Temple Independent School District

Temple Independent School District is a public school district based in Temple, Texas, United States. Temple schools began instruction June 12, 1883. It is the largest employer in Temple, with 1300 employees.

District Leadership

 * Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Bobby Ott, Ed.D.
 * Assistant Superintendent of Student Services: Eric Haugeberg, M.Ed.
 * Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction: Lisa Adams, Ed.D.
 * Assistant Superintendent of Finance & Operations: Kent Boyd, M.Ed.
 * Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources: Donna Ward, Ed.D.
 * Chief of Communications and Community Relations: Christine Parks, M.Ed.

Board of trustees
In 2011, TISD Board of Trustees was named "Board of the Year" by the ESC XII Service Center.
 * District 1 - Virginia Suarez, Secretary (term May 2016-May 2019)
 * District 2 - Linell Davis (term May 2017-May 2020)
 * District 3 - Dan Posey, President (term May 2018-May 2021)
 * District 4 - Ronnie Gaines, Vice President (term August 2018-May 2021)
 * District 5 - Sandhya Sanghi (term May 2018-May 2021)
 * District 6 - Shannon Gowan (term May 2016-May 2019)
 * District 7 - Shannon Myers (term May 2018-May 2021)

Quick Facts

 * Through the years, Temple ISD has produced over 200 National Merit Scholar Award winners, including Black Achievement and Hispanic Recognition Scholars.
 * Temple ISD was the first District in Central Texas to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma and has, to date, awarded over 100 IB diplomas.
 * Temple ISD is expanding the International Baccalaureate program to include a Middle Years Programme at Travis Middle School Science Academy in 2012 and a Primary Years Programme in 2013 at an undetermined elementary school.
 * The District has exceeded state and national averages in SAT scores for 13 consecutive years and has received numerous other state and national recognition.
 * Temple High School has been recognized as one of "America's Top Public High Schools" by Newsweek.
 * Temple High School has been recognized by Achieve Texas as a Best Practices high school for the Institutes of Study and Career & Technology Programs.
 * Bonham Middle School and Western Hills Elementary School have been recognized as a "Best Public School" by Texas Monthly.

High School (Grades 9-12)

 * Temple High School
 * Edwards Academy

Middle Schools (Grades 6-8)

 * Bonham Middle School
 * Lamar Middle School
 * Travis Middle School Science Academy

Elementary Schools (Grades K-4)

 * Meridith-Dunbar Elementary
 * 1987-88 National Blue Ribbon School

Elementary Schools (Grades K-5)

 * Cater Elementary
 * Hector P. Garcia Elementary - It opened in 1998 and has an English-Spanish bilingual program for all students. it had about 500 students.
 * Jefferson Elementary
 * Kennedy-Powell Elementary
 * Raye-Allen Elementary
 * Scott Elementary
 * Thornton Elementary
 * Western Hills Elementary

Early Childhood Center (Pre-Kindergarten)

 * Bethune Early Childhood Center
 * Dickson Early Childhood Center

External References

 * Temple ISD
 * Temple ISD Twitter
 * Temple ISD YouTube