News

 Manziel Event
Johnny Manziel Wins Heisman; KISD Announces Community-Wide Event

KERRVILLE, TEXAS (December 10, 2012) – The entire Kerrville Independent School District family congratulates Tivy High School alumnus “Johnny Football” Manziel for winning the prestigious 2012 Heisman Trophy. KISD, in cooperation with the Tivy High School Athletic Booster Club and the Tivy High School Athletic Hall of Fame, will host a community event at Antler Stadium to honor and celebrate the outstanding football accomplishments of Johnny Manziel during his redshirt freshman year at Texas A&M University.

Kerrville ISD will coordinate the date and the time of the event with Mr. Manziel and his family. During the upcoming weeks, Mr. Manziel will be engaged in numerous national media appearances, the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic, other award ceremonies and the resumption of academic classes at Texas A&M University. 

Kerrville ISD will announce the date of the event once an open time is secured for our hometown Heisman Trophy winner to return to his high school roots. Congratulations once more to Mr. Johnny Manziel for forever being known as a member of the Heisman Trophy club. TFND and Gig ‘em Aggies! 

 Jarrett Jachade
Tivy High School Principal Lone Finalist Named

KERRVILLE, TEXAS (November 30, 2012) – Kerrville ISD has named Assistant Principal Jarrett Jachade the lone finalist in the search for a new principal at Tivy High School. The position is being vacated by Bobby Templeton, Ed.D, who was recently hired as Superintendent of Ingram ISD. Jachade will be presented for approval at the Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday, December 18th.

“I’m thrilled to recommend Mr. Jarrett Jachade to the Board of Trustees as the new principal of Tivy High School,” said Dan Troxell, Ph.D, Superintendent of Kerrville ISD. “Mr. Jachade has an enthusiasm and charisma that is unmatched. He will excel as principal at Tivy.”

Jachade joined Kerrville ISD as an assistant principal in August, 2010. Prior to joining KISD he was a high school math teacher and coach for both Rockport ISD and Bandera ISD. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Math and Kinesiology and a Masters of Education in School Administration with Principal Certification from Lamar University. He is currently scheduled to complete his superintendent certification in December. Jachade is married and has one daughter.

“I am delighted at the prospect of serving the Tivy High School family in this new capacity, “said Jachade. “I have every confidence that I can lead the school with passion, integrity and skill.”

To identify a principal, administration first held a brainstorming session with current Tivy faculty and staff to determine their views about the key characteristics an ideal principal would possess. The job posting garnered more than 30 applications, of which seven received an initial interview with central office administrators. Four applicants were selected as finalists and interviewed on Monday, November 26. The interview process was conducted by a committee of 32 people comprised of central office and district administration, high school faculty and staff, parents and community members.
After scoring the interviews, Jachade emerged as the clear leader.

Superintendent Troxell will recommend Jachade to the Board of Trustees at the December 18th Meeting. If approved by the board, Jachade will assume the role of principal January 7, 2013.

For more information, contact Wade Ivy, assistant superintendent of human resources, at 257-2200.

 Region Orchestra
Tivy High School Orchestra Students Chosen For Region 11 Honor Orchestra at TMEA

KERRVILLE, TX (October 26, 2012) – Six Tivy High School students were chosen for the Region 11 Honor Orchestra at TMEA Competition held in San Antonio on Saturday, October 22nd. The students are: Matt Maupion, violin; Brandon Curtis, violin; Hunter Marks, violin; Mary Elizabeth McQueen, violin; Daniel Soria, cello; and Hannah McCullough, string bass. The students will perform at Stevens High School in San Antonio on December 8 at 4:30 p.m.

Additionally, McCullough advanced to area and will compete in the all state taping for the Texas Music Educators Association for a chance to go to all state. Only two percent of all high school music students in Texas make it to this level.

“I’m so proud of all the students that competed, and especially proud of these six for their accomplishments,” said Pat Lee, Orchestra Director at Tivy High School. “These are very talented, hardworking students and they deserve the recognition.”

All-State is the highest honor a Texas music student can receive. Over 1,500 students are selected through a process that begins with over 55,000 students from around the state vying for this honor to perform in one of 13 ensembles (bands, orchestras, and choirs). This competitive process begins throughout the state in auditions hosted by 28 TMEA Regions. Individual musicians perform selected music for a panel of judges who rank each instrument or voice part.

From this ranking, a select group of musicians advances from their Region to compete against musicians from other Regions in seven TMEA Area competitions. The highest-ranking musicians judged at the TMEA Area competitions qualify to perform in a TMEA All-State music group.

These All-State students participate in three days of rehearsals directed by nationally recognized conductors during the annual state TMEA Clinic/Convention. Their performances before thousands of attendees bring this extraordinary event to a close.

There will be a free concert at Tivy High School on Thursday, November 8 at 7:00 p.m. For more information contact Tivy High School at 257-2212. 

 Dan Troxell
Dan Troxell, Ph.D., Chosen for Texas Association of School Administrators' Future Ready Superintendents Leadership Institute

Dan Troxell, Ph.D., Superintendent of Kerrville ISD, is one of 39 chosen by the Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) to participate in the Future-Ready Superintendents Leadership Institute, a program to develop and sustain leaders who are willing to expand their leadership beyond the local level and work together to define the future of public education in our state. 

"The Public Education Visioning Institute does great work, and I knew from the start that I wanted to be part of this program,” said Dan Troxell, Ph.D., Superintendent of Kerrville ISD. “I’m honored to join this highly-qualified group of people and help refine our public education system in Texas.”

TASA’s Future-Ready Superintendents Leadership Institute is designed to create a cadre of superintendents who will help develop and initiate innovative, systemic changes, both locally and statewide, that support the mission of the original Public Education Visioning Institute and the Texas High Performance Schools Consortium.

Selected from 57 applicants, the 39 Future-Ready superintendents and senior-level district administrators in the early stages of their careers will work together in the spirit of student-centered learning. The design of the institute is modeled after elements of project-based learning, action research, the flipped classroom and design thinking.

There are five Institute sessions, with the first session beginning on November 8, 2012 and the remaining sessions continuing through September 2013.

Institute participants will gain enhanced capabilities to lead in times of change; increased capacity to transform the system, including a sustained collaborative network among the participants; and clarity of vision as the participants create models of student-centered schools across the state.

Troxell took the helm as Superintendent of Kerrville ISD in 2003. Prior to his arrival in Kerrville, Troxell served as an assistant superintendent in Cypress-Fairbanks ISD in suburban Houston. He earned a Bachelor of Arts with honors degree, and subsequently a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. Additionally, he holds a Masters of Education degree from Texas State University in San Marcos.

For more information about the Future-Ready Superintendents Leadership Institute, go to
http://www.tasanet.org/future-ready-superintendents-leadership-institute. For more information on Kerrville ISD, visit www.kerrvilleisd.net.