Education
Katy ISD Names New Assistant Superintendent, Principals for 2022-2023 School Year
May 18 2022
At tonight’s Katy ISD board meeting, the Board of Trustees approved Dr. Emily Craig as the District’s newest Assistant Superintendent for Secondary School Leadership and Support. Dr. Craig is replacing Jeff Stocks, who will be retiring at the end of the school year. The Board also approved the naming of three new principals: Thea Wofford for Exley Elementary, Tanya Heard for Rylander Elementary and Jason Brown for Williams Elementary.
| Dr. Emily Craig began her career as an English teacher in 1997 at Spring Forest Middle School in Spring Branch Independent School District. That same year, she joined the Katy High School Tigers and in 2003, she became a counselor at Memorial Parkway Junior High (MPJH). Five years later, she became assistant principal at WoodCreek Junior High and returned to MPJH in 2014, where she has since served as principal. Since taking the helm at MPJH, the campus has consistently been in the top 10 middle school rankings in the Houston area, according to Niche. Additionally, Dr. Craig was named the Katy ISD Principal of the Year in 2021 and serves on the Board of Directors for the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals (TASSP). Dr. Craig holds a Bachelor of Science in Education from Auburn University, a Master of Education in Counseling from the University of Houston in Victoria, and a principal certificate and Doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Houston in Clear Lake. |
Emily Craig
Assistant Superintendent for Secondary School Leadership and Support
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Thea Wofford |
Thea Wofford is returning to Exley Elementary, where she started her educational career in 2005. This time she’s joining the Exley Express community as their new principal. For Wofford, Katy ISD has always been home. In 2016, she was named Assistant Principal at Alexander Elementary and in 2021 she joined Adams Junior High as their Assistant Principal. Wofford holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Houston and a Master of Education in Educational Administration from Lamar University. |
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| Tanya Heard began her career as an educator in Florissant, Missouri in 1994, where she taught at both the elementary and junior high levels. In 1998, she relocated to Texas where she took a position with Richardson Independent School District. Throughout her career, Heard has served as a Team Leader, science teacher, Instructional Technology Facilitator, Educational Instructional Technology Coordinator, Dean of Instruction and Assistant Principal at schools in the surrounding area. In 2020, Heard joined the Katy ISD Family as Assistant Principal at Mayde Creek High School. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts Education and Biology from Monmouth College, a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Missouri, a Master’s in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix in Dallas and a Master’s in Education Administration from the University of Texas in Arlington. She is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Executive Leadership from Texas A&M in College Station, Texas. |
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Jason Brown |
Jason Brown began his teaching career in 2003 in Alief ISD. In 2007, he accepted a position as a fourth-grade teacher at Griffin Elementary in Katy ISD. He quickly worked his way up to a leadership role and became the Assistant Principal at Exley Elementary in 2008. He remained there for two years before being named Assistant Principal at Holland Elementary. Brown holds a Bachelor of Science in Design from Clemson University and a Master of Science in Educational Management from the University of Houston in Clear Lake. |
All individuals will assume their new roles this summer.
