina State University, has a master’s degree from The University of Texas at Arlington. She is at work on her doctorate. Now serving as associate principal of Liberty High School is Ashley Rainwater, formerly the school’s assistant principal. Rainwater, whose bachelor’s degree was awarded from The University of Texas, has been an educator for 17 years. Her master’s degrees are from The University of Texas at Dallas and Lamar University. The new assistant principal of Gunstream Elementary School is Danielle Record, who most recently held an assistant principalship in McKinney ISD. She has also been an educator in Georgia and Arizona. Her bachelor’s degree was award-