Assistant Principals Recognized with Peer-Based Award
AUSTIN, TX – Twenty administrators have been named Region Assistant Principals of the Year by the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA). The peer-based award recognizes assistant principals for their commitment to student learning as evidenced by exceptional school leadership.
One of these educators will be selected as the 2025 NAESP National Assistant Principal of the Year for Texas. Supported by Horace Mann, the national award recognizes leaders who are committed to excellence through programs designed to meet the academic and social needs of all students; have firmly established community ties with parents and local business organizations; show strong educational leadership by setting high expectations for school staff and students; and exhibit exceptional leadership in a particular school program.
Honorees will be recognized at the TEPSA Legacy Luncheon Wednesday, June 11, at the Round Rock Kalahari. The 2025 TEPSA Region Assistant Principals of the Year are:
- Amanda Martinez, Los Fresnos Elementary, Los Fresnos CISD, Region 1
- Jeanine Hoover, Flour Bluff Elementary, Flour Bluff ISD, Region 2
- Leather McCall, Jackson-Roosevelt Elementary, Calhoun County ISD, Region 3
- Bobby Durst, Southside Elementary, Cleveland ISD, Region 4
- Lainey Hanna, Park Elementary, Nederland ISD, Region 5
- Megan Parker, Madeley Ranch Elementary, Montgomery ISD, Region 6
- Lindsay Bell, Hawkins Elementary, Hawkins ISD, Region 7
- Lalonna West, Aikin Elementary, Paris ISD, Region 8
- Nanette Mills, Jefferson Elementary, Wichita Falls ISD, Region 9
- Kristie Hudspeth, Pullen Elementary, Rockwall ISD, Region 10
- Karen May, McCall Elementary, Aledo ISD, Region 11
- Lauren Phipps, Woodway Elementary, Midway ISD, Region 12
- Michael Buthe, Forest Trail Elementary, Eanes ISD, Region 13
- Nicole Churchill, Long Early Learning Center, Abilene ISD, Region 14
- Jennifer Gwathmey, East Elementary, Brownwood ISD, Region 15
- Anna Ortega, Hillside Elementary, Canyon ISD, Region 16
- Missy Ware, East Elementary, Lubbock-Cooper ISD, Region 17
- Samantha Natividad, Goliad Elementary, Ector County ISD, Region 18
- Crystal Salom, Glen Cove Elementary, Ysleta ISD, Region 19
- Salena Valdes, Woodridge Elementary, Alamo Heights ISD, Region 20
