Expanding the Boundaries of

Leadership :Talking the Talk or

Walking the Walk?
Presenters: Holly LaRoe, Danielle Sandoval,
Colleen Cox, James Jobe
Consultant: Dr. Gary Wrinkle

TCHS Background

Texas City High School is located in a major energy hub consisting of a

strong petrochemical industry with several significant base operations from
Marathon, Valero, Eastman, Dow and Ashland. It is also the third largest
port in Texas and tenth in the nation.

The majority of our property tax revenue comes from the industry allowing
for new facilities and grant options for our teachers and district.

We have 1868 students with 52 collegiate students at College of the

Mainland. This allows us to be a 5A school in Texas.

Texas City Statistics

Index

Texas City

State

National

Poverty Level

18%

17%

14.9%

Unemployment Rate

6.7%

5.0%

6.0%

Median Household
Income Renter

$27,493

$32,477

$32,212

Median Household
Income

$47,721

$51,563

$53,046

Texas City High School

Do you want to
take your
leadership role to
a higher level?

Position and Authority will give you

FOLLOWERS
but trust will make you a

LEADER.
by Aubrey McGowan

HSTW Process
Site Visit
Observations
Staff Interviews
Consultant View
Staff Development
Team Work
Focus Teams

HSTW FOCUS TEAMS

Guidance/Advisement Instruction
Culture and Climate
Integrating Academic and CTE Studies
Technology
Engaging Instruction
Raising Expectations
Transitions

Team Building

Focus Teams
Danielle
Team: Raising Expectations
Working Through Conflict
Building Consensus
Developing More Teacher Leaders
Growth Mindset

Focus Teams
Colleen
Team: Engaging Instruction
Leadership struggles
Strengths/ weaknesses
Validation through every voice
Grit

Grit! Growth Mindset

Focus Teams
Jobe
Team: Technology
Training/Professional Development
Accessibility
o Cloud Productivity
o Learning Management System (LMS)

New Technology

HSTW Results/Plan of Action

Mega Lunch
Grit Implementation: Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset
o
o
o
o
o

Motto: Grit! Where perseverance meets passion.

Rename the hallways Achievement Ave., Be On Time Blvd., Creativity St.
Parent Center
Academic Letterman Jackets
Multilevel mentor program: student to student, teacher, community member,
parent.

Technology
o 1:1
o Learning Management System
o New Website

HSTW Results/Plan of Action

Name

Green

Red

Yellow

G%

R%

Y%

Block Schedule

11

13.04%

39.13%

47.83%

LMS Plan

17

26.09%

0.00%

73.91%

tutorial time

11

12

47.83%

0.00%

52.17%

Keep HSTW

13

21.74%

21.74%

56.52%

Create PLCs

18

21.74%

0.00%

78.26%

Student support counselor

14

30.43%

8.70%

60.87%

Mega lunch

13

34.78%

8.70%

56.52%

7th period day

13

39.13%

4.35%

56.52%

Learning walks

11

12

47.83%

0.00%

52.17%

11

45.00%

0.00%

55.00%

Subs for working with collaboration and integration

waiver days

13

36.36%

4.55%

59.09%

Grit

19

82.61%

13.04%

4.35%

Mission Transition

14

60.87%

0.00%

39.13%

Technology PD plan

20

86.96%

0.00%

13.04%

Cloud based productivity

17

70.83%

0.00%

29.17%

1:1

15

65.22%

0.00%

34.78%

consistent enforcement of policy

22

95.65%

0.00%

4.35%

academic letterman

15

65.22%

4.35%

30.43%

growth mind set

19

82.61%

4.35%

13.04%

survey to collect data on policy

19

82.61%

0.00%

17.39%

Upward Bound

19

82.61%

0.00%

17.39%

HB2610

23

100.00%

0.00%

0.00%

Internal PD self selected

18

81.82%

0.00%

18.18%

Exchange Summer days

18

81.82%

0.00%

18.18%

PBL units

20

95.24%

0.00%

4.76%

School year staff development

13

61.90%

0.00%

38.10%

Evaluate progress

14

100.00%

0.00%

0.00%

More technology

21

100.00%

0.00%

0.00%

Fish camp

21

91.30%

0.00%

8.70%

Naviance

19

86.36%

0.00%

13.64%

14

8.33%

58.33%

33.33%

Modified Block

Expand your boundaries of

leadership

Shared Leadership

Questions???

Please contact us
Holly LaRoe - hlaroe@tcisd.org
Colleen Cox - ccox@tcisd.org
James Jobe - jjobe@tcisd.org
Danielle Sandoval - dsandoval@tcisd.org
Dr. Gary Wrinkle - gary.wrinkle@sreb.org