Professional Certifications - Texas

    Professional Superintendent          
    Professional Mid-Management Administrator
    High School History
    High School Social Science Composite

 Current Professional Organization Memberships
American Association of School Administrators
Texas Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development
Phi Delta Kappa
Texas Association of School Administrators (Life Member)
Texas Parent Teacher Association (Life Member)
National Council of Professors of Educational Administration

Professional Positions Held
    Adjunct Professor, University of Texas-Permian Basin

    Superintendent of Schools, Midland ISD

    Executive Director, Region 5 Educational Service Center

    Adjunct Professor, Lamar University, Superintendent's Academy 

    Superintendent of Schools, Hampshire-Fannett ISD

    High School Principal, Hampshire- Fannett HS

    Elementary School Principal, Hampshire-Fannett Elementary

    High School Principal, Hampshire-Fannett HS

    Government, History Teacher, Hampshire-Fannett HS

Honor/Awards
(2003)    Lamar University Educator Hall of Fame

(2004)    Regional Superintendent of the Year

(2004)    Texas Superintendent of the Year Finalist

(2005)    Texas A&M University Outstanding Educator Award

Professional Presentations (Selected)
(Jan 2007). Passing School District Bond Issues. TASA Mid-winter Conference.

(Jan 2006). 30  Year Plan to Improve University Report. UTPB Group of 30 Report, Odessa TX.

(Jan 2006). What Superintendents want in Today's Principal. Lamar University Principal Academy.

(Nov 2005). Legislation and Education in Texas - Dinner Remarks.  Texas A&M Administrative Leadership Institute.

(Aug 2005). Opportunities for Leadership. UTPB Commencement Speech.

(Oct 2003). Administrator Panel. Reading Recovery Conference, Fort worth, TX

(Apr 2002). Emerging Educational Technologies.  Tech Prep Conference, Galveston, TX.

(Jun 2002). Texas Educational Support Staff Association State Conference, Austin TX.

(Nov 2000). Effective Evaluation of the Superintendent. Region 5 Fall School Board Training, Beaumont, TX.

(Oct 2000). Improving Student Performance. Region 5 High School Conference, Nederland, TX.

(Jul 2000). We Educate All Kids, Don't We? Student Behavior Institute. Conroe, TX.

(May 2000). Public School Education - The Texas Model. Ohio Superintendents Meeting, Columbus, OH.

(Mar 2000). What's Right with Career & Technology Education. Tech-Prep Conference, Austin, TX.

(Nov 1999). Establishing Goals as a Team of 8. Region 5 School Board Training Conference. Beaumont, TX.

(Jun 1999).  Emerging Educational Technologies. Superintendent's Forum on Technology Issues, Houston, TX.

(Jun 1999). Legislative Impact on Public Schools. Texas Educational Secretaries Association State Conference, Austin, TX.

(May 1999).  The Difference between the Role of the Superintendent and the School Board. Sabine Neches Administrator's & School Board Members Association Conference. Lamar University, Beaumont, TX.

(April 1999). Education and Entrepreneurship. Rural Entrepreneurship and Learning (REAL) Symposium, Baylor University.

Research and presentation interests
School Accountability

Educational Facilities Planning

Effective Teaching

Education Futurism

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