Leander High School assistant principal Clay Currier, Ed.D., a results-focused instructional leader, will be the next senior director at New Hope High School. The Leander ISD Board of Trustees approved the hiring during Thursday nightโs board meeting.
โDr. Currier is an innovative leader with a passion for students,โ Superintendent Bruce Gearing, Ed.D., said. โHis experience working with Career and Technical Education programs and his drive to create pathways that meet the needs of each and every student will serve the New Hope and larger LISD community well.โ
Before joining Leander ISD as an assistant principal at LHS in 2020, Currier served in administrative roles in the same capacity in Tyler ISD and Round Rock ISD. In between, he helped lead Tyler ISDโs Career and Technical Education program. Currier also served as a robotics teacher in Hutto ISD after getting his start in education as a math teacher in west Texas.
โIt is an honor to support and grow Leander ISD’s innovative learning programs and serve as the principal of New Hope High School,โ Currier said. โBy expanding our innovative learning programs, we will provide a personalized educational experience based on student choice. The accomplishments and dedication of the students and staff of New Hope High School are inspiring; I look forward to providing social, emotional, and academic supports for our future graduates.โ
Following a career as a nuclear electronics technician in the US Navy, Currier earned a bachelorโs degree in accounting from UT-Permian Basin, a masterโs degree in educational leadership from UT-PB, and a doctorate in educational leadership from Lamar University.
The senior director serves as the principal for the school at New Hope, which is a school of choice providing students a self-paced option for completing their high school graduation requirements.
LISD selecciona un lรญder innovador para guiar la Escuela Preparatoria New Hope
El subdirector actual de la Escuela Preparatoria Leander, Clay Currier, Ed.D. Un lรญder pedagรณgico enfocado en los resultados, serรก el nuevo director para la Escuela Preparatoria New Hope. La Junta Directiva de Leander ISD aprobรณ su vinculaciรณn durante la reuniรณn de la Junta del jueves en la noche.
โDr. Currier es un lรญder innovador con pasiรณn por los estudiantesโ, dijo el Superintendente, Bruce Gearing, Ed. D. โSu experiencia trabajando con los programas de Carrera y Educaciรณn Tรฉcnica y su deseo de crear caminos de innovaciรณn que cumpla con las necesidades de cada uno de los estudiantes, serรก de gran ayuda para servir a los estudiantes de New Hope y a la comunidad en general de LISDโ.
Antes de unirse a Leander ISD como subdirector en LHS en 2020, Currier se desempeรฑรณ en cargos administrativos de la misma lรญnea en Tyler ISD y Round Rock ISD. Durante este tiempo รฉl tambiรฉn ayudรณ a liderar el programa de Carrera y Educaciรณn Tรฉcnica en Tyler ISD. Currier tambiรฉn fue maestro de Robรณtica en Hutto ISD luego de haber iniciado su carrera educativa trabajando como maestro de Matemรกticas al oeste de Texas.
โEs un honor apoyar y ayudar a crecer los innovadores programas de aprendizaje de Leander ISD y servir como director de la Escuela Preparatoria New Hopeโ, dijo Currier. โAl expandir nuestros innovadores programas de aprendizaje, proporcionaremos una experiencia educativa personalizada con base en la opciรณn del estudiante. Los logros y dedicaciรณn de los estudiantes y el personal de la Escuela Preparatoria New Hope son inspiradores; yo ansรญo formar parte de este apoyo al cooperar en los apoyos sociales, emocionales y acadรฉmicos para nuestros futuros graduadosโ.
Siguiendo una carrera como tรฉcnico en electrรณnica nuclear en la Fuerza Naval de Estados Unidos, Currier obtuvo su diploma de pregrado de UT-Permian Basin, un grado de maestrรญa en Liderazgo Educativo de UT-PB, y un doctorado en Liderazgo Educativo de Lamar University.