Past Superintendents

 

Before the District was consolidated in 1959, Louis P. Rodgers was superintendent of the Missouri City School District and Edward Mercer was superintendent of the Sugar Land School District. Rodgers was named the first superintendent of the District. He served until his death in May 1967. Mercer, who had been assistant superintendent, was named superintendent upon Rodger's death and served until his retirement in August 1974.

Lawrence Elkins served as superintendent until the spring of 1984.

Dr. Rodney E. LeBoeuf became superintendent in February of 1984 and served until his retirement in March 1991.

 

Frank Dziernoski was interim superintendent from March 1991 - August 1991.

Dr. Raj K. Chopra was superintendent from August 1991 - July 20, 1994.

 

Dr. Mary Ann Reynolds served as interim superintendent between September 1994 and February 1995.

Dr. Don W. Hooper, was named the district's sixth superintendent on February 15, 1995 and retired in June, 2002.

Dr. Betty Baitland, was named interim superintendent on April 10, 2001, and became superintendent on July 1, 2002. She officially retired effective January 2007.

Dr. Manuela Pedraza, was named acting superintendent on December 12, 2005, and served in this role until September 9, 2006.
 
Dr. Timothy R. Jenney, was named the District’s eighth superintendent on September 9, 2006 and retired on January 31, 2013.

 

Michael McKie was named interim superintendent on August 13, 2012 and on February 1, 2013 he was named acting superintendent.

 

Dr. Charles E. Dupre was named the District’s superintendent on April 11, 2013 and officially assumed the duties on April 29, 2013. His last official day with the District was August 2021.

 

Diana Sayavedra served as acting superintendent from June 11, 2021 until the Board named a new superintendent in fall 2021.

 

Dr. Christie Whitbeck was named the District's superintendent on September 16, 2021. Her first official day was October 6, 2021.