Vernitra Shivers has been selected as the new principal of Thomas Middle School. Shivers has more than 15 years of experience in public education. She began her career as an elementary teacher in Orleans Parish Schools in New Orleans. In 2004, Shivers joined Team HISD as an ELA teacher at Williams Middle School. Shivers has worked as a literacy coach at Jane Long Middle School and assistant principal at Patrick Henry and Deady middle schools. For the past three years, Shivers has served as assistant principal and dean of instruction at Madison High School. Shivers earned her bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Xavier University of Louisiana and master’s degree in Educational Administration from Prairie View A&M University.
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Amanda Rodgers named new principal of Braeburn Elementary School
Amanda Rodgers has been selected as the new principal of Braeburn Elementary School. Rodgers has served as assistant principal of Braeburn for the last five years. Previously, she taught at Pat Neff Elementary School in HISD for six years. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of St. Thomas and her master’s in Business Administration from Rice University. She received her principal certificate through the Rice Education Entrepreneurship Program (REEP).
Shani Wyllie named new principal of Attucks Middle School
Shani Wyllie has been selected as the new principal of Attucks Middle school. Wyllie joined HISD in 2010, where she has served students at Navarro, Jackson, and Deady middle schools. Wyllie currently is the assistant principal at Edison Middle School, where she oversees both the math and science departments. Wyllie received both her undergraduate and master’s degrees from the University of Maryland.
Marques Collins named new principal of Kashmere Gardens Elementary School
Marques Collins has been selected as the new principal of Kashmere Gardens Elementary School. Collins started his 20-year career in HISD as a sixth-grade self-contained teacher for the Male Initiative Program at Kennedy Elementary School. He has served as the assistant principal of Kashmere Gardens Elementary School for the past 2 years and has been instrumental in significantly improving student outcomes. Collins earned his bachelor’s degree in Health Education with a minor in Social Work from Prairie View A&M University and a master’s degree in educational leadership from Lamar University.
Angie Miranda named new principal of Bellfort Early Childhood Center
Dr. Angie Miranda has been selected as the new principal of Bellfort Early Childhood Center. Miranda has served HISD for the past 24 years as a bilingual teacher, bilingual coordinator, ACP supervisor, principal, and school support officer. Under her leadership at Seguin Elementary School, the campus reached high levels of academic achievement as evidenced by its consistent Exemplary and Met Standard status with all distinctions for the current accountability system. Prior to joining HISD, Miranda successfully led a kinder to ninth-grade campus in Puerto Rico. She also served as a special education teacher for elementary, middle and high school. Miranda earned a bachelor’s in Education and master’s in Administration and Supervision from the University of Puerto Rico. In addition, she earned a doctoral degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Texas.
Reginald Bush named new principal of Kashmere High School
Reginald Bush has been selected as the new principal of Kashmere High School. Bush began his career in HISD as a seventh- and eighth-grade Social Studies teacher at Williams Middle School. He later served as assistant principal and 21st century afterschool coordinator in collaboration with the Acres Homes Coalition. Bush previously served as assistant principal at Burrus Elementary School and has served as the principal at Kashmere Gardens Elementary for the last three years, leading the campus from IR to Met Standard status. He is a graduate of Delta State University Cleveland, where he earned his bachelor’s in Political Science and a master’s in Educational Administration from Prairie View A&M University.
Octaviano Trevino named new principal of Red Elementary
Octaviano Trevino has been selected as the new principal of Red Elementary School. He began his career with HISD in 1991, where he has served as a bilingual teacher assistant, LEP clerk, registrar, administrative assistant, bilingual teacher, and literacy coach at Looscan Elementary School. Trevino also served as the bilingual/ESL specialist, supporting schools in the West area of the district. He most recently served as assistant principal at Red Elementary School. Trevino holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Houston Downtown and his principal certification from Region IV.
Tiffany Guillory named new principal of Yates High School
Tiffany Guillory has been selected as the new principal of Yates High School. Guillory began her career as an elementary teacher in Goose Creek ISD and as a middle school mathematics teacher in Fort Bend ISD. Guillory has served as an instructional coordinator, dean of students, lead administrator and associate principal of Westbury High School and Fondren Middle School. For the last three years, Guillory has served as the dean of instruction at Yates. She graduated from Lamar University with her Bachelor of Science and has a master’s degree from LeTourneau University. She also completed the Rice University REEP Program.
Orlando Reyna named new principal of Sugar Grove Academy Middle School
Orlando Reyna has been selected as the new principal of Sugar Grove Academy Middle School. Reyna is a veteran HISD educator who began his career as a Physics and Chemistry teacher before becoming an instructional coordinator and assistant principal in HISD. Reyna previously served as principal of Deady Middle School, where he lead turnaround efforts in moving the school from Improvement Required to a Met Standard rating, with distinctions. He most recently served as principal of Madison High School. Reyna earned a bachelor’s degree in Biology and a Master of Education in Administration and Supervision from Prairie View A&M University.
Paolo Castagnoli named new principal of Madison High School
Paolo Castagnoli has been selected as the new principal of Madison High School. Most recently, Castagnoli was the principal of Black Middle School. He has been with HISD for 12 years, serving as teacher and assistant principal at Scarborough and East Early College high schools. Prior to coming to HISD, Castagnoli taught social studies and served as department chair for six years at YES Prep Southeast Campus. During his tenure at Black Middle, the school has received its first five distinctions, was named to the Texas Honor Roll, and earned awards for academics, athletics, and fine arts, including first place in district academic UIL in 2016 and first place in UIL one-act play in 2017. Castagnoli holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in education from the University of Houston.