Curriculum Vitae of
Nelson Coulter
901 County Road 176 Girard, Texas 79518
nelsonwcoulter@gmail.com 512-924-2141. www.nelsonwcoulter.com
Table of Contents
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
Statement of Purpose
I have been blessed beyond measure and beyond merit. Those blessings have come my way via the God of my understanding, loving family, supportive friends, and caring mentors. Each have shared with me freely of their knowledge, their skills, and their resources (both tangible and intangible). To those benefactors I owe a debt I can never fully repay. I can, however, do everything in my power to pay it forward by loving and serving those who have been brought into my sphere of influence.
My goals in life are:
1) to get better, every day, on purpose,
2) to help those around me do the same, and
3) to leave the world a better place for my having been a part of it.
To whom much is given, much is required.
Education
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Ed. D. in Educational Leadership, May 2006.
Dissertation: The Development and Initial Testing of a Model of Student Leadership in High Schools: An Exploratory Study
Committee Chair: Dr. Fred Hartmeister
Sul Ross State University, Alpine, Texas
Master of Arts in Educational Administration, August 1998
Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas
Bachelor of Science in Education with teaching credentials in Math, Health, and Physical Education, May 1980
Administrative Service and Teaching Experience
2023 – present: Louisiana State University - Shreveport
Program Director, Department of Education, MEDCI and MEDL Programs
Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, Educational Leadership
2022 – 2023: Louisiana State University - Shreveport
Interim Program Director, Department of Education, MEDCI and MEDL Programs
Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, Educational Leadership
2019 – present: Louisiana State University - Shreveport
Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, Educational Leadership
2018 – 2019: Louisiana State University - Shreveport
Visiting Professor, Educational Leadership
2017 – 2018: Throckmorton Independent School District, Throckmorton, Texas
Interim Superintendent of Schools
2009 – 2015: Guthrie Common School District, Guthrie, Texas
Superintendent of Schools
2007 – 2018: The University of Texas at Austin,
Professor of Practice, Department of Education Leadership and Policy
2010 – 2018: Wayland Baptist University, Lubbock, Texas
Adjunct Professor, Department of Educational Administration
2007 – 2009: Pflugerville Independent School District, Pflugerville, Texas
Principal of Hendrickson High School
2006 – 2007: The University of Texas at Austin
Clinical Assistant Professor and Senior Research Fellow
2004 – 2006: Round Rock Independent School District, Round Rock, Texas
Principal of McNeil High School
2002 – 2004: Round Rock Independent School District, Round Rock, Texas
Associate Principal of McNeil High School
2000 – 2002: Jayton-Girard Independent School District, Jayton, Texas
K-12 Principal of Jayton Schools
1994 – 2000: Jayton-Girard Independent School District, Jayton, Texas
7th-12th Grade Principal of Jayton High School
Teacher of mathematics and student leadership, Jayton High School
1990 – 1994: Jayton-Girard Independent School District, Jayton, Texas
Teacher of mathematics, industrial arts, and physical education
Coach of athletic teams
1987 – 1990: Haskell Independent School District, Haskell, Texas
Teacher of mathematics and physical education
Athletic Director and coach of athletic teams
1983 – 1987: Robert Lee Independent School District, Robert Lee, Texas
Teacher of mathematics and physical education
Athletic Director and coach of athletic teams
1981 – 1983: Rankin Independent School District, Rankin, Texas
Teacher of mathematics and physical education
Coach of athletic teams
1980 – 1981: Robert Lee Independent School District, Robert Lee, Texas
Teacher of mathematics and physical education
Coach of athletic teams
Publications
2011 – present: Author of “nc’s Recursive Learning” (my blog) at
http://www.nelsonwcoulter.com
2022: Authored “TRUST: The Currency of Leadership” in the The TASSP Texas Study of Secondary Education, Fall/Winter 2022.
2022: Author of The Leader’s Guide to Culture Shaping: How to Move the Organizations We Lead Toward the Futures We Envision (my third book)
2021: Authored reprinted article “Listening and Questioning: The Dynamic Duo of the Principal’s Tool Box.” The TASSP Texas Study 30(2), Spring/Summer 2021.
2020: Authored “PD-Gogy: Rethinking and Reframing How We Do Professional Development” in the The TASSP Texas Study of Secondary Education, Spring 2020.
2018: Co-authored (with K. Alexander, G. Briers, & G. Shinn) “BOLDness Required: An Invitation to Action for Rural Schools” in The TASA INSIGHT, Spring 2018.
2017: Authored “Not Communicating is NOT an Option” in The TASSP Texas Study, January 2017.
2016: Author of Praxical Leadership (my second book)
2012: Authored “A Tale of an Absurd Accountability System” in The Paducah Post.
2010: Authored “Learning Servant Leadership from a Master” in The TASA INSIGHT.
2010: Author of Leadership Tools for School Principals: Organizational Strategies for Survival and Success (my first book)
2007: Authored “Listening and Questioning” in The TASSP Texas Study, Spring 2007.
2006: Authored The Development and Initial Testing of a Model of Student Leadership in High Schools: An Exploratory Study (my dissertation).
Related Professional Service
2020 – present: Consultant to Collegiate Edu-Nation, providing leadership development to principals, superintendents, and school boards in that network of transformational schools.
2009 – present: Mentor numerous principals and superintendents (mostly early service or those engaged in transformational school improvement efforts) through monthly ZOOM meetings and/or direct communications.
2022: Consultant to the Texas Education Agency, related to school board development processes.
2022: Consultant to various school districts and regional education service centers in Texas.
2008 – present: Consultant to ESC 14 (Abilene, Texas) – Serve as guest instructor in the alternative principal and superintendent certification programs.
2016 – 2017: Consultant to Fort Bend ISD (Texas) Executive coaching for 12 newly appointed secondary principals.
2016: Consultant to Joaquin ISD (Texas) Executive coaching for the district’s sitting principals.
2010: Consultant to ESC 17 (Lubbock, Texas) – “Principal Essentials” Executive coaching for cohort of early-service campus principals in the region.
2004 – 2009: Lead mentor of assistant principals in the University of Texas Principal Preparation Program.
2006: Consultant to Austin Independent School District, Austin, Texas; working as an agent of Texas Commissioner of Education Shirley Neely on the Campus Intervention Team for Webb Middle School.
2004 – 2006: Teaching consultant to University of Texas Principal Preparation Program.
2004 – 2005: Field-based mentoring of newly assigned assistant principals for Round Rock ISD.
1996 – present: Educational consulting - teaching, facilitating, speaking/singing, curriculum development, and staff development services provided to education and business groups.
Presentations
2023: Presenter – School Board Training (“Team of 8” and/or “Evaluating and Improving Student Outcomes” Training for White Deer ISD, Gustine ISD, Jourdanton ISD, and Lytle ISD.
2023: Presenter – TASSP New Principal Academy (Georgetown, Texas): Leadership Tools for School Principals
2023: Presenter – CEN Regional Workshop – Texas A&M University (College Station, Texas): Keynote Address, Embracing the P-20 Model, and Leadership 101
2023: Presenter – ESC 14 Alternative Certification Superintendent Cohort (Abilene, Texas): Culture and Climate
2023: Co-Presenter (with McKenzie Chisum) – TASSP Summer Workshop: The Learning is ALWAYS Personal
2023: Presenter – CEN Regional Workshop – Abilene Christian University (Abilene, Texas): Keynote Address and Embracing the P-20 Model
2022: Presenter – ESC 14 Leadership Academy (Abilene, Texas): Macros of Learning Leadership
2022: Presenter – Queen City ISD Instructional Team Workshop (Queen City, Texas): The Macros of Learning: Queen City ISD LearnMeisters
2022: Presenter – ESC 15 Principals Retreat (Fredericksburg, Texas): The Micro and Macro of the Principalship
2022: Presenter – CEN Regional Workshop – Texas A&M University (College Station, Texas): Keynote Address and Board Relations
2022: Presenter – TASSP New Principal Academy (Georgetown, Texas): Leadership Tools for School Principals
2022: Presenter – ESC 14 Alternative Certification Superintendent Cohort (Abilene, Texas): Culture and Climate
2022: Presenter – CEN Regional Workshop – Venus ISD (Venus, Texas): Keynote Address and Board Relations
2022: Co-presenter – Lone Star Governance Workshop (San Antonio, Texas): School Board Transformation Workshop
2022: Presenter – CEN Regional Workshop – Abilene Christian University (Abilene, Texas): Keynote Address and Board Relations
2022: Presenter – School Board Training (“Team of 8” and/or “Evaluating and Improving Student Outcomes” Training) for Floydada ISD, Iraan-Sheffield ISD, and Throckmorton Collegiate ISD.
2021: Presenter – Hamlin Collegiate ISD P-TECH Advisory Committee (Hamlin, Texas): Degree Attainment for Better Futures
2021: Presenter – Collegiate Edu-Nation Superintendent’s Budget Bash (Glen Rose, Texas): Budget Management Strategies Toward School Transformation
2021: Presenter – Roscoe Collegiate ISD Administrative Team Retreat (Lubbock, Texas): Successful Team Dynamics and Effective Board Relations
2021: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Alternative Educator Certification Programs (Abilene, Texas), Mentor-Mentee Workshop. Best Instructional Practices: Adult Learning Strategies for School Leaders
2021: Presenter – TASSP New Principal Academy (San Antonio, Texas): Leadership Tools for School Principals
2021: Presenter – ESC 14 Alternative Certification Superintendent Cohort (Abilene, Texas): Visioning, Managing Change, & Hiring Principals
2021: Presenter – Culture Cre8tion Celebration of Leadership (Houston, Texas). The Servant Leader’s Guide to Organizational “Nutrition”
2021: Presenter – TASSP New Principal Academy (San Antonio, Texas): Leadership Tools for School Principals
2021: Presenter – TASSP Summer Workshop (Austin, Texas). What-a-Gogy? Rethinking the Way We Do Professional Development
2021: Presenter – TASSP Summer Workshop (Austin, Texas). Balancing Acts: Self-Healing Strategies for School Leaders
2020: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Alternative Educator Certification Programs (Abilene, Texas), Mentor-Mentee Workshop. Best Instructional Practices: Adult Learning Strategies for School Leaders
2020: Presenter – ESC 14 Alternative Certification Principal & Superintendent Cohorts (Abilene, Texas): Visioning (for superintendents) and Surviving & Thriving in the Principalship (for principals)
2019: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Alternative Educator Certification Programs (Abilene, Texas), Mentor-Mentee Workshop. Best Instructional Practices: Adult Learning Strategies for School Leaders
2019: Presenter – South San Antonio ISD Leadership Academy: Survival Strategies for School Leaders
2019: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Alternative Educator Certification Programs (Abilene, Texas): Best Instructional Practices: Adult Learning Strategies for School Leaders
2019: Presenter – TASSP New Principal Academy (San Antonio, Texas): Leadership Tools for School Principals
2019: Presenter – ESC 14 Alternative Certification Principal & Superintendent Cohorts (Abilene, Texas): Visioning (for superintendents) and Surviving & Thriving in the Principalship (for principals)
2019: Presenter – TASSP Summer Workshop (Austin, Texas): Not Communicating is NOT an Option
2019: Presenter – TASSP Summer Workshop (Austin, Texas): What-a-Gogy? Strategies for Designing Engaging Professional Development
2019: Presenter – Region 14 TEPSA Spring Luncheon (Abilene, Texas): At the Corner of Engagement and??-gogy
2019: Presenter – LSU-Shreveport, LSUS Secondary Principals Symposium (Shreveport, Louisiana): Culture Shaping – Raising the Cultural Average
2018: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Alternative Educator Certification Programs (Abilene, Texas): Best Instructional Practices: Adult Learning Strategies for School Leaders
2018: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Alternative Superintendent Certification Program (Abilene, Texas): Visioning, Raising the Cultural Average, & Hiring Principals
2018: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Alternative Principal Certification Program (Abilene, Texas): Surviving and Thriving in the Principalship
2018: Presenter – Texas Association of Secondary School Principals New Principal Academy (San Antonio, Texas): Leadership Tools for School Principals: Organizational Strategies for Survival and Success
2018: Presenter – Texas Association of Literacy Educators Conference (Canyon, Texas): Literacy – It’s Not Just About Reading & Writing Anymore
2017: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Alternative Educator Certification Programs (Abilene, Texas): Best Instructional Practices: Adult Learning Strategies for School Leaders
2017: Presenter – Snook ISD Instructional Staff Professional Development (Snook, Texas): Teaching and Learning in a Changing World
2017: Presenter – Snook ISD All Staff Convocation (Snook, Texas): Culture – The MAIN Thing
2017: Presenter – Texas Educational Leadership Institute (Austin, Texas): Time Management for Instructional Leaders
2017: Presenter – Texas Educational Leadership Institute (Austin, Texas): Leaders as Culture Artisans
2017: Presenter – E3 Summit of Business, Community, and Education (Abilene, Texas): Literacy – It’s Not Just About Reading & Writing Anymore
2017: Presenter – Texas Association of Secondary School Principals New Principal Academy (San Antonio, Texas): Leadership Tools for School Principals: Organizational Strategies for Survival and Success
2017: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Alternative Superintendent Certification Program (Abilene, Texas): Visioning, Raising the Cultural Average, & Hiring Principals
2017: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Alternative Principal Certification Program (Abilene, Texas): Surviving and Thriving in the Principalship
2017: Presenter – Texas Association of Secondary School Principals Summer Workshop (Austin, Texas): Not Communicating is NOT an Option
2017: Presenter – Gus Garcia Middle School Instructional Team Professional Development, Austin ISD (Austin, Texas): Servant Leadership
2017: Presenter – Texas Association of Secondary School Principals Assistant Principal Workshop (Austin, Texas): Leaders as Culture Artisans
2017: Presenter – Texas Association of School Administrators Mid-Winter Conference (Austin, Texas) Co-presenter with Summer Reel: Scheduling Solutions for Unicorns: How Online Learning Can Ease Your 2017 Midwinter Conference Pain
2016: Presenter – Perrin-Whitt ISD Instructional Staff Professional Development (Perrin, Texas): Teaching and Learning in a Changing World
2016: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 17, Instructional Leaders Symposium (Abilene, Texas): Praxical Leadership
2016: Keynote – Education Service Center, Region 13, Community of Leaders Conference (Austin, Texas): Lessons of Servant Leadership (as learned from some ordinary giants)
2016: Presenter – Meadow ISD Professional Development (Meadow, Texas): Teaching and Learning in a Changing World
2016: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Alternative Educator Certification Programs (Abilene, Texas): Best Instructional Practices: Adult Learning Strategies for School Leaders
2016: Presenter – Hutto ISD Educator Professional Development (Hutto, Texas): Raising the Cultural Average
2016: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 13, ESC 13 Leadership Symposium (Austin, Texas): Rattlesnakes & Benediction
2016: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 13, ESC 13 Leadership Symposium (Austin, Texas): Efficiency Tools for School Principals
2016: Keynote – Education Service Center, Region 13, ESC 13 Leadership Symposium (Austin, Texas): 3 Leadership Macro-Metaphors
2016: Presenter – Texas Association of Secondary School Principals New Principal Academy (San Antonio, Texas): Leadership Tools for School Principals: Organizational Strategies for Survival and Success
2016: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Alternative Superintendent Certification Program (Abilene, Texas): Visioning, Raising the Cultural Average, & Hiring Principals
2016: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Alternative Principal Certification Program (Abilene, Texas): Surviving and Thriving in the Principalship
2016: Presenter – Texas Association of School Secondary School Principals Summer Workshop (Austin, Texas): Leaders as Culture Artisans
2016: Presenter – Texas Association of School Secondary School Principals Summer Workshop (Austin, Texas): Fitness for Service: A 360 View of Servant Leadership
2016: Presenter – Abell Junior High Leadership Team, Midland ISD (Midland, Texas): Culture Crafting, Intentionality, and Stakeholder Engagement
2016: Presenter – Texas Association of Secondary School Principals Assistant Principal Workshop, (Austin, Texas): Leadership Tools for School Principals: Organizational Strategies for Survival and Success
2016: Presenter – Texas Association of School Administrators Mid-Winter Conference (Austin, Texas): Fitness for Service: A 360 View of Servant Leadership
2016: Presenter – Texas Association of School Administrators Mid-Winter Conference (Austin, Texas): Co-presenter with Dr. Laura Hodges. Broaden Student Academic Horizons: The Sky is the Limit With Online Learning!
2016: Featured Guest – Course Access: How Guthrie Continues Working to be the Best Little School on the Planet. Gettingsmart.com
2015: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 17, Cafeteria Administrators Symposium (Austin, Texas): School Lunch Roundtable
2015: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 13, Instructional Leaders Conference (Austin, Texas): Leaders as Culture Artisans
2015: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Alternative Educator Certification Programs (Abilene, Texas): Best Instructional Practices: Adult Learning Strategies for School Leaders
2015: Presenter – Texas Association of Secondary School Principals New Principals Academy, (San Antonio, Texas): A Toolkit for the Principalship
2015: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Alternative Superintendent Certification Program (Abilene, Texas): Visioning, Raising the Cultural Average, & Hiring Principals
2015: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Alternative Principal Certification Program (Abilene, Texas): Surviving and Thriving in the Principalship
2015: Presenter – Texas Association of Secondary School Principals Summer Workshop, (Austin, Texas): Leadership Tools for School Principals: Organizational Strategies for Survival and Success
2014: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 13, Campus Leaders Conference (Austin, Texas): Consequential Leadership: Strategies for Influencing Others
2014: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 15 (San Angelo, Texas): Making Time for Learning: Time Management Strategies for School Leaders
2014: Presenter – Texas Association of School Boards - Texas Association of School Administrators Annual Conference (Dallas, Texas): School Transformation: Vision, Deployments, Rightness
2014: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Alternative Educator Certification Programs (Abilene, Texas): Best Instructional Practices: Adult Learning Strategies for School Leaders
2014: Presenter – Texas High Performance Schools Consortium (Austin, Texas): High Priority Learning Standards: Future Ready, Guthrie Style
2014: Presenter – Knox City ISD Instructional Team Retreat (Knox City, Texas): Instructional Craftmeistering
2014: Presenter – Texas Association of School Administrators Summer Conference (Austin, Texas): School Transformation: Vision, Deployments, Rightness
2014: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 19, Administrators Conference (El Paso, Texas): Setting a New Course: A 360 View of Servant Leadership
2014: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Alternative Superintendent Certification Program (Abilene, Texas): Raising the Cultural Average & Hiring Principals
2014: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Alternative Principal Certification Program (Abilene, Texas): Time Management Strategies & Culture and Climate Development
2014: Presenter – Texas Association of Secondary School Principals Summer Workshop, (Austin, Texas): Listening and Questioning: The Dynamic Duo of the Principal’s Toolbox
2014: Presenter – Texas Association of School Boards Winter Governance Conference (Corpus Christi, Texas): Confronting the Bigotry of Sameness: A Vision for Difference-Sensitive Texication
2014: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 17 Instructional Leaders Spring Summit (Lubbock, Texas). Co-presenter was Dr. Jerrod Pickering. Google Docs for School Leaders
2013: Presenter – Texas Association of Secondary School Principals Assistant Principal Workshop (Austin, Texas): Calming the Storm: Strategies for Managing Conflict
2013: Presenter – Texas Association of Secondary School Principals Assistant Principal Workshop, (Austin, Texas): Leadership Tools for School Principals: Organizational Strategies for Survival and Success
2013: Presenter – Texas Association of School Boards – Texas Association of School Administrators Annual Conference (Dallas, Texas): Confronting the Bigotry of Sameness: A Vision for Difference-Sensitive Texication
2013: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Alternative Educator Certification Programs (Abilene, Texas): Best Instructional Practices: Adult Learning Strategies for School Leaders
2013: Presenter – Glenrose ISD Special Education Co-op Symposium (Glenrose, Texas): Calming the Storm: Strategies for Resolving Conflicts to Affect Quality/Nurturing Learning Environments
2013: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Alternative Superintendent Certification Program (Abilene, Texas): Raising the Cultural Average & Hiring Principals
2013: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Alternative Principal Certification Program (Abilene, Texas): Time Management Strategies & Culture and Climate Development
2013: Presenter – Texas Association of Secondary School Principals Summer Workshop, (Austin, Texas): Listening and Questioning: The Dynamic Duo of the Principal’s Toolbox
2013: Presenter – Texas Association of Secondary School Principals Summer Workshop, (Austin, Texas): Leadership Tools for School Principals: Organizational Strategies for Survival and Success
2013: Presenter – Texas Association of Secondary School Principals Assistant Principal Workshop, (Austin, Texas): Listening and Questioning: The Dynamic Duo of the Principal’s Toolbox
2013: Presenter – Texas Association of Secondary School Principals Assistant Principal Workshop, (Austin, Texas): If We Can’t Model It, We Can’t Demand It: Engagement Strategies for Adult Learners
2013: Presenter – Texas Computer Educators Association Campus Leaders Academy, (Austin, Texas): Spinners, Kaleidoscopes, & Elixirs: Visionary Leadership for Uncertain Times
2013: Presenter – Texas Association of School Administrators Mid-Winter Conference, (Austin, Texas): Spinners, Kaleidoscopes, & Elixirs: Visionary Leadership for Uncertain Times
2012: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 8, Library-Instruction-Technology-Education Coop Conference, (Pittsburg, Texas): Spinners, Kaleidoscopes, & Elixirs: Certain Leadership in Uncertain Times
2012: Presenter – Abilene High School, Faculty Professional Development Series, (Abilene, Texas): Designing Rigorous and Engaging Learning Tasks
2012: Presenter – Texas Association of School Administrators & Texas Association of School Boards Small Schools Symposium, (Austin, Texas): Providing World Class Learning in the Rural Texas Setting
2012: Presenter – Texas Association of School Administrators & Texas Association of School Boards Conference, (Austin, Texas): One Small School, Great Big Things
2012: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Alternative Educator Certification Programs (Abilene, Texas): Best Instructional Practices: Adult Learning Strategies for School Leaders
2012: Presenter – Texas Virtual School Network Speaks Volumes Conference, (Richardson, Texas): 21st Century Learning in the K-12 Environment: Processes, Products, Performances
2012: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Alternative Educator Certification Programs (Abilene, Texas): Mentoring as Recursive Learning: Intentional Professional Growth for the Mentor/Mentee
2012: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Alternative Superintendent Certification Program (Abilene, Texas): Raising the Cultural Average & Hiring Principals
2012: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Alternative Principal Certification Program (Abilene, Texas): Time Management Strategies & Culture and Climate Development
2012: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Superintendent Retreat (Granbury, Texas): Fitness for Service: A 360 View of Servant Leadership
2012: Presenter – Turkey-Quitaque ISD Board of Trustee Training, (Turkey, Texas): Education 360: A Conversation About Things That Matter
2012: Presenter – South by Southwest Education Conference, (Austin, Texas): Forging a 21st Century Digital Learning Future at Guthrie CSD
2012: Presenter – Texas Association of School Administrators Mid-Winter Conference, (Austin, Texas): 21st Century Learning in the K-12 Environment: Processes, Products, Performances
2012: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Alternative Educator Certification Programs (Abilene, Texas): Mentoring as Recursive Learning: Intentional Professional Growth for the Mentor/Mentee
2011: Keynote – South Plains School Board Association Meeting (Lubbock, Texas): Lessons of Servant Leadership (as learned from some ordinary giants)
2011: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 17, Principal Coaching Program (Lubbock, Texas): Principalship Essentials Series (six sessions throughout the year)
2011: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 17, Special Education Providers Conference (Lubbock, Texas): Calming the Storm: Strategies for Resolving Conflicts to Affect Quality/Nurturing Environments
2011: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Alternative Educator Certification Programs (Abilene, Texas): Mentoring as Recursive Learning: Intentional Professional Growth for the Mentor/Mentee
2011: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Alternative Certification Principal Program (Abilene, Texas): Time Management Strategies & Culture and Climate Development
2011: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Alternative Certification Superintendent Program (Abilene, Texas): Raising the Cultural Average & Hiring Principals
2011: Presenter – Texas Association of Secondary School Principals Summer Workshop (Austin, Texas): Leadership Tools for School Principals: Organizational Strategies for Survival and Success
2011: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 17, Technology Education Conference (Lubbock, Texas): Embedded Technology Integration: PD That Includes Teachers & Students
2011: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 17, Technology Education Conference: Online Spanish in the Texas Virtual School Network (TxVSN)
2011: Keynote – West Texas A&M University – Education Service Center, Region 16 School Board and Superintendent Luncheon (Canyon, Texas): Lessons of Servant Leadership (as learned from some ordinary giants)
2011: Presenter – Guthrie CSD Instructional Team (Guthrie, Texas): Lifelong Learning: Continuous Personal Improvement
2011: Presenter – Texas Computer Education Association Conference (Austin, Texas): Leveraging the Support of the Learning Media: Thinking/Rethinking Research and Practice
2011: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 17, ESC Instructional Retreat: Leadership Essentials
2011: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 17 (Lubbock, Texas). Principal Professional Development: Practical Documentation and Intervention Strategies for School Principals
2010: Presenter – Gandy Ink, Inc. (San Angelo, Texas). Executive team retreat: Raising the Cultural Average
2010: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Alternative Principal and Superintendent Cohorts: Mentoring as Recursive Learning
2010: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Alternative Certification Principal Cohort: Culture and Climate Development: The Leadership Challenge
2010: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Alternative Certification Superintendent Cohort. People: The Most Important Resource
2010: Presenter – Lubbock Christian University Faculty and Staff Retreat: Email and Meetings Management Strategies
2010: Presenter – Texas Tech University Superintendent Preparation Program: Developing a Culture of Learning and The Care and “Feeding” of the People
2010: Presenter – Texas Association of Secondary School Principals Assistant Principal Workshop: Organizing to Lead Effectively: Strategies to Organize Your Time and Stuff
2009: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 17, Alternative Principal and Superintendent Cohorts: Practical Documentation and Intervention Strategies for Principals
2009: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Alternative Principal and Superintendent Cohorts (July): School Climate and Culture, Impact and Implications
2009: Keynote Speaker – Texas Association of Secondary School Principals Summer Workshop Kick-Off Dinner, Austin, Texas (February): The Heart of Leadership
2008: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 14, Alternative Principal and Superintendent Cohorts (June): School Climate and Culture, Impact and Implications
2008: Presenter – Texas State University Principal Preparation Seminar, Round Rock, Texas: Data Sources and Data Analysis for the Practicing Principal
2008: Presenter – Texas Association of Secondary School Principals Summer
Workshop, Austin, Texas: OMG – Here They Come – With Collaborative Teacher Induction Program Team
2007: Presenter – Texas Association of Secondary School Principals Assistant Principal Workshop, Austin, Texas
2006: Presenter – Texas High School Project: Pilot Principal Certification Programs for
Urban High Schools, University Council for Educational Administration, San Antonio, Texas
2006: Presenter – Education Service Center, Region 15 (San Angelo, Texas): Breaking Ranks II for High School Principals, Collaboration and the Development of Professional Learning Communities
2005: Presenter – Texas Association of Secondary School Principals Fall Institute (Austin, Texas): Communications or Communicating? Strategies for Improving the Process and the Outcomes of Campus Communications,
2005: Facilitator - Texas High School Summit: Strategies for Leading High School Reform, Austin, Texas
2005: Facilitator – Highly Informal Bull Session with Experienced Principals, TASSP Assistant Principal Workshop, Austin, Texas
2004: Presenter – Tips for Administrating a Small School in a Small District, TASSP Assistant Principal Workshop, Austin, Texas
2003: Presenter – Learning to Lead and Leading to Learn, TASSP Summer Leadership Retreat, Austin, Texas
2002: Presenter – In Tune, But Slightly Out of Step: Valuable (and Not so Valuable) Lessons Learned from the Principalship, TASSP Assistant Principal Workshop
2001: Presenter – Current Educational Literature Book Symposium, Jayton-Girard ISD, Jayton, Texas
2001: Presenter – What New Teachers Oughta Know, Region 17 ESC, Lubbock, Texas
2000: Presenter – Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence Theory, Applications for the Classroom, Jayton-Girard ISD, Jayton, Texas
1999: Presenter – Musical entertainment for West Texas Environmental Project, Lubbock, Texas
1998 – 2000: Presenter – School Bus Driver Training Courses, ESC Region 17, Lubbock, Texas
1998: Presenter – Addressing the Multiple Intelligences of G/T Students, Jayton-Girard ISD, Jayton, Texas
1998: Presenter – Needs and Assessment of G/T Students, Jayton-Girard ISD, Jayton, Texas
1998: Presenter – Nature and Needs of G/T Students, Jayton-Girard ISD, Jayton, Texas
Professional Associations
2009 – present: Texas Association of School Administrators
1994 – present: Texas Association of Secondary School Principals
1994 – 2009: National Association of Secondary School Principals
Professional and Community Service Activities
2007 – present: Serve as mentor to numerous early service principals and superintendents
2018 – present: Serve as Chair of the Kent County Appraisal Review Board
2023: Served as Chair of LSU-Shreveport Department of Education Search Committee for position of assistant professor for the Masters in Education Curriculum and Instruction Program
2023: Lead search for new superintendent for Iraan-Sheffield Collegiate ISD
2023: Lead search for new superintendent for Throckmorton Collegiate ISD
2023: Served on LSU-Shreveport Department of Education CAEP Accreditation Committee
2022: Served on Texas Association of Secondary School Principals Strategic Planning Team
2021: Served as Chair of LSU-Shreveport Department of Education Search Committee for position of assistant professor for the Masters in Education Curriculum and Instruction Program
2021: Served as Chair of LSU-Shreveport Department of Education Search Committee for position of assistant professor for the Masters in Education Leadership Program
2020: Served on search committee of LSU-Shreveport Department of Education assistant professor and director of PRAXIS Lab
2012 – 2015: Served on Texas Association of School Administrators Small School Advisory Committee
2011: Served on Texas Association of School Administrators Leadership Development Committee
2005 – 2006: Served as Chair, Texas Association of Secondary School Principals Legislative Committee
2005: Examiner – University of Texas Center for Performance Excellence, Malcolm Baldrige Awards
2005: Served on Texas Association of Secondary School Principals Nominating Committee
2004 – 2018: Served on UT Principal Preparation Program Advisory Committee
2003 – 2005: Served as UIL District 15-5A Chair
2002 – 2004: Served on Finance Committee of Texas Association of Secondary School Principals
2002 – 2003: Served on the Texas Business and Education Coalition Board
2002 – 2004: Served on the Round Rock ISD and McNeil Learning Community Curriculum Councils
2001 – 2003: Served on the Texas Association of Student Councils Board
2001: Served on the Strategic Planning Committee of Education Service Center, Region 17
2000 – 2001: Served on the Texas Association of Future Educators Board
2000 – 2002: Assessor, School Administrators Skills Assessment Model, ESC Region 17
1998 – 2000: Served as UIL District 6-A Chair
Honors and Awards
2014: Named recipient of University of Texas at Austin Principalship Program Servant Leader Award.
2014: Named recipient of the “Making IT Happen” Award by the Texas Computer Educators Association and the International Society of Technology Educators
2012: Named Superintendent of the Year for Texas by the Texas Computer Educators Association
2004: Named UT Principal Preparation Program Partner of the Year
2003: Named “Educator of the Month” for May by Texas School Business magazine
2002 – 2003: Served as President of the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals
2001 – 2002: Served as President-Elect of the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals
2000 – 2001: Served as First Vice-President of the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals
1984: Named Coach of the Year by coaching colleagues and by the San Angelo Standard-Times newspaper
1980: Magna Cum Laude graduate from Angelo State University
1976: Salutatorian of Bronte High School Class of 1976
References available upon request.
