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TYLER \u2013 The Tyler ISD has announced several district leadership appointments for the 2026-2027 school year. The appointments reflect the district\u2019s continued commitment to developing leaders from within while attracting experienced educators and professionals who will help advance student success across the district, according to a news release.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re excited about these new leadership assignments for the 2026-2027 school year,\u201d said Superintendent Dr. Marty Crawford. \u201cWhether through our strong leadership succession strategy or by attracting proven, high-quality educators to our hometown school system, Tyler ISD continues to bring outstanding leaders of integrity and excellence who are committed to serving our students, families, teachers, and staff.”<\/p>\n
District Leadership<\/strong><\/p>\n Brady Beddingfield, Chief Operations Officer \u2013 Beddingfield has served Tyler ISD since 2017, most recently as Deputy Director of Facility Services after eight years as Construction Project Manager. He has overseen many of the district’s largest bond projects, including the transformation of Tyler High School and construction of Hubbard Middle School.<\/p>\n Rachel Sherman, Chief Innovation Officer \u2013 Sherman most recently served as Executive Director of School Leadership, supporting Tyler ISD campuses. She previously served as principal of Three Lakes Middle School and Owens Elementary School and held administrative positions in Jacksonville ISD and Center ISD. Jarrod Bitter, Executive Director of College and Career \u2013 Bitter returns to Tyler ISD after serving as Superintendent of Carthage ISD. He previously held several leadership positions in Tyler ISD, including Assistant Superintendent of Administration and Innovation and Executive Director of School Improvement.<\/p>\n Justin Simmons, Director of Support \u2013 ESE and ESE-Aligned Schools \u2013 Simmons most recently served as principal of Boulter Middle School and previously led Hogg Middle School. In his new role, he will support campuses implementing Tyler ISD’s Evergreen Systems of Excellence model by helping remove operational barriers, coordinating district support, and ensuring school leaders have the resources they need to focus on teaching and learning.<\/p>\n Jessica Bentley, Director of Guidance and Counseling \u2013 Bentley joins Tyler ISD from Bullard ISD, where she served as a Licensed Professional Counselor. She brings experience in counseling, instructional leadership, and student support from several East Texas school districts.<\/p>\n Operations<\/strong><\/p>\n Kayce Fillip, Director of Transportation \u2013 Fillip has served Tyler ISD since 2009, beginning as a custodian and advancing through several leadership roles. Most recently, she served as District Supervisor of Custodial Services, bringing nearly two decades of operational leadership experience to her new position.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" TYLER \u2013 The Tyler ISD has announced several district leadership appointments for the 2026-2027 school year. The appointments reflect the district\u2019s continued commitment to developing leaders from within while attracting experienced educators and professionals who will help advance student success across the district, according to a news release. \u201cWe\u2019re excited about these new leadership assignments … Continue reading New district leadership appointments<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8661,"featured_media":1526636,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[165],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1526502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-23 10:48:09","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1526502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8661"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1526502"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1526502\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1526637,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1526502\/revisions\/1526637"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1526636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1526502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1526502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1526502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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