LISD Administrator Elected to TEPSA State Office

LINDALE — Lindale Primary School Principal Dr. Belinda Neal has been elected to the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association�s (TEPSA) state office. Dr. Neal will serve as the TEPSA secretary during the 2011-2012 school year. Her term is a six year commitment that will progress into her role as president of TEPSA during the 2015-2016 school year. Neal is only the fifth educator from Region 7 to be elected to a TEPSA state office in the organization�s 94 year history. The Texas Education Agency�s Region VII covers most of East Texas. Dr. Neal is the first Region 7 representative in the TEPSA state office since 1970.

Neal has been a member of TEPSA since 1999 and served on the board of directors, marketing and public relations committee, special committee on elections and ad hoc communications committee. �I have a strong passion for helping others,� Dr. Neal said. �I have been motivated and inspired by TEPSA leaders. Serving as a state officer will allow me to give back to our great profession.�

Dr. Neal has been with Lindale ISD since 2005. She served as principal of the Early Childhood Center until May 2010 and became principal of Lindale Primary School in June 2010.