By Kim Hilsenbeck

The Board of Trustees for the Hays Consolidated Independent School District approved the selection of Tracie Robinson as the principal for Hemphill Elementary School. 

Robinson’s career in education spans nearly two decades. She brings with her to Hays CISD much valuable experience. She began as a special education teacher with the Harris County Department of Education. At the Houston Independent School District (HISD) she was an English/Language Arts teacher. In 2001, Robinson was promoted to an assistant principal in Alief ISD. Since 2010, while in Spring ISD, she served as a principal and, most recently, a program administrator. 

“My objective is to provide leadership and create a school culture that will promote and sustain student learning,” Robinson said.

She was selected, in part, based upon a customized principal profile developed after meetings with campus teachers. In addition to holding bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Houston, she earned her Doctorate of Educational Leadership from Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.  

Robinson belongs to several professional organizations and has been invited to present at a number of conferences. In recent years, she has presented “Monitoring It All: How to Organize the Campus for Improvement” at the Texas Elementary School Principals Association conference and “Organizational Transformation through Leadership” at the Texas Association of School Administrators conference.