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SUPERINTENDENTS
of Marshall Public Schools
Y.D. Harrison (1887-1890)
Chesley Adams (1890-1896)
W.H. Attebery (1896-1904)
J.H. Roots (1904-1907)
W.H. Attebery (1907-1910)
B.B. Cobb (1910-1915)
F.L. Masterson (1915-1916)
J.P. Glasgow (1916-1924)
E.C. Dearing (1924-1934)
J.P. Buck (1934-1937)
Bryan Dickson (1937-1940)
E.N. Dennard (1940-1949)
V.H. Hackney (1949-1958)
Von Rhea Beane (1958-1967)
Paul Manning (1967-1969)
Truitt Ingram (1969-1984)
Patsy R. Smith (1984-1994)
Dr. J. Brian Nichols (1994-2002)
Ralph Draper (2002-2005)
Kenn K. Franklin (2006-2009)
Dr. Bruce Gearing (2009-2012)
Dr. Marc Smith (2012-2016)
Dr. Jerry Gibson (2016-2021)
Dr. Richele Langley (2021-present)
The Marshall Independent School District proudly serves students and families in Marshall, Texas. The district had an enrollment of 5,336 students in 2019-2020 according to the Texas Education Agency's most recent Texas Academic Performance Report.

Marshall ISD is located in Marshall, Texas, in upper east Texas, 40 minutes from Shreveport, La., to the east and just over two hours from the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex to the west. Marshall is located at the intersection of three major highways -- Interstate 20 and State Highways 59 and 43. Historic Caddo Lake is located less than 20 minutes to the northeast of downtown Marshall, and the city is also just a short drive from Lake o' the Pines to the northwest.

MISD includes a total of eight campuses to serve students in grades Pre-K through 12th grade. The district has one pre-kindergarten campus (Marshall Early Childhood Center); four K-5 elementary schools (David Crockett Elementary, Price T. Young Elementary, Sam Houston Elementary and William B. Travis Elementary); one junior high school serving students in grades 6-8; and Marshall High School, serving students in grades 9-12. In 2019, MISD opened a charter school, Marshall Early Graduation School, to assist students who seek to graduate with a high school diploma at an accelerated pace.

 In 2018-2019, MISD opened "Little Mav Academy," a daycare facility to serve the needs of district staff and students with children ages newborn - 4 years. The daycare is open only to employees and students of Marshall ISD and includes an education-based curriculum similar to that of Marshall Early Childhood Center, which is MISD's Pre-K/Head Start campus for district 3-4 year olds.

DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
District data according to the 2019-2020 TAPR:

• ENROLLMENT:5,336

• ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION:
» Hispanic (37.1%)
» African-American (36.0%)
» White (22.6%)
» Two or more (2.9%)
» American Indian (0.7%)
» Asian (0.6%)
» Pacific Islander (0.1%)

• Economically Disadvantaged: 70.6%
• Immigrant: 0.60%
• Military Connected: 1.70%
• Foster Care: 1.30%
• Homeless: 2.10%
• Dyslexia: 1.80%
• Bilingual: 19.0%
• Gifted & Talented: 11.60%
• Special Education: 7.0%

SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
LangleyDr. Richele Langley, a 1983 graduate of Marshall High School, was named the 24th Superintendent of Schools in Marshall ISD in April of 2021. Dr. Langley is just the second female Superintendent in MISD history and returned to lead the district after six years as Deputy Executive Director at Region 8 Education Service Center. Dr. Langley had spent 22 of her 31 years in education in Marshall ISD upon returning to the district in 2021. She graduated from Marshall High School in 1983 and has served as a teacher, principal and administrator in the district. She was MISD's Executive Director of Curriculum, Instruction and School Improvement from 2012-2015 before leaving to serve at Region 8. She holds a B.A.-Liberal Arts from UT-Arlington and a M.E. from Stephen F. Austin State University. She earned her Ed.D. from Texas A&M University in 2020. Dr. Langley and her husband, Randy, have two grown children who are also alumni of MISD. Their son, Blake (MHS Class of 2009), is now an Assistant Principal at Foster Middle School in Longview ISD. Daughter Taylor (MHS Class of 2012) is an ER/Trauma Nurse. Richele’s mother, Patsy Bailey, resides in Marshall and has been a longtime realtor in the area.


teaSCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY
In the 2018-2019 school year, for the first time in 11 years, no Marshall ISD campus was rated as academically unacceptable or improvement required with data released in August 2019 by the Texas Education Agency.

Overall, the district received a “C” grade in the state’s new grade accountability system, but all campuses in MISD were rated as “Met Standard,” which is the highest possible ranking from TEA. The 2018-2019 ratings highlight a three-year period of growth in MISD. Entering the 2016-2017 school year, MISD had six of its then-11 campuses on the Improvement Required list. That number shrank to one in 2017 as the district entered its new Legacy 2017 facilities, and then ticked up slightly again last year with two schools on the IR list but only by a combined total of just 1 ½ points. Overall, MISD had one campus with an “A” grade (Sam Houston Elementary), three with “C” (William B. Travis Elementary, David Crockett Elementary, and Marshall High School); and two with “D” (Price T. Young Elementary, Marshall Junior High School), although those two campuses saw a combined 17 point-increase in their overall ratings.

The district was not rated along with all other schools in Texas for the 2019-2020 school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic which forced the closure of all schools in the state in the spring of 2020.

MOVING FORWARD WITH MARSHALL ISD
Marshall ISD has made tremendous strides in our academic and extracurricular programs over the last decade. The district began an ongoing process toward becoming the district of choice in East Texas in 2010, with a concerted effort of school board, administration, staff, teachers, students and families. In the last 10 years, MISD has:
  • Created the Marshall Education Foundation in 2011. Since the Foundation's inception, MEF has raised over $500,000 and given over $320,000 to teachers for their classrooms. MEF has raised $335,000 for use by MavU in a partnership with ETBU. The Foundation is managed completely by volunteers and returns approximately 95 percent of funds raised to MISD teachers for use in their classrooms.
  • Created the Marshall ISD Police Department in November of 2014, which is committed to the safety and security of all school personnel and students, as well as the protection and security management of all school district property. The department has grown to eight full-time police officers, including a chief and K-9 unit.
  • South Marshall STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Academy opened in the fall of 2014. This was the beginning of a program that expanded to the new Marshall Junior High School beginning with the 2017-2018 school year. The opening of MISD's Legacy 2017 elementary schools prompted the move of the K-5 STEM academy from South Marshall to a renovated Sam Houston Elementary School. The vision of the MaISD STEM program is "to be a leader in STEM education, preparing and inspiring generations of diverse learners to meet the challenges of society through innovation, collaboration and creative problem solving."
  • In May 2015, the largest bond program in the history of Marshall public schools was passed ($109.2 million). Prior to 2014, the largest bond attempt of any kind for MISD was in 1976, when district voters approved $10 million to construct what is now Marshall High School. In 1986, a $5.5 million bond was passed to build a ninth-grade wing at MHS. MISD attempted a TRE (Tax Ratification Election) in 2012 but it failed, and a $150 million bond proposal was rejected by just over 200 votes in 2014.
  • Passage of the 2015 Legacy Bond program enabled MISD to accomplish the following:
  • Created Marshall Early Graduation School (MEGS) in 2019. MEGS is located in the old Washington Early Childhood campus on Evans Street and serves non-traditional students who are seeking to graduate early and enter the workforce. Approximately 30 students graduated from MEGS in its first year of existence in 2019-2020.
  • Created Little Mav Academy in 2018. Housed in the newer wing at the old South Marshall campus that has since become Marshall Early Childhood Center, Little Mav Academy (LMA) serves as a daycare program for children of MISD employees and students with children 6 months through 5 years of age. The daycare is exclusively for MISD staff and students and provides a full-day curriculum at a reduced childcare cost.
  • Created MavU, a dual-credit partnership with East Texas Baptist University. The MavU program allows ETBU professors to teach college-level, dual-credit classes at Marshall High School in classes that are a part of the student's daily schedule.
  • Created MavTech, a dual-credit partnership with Texas State Technical College-Marshall. MavTech allows eligible high school students to enroll in TSTC accredited college courses and receive credit at both the high school and college level. Students earn credit toward college for a fraction of the cost of general tuition ($33/credit hour). The program is designed to provide (1) accessible higher education opportunities and (2) a pathway to higher paying jobs that are in demand locally.
  • Completed a series of renovations to Marshall High School that has completely updated the school that originally opened in 1980. These projects were completed and paid for from the district's general fund; MISD did not call for another bond to address its facility needs at MHS. Additions and renovations to the MHS complex began in the summer of 2018 and have included the following:
    • New Science Labs
    • New, secure main entryway and secure doors at all entrances
    • New security gate on Maverick Drive
    • Renovated boys and girls locker rooms in Maverick Gym
    • Renovated restrooms throughout the school
    • Resurfacing of tennis courts
    • New lighting at baseball field, softball field and Maverick Stadium
    • Renovated softball locker room
    • New press box in Maverick Stadium
    • New turf in Maverick Stadium
    • Resurfacing of the track in Maverick Stadium
    • New restrooms in Maverick Stadium
    • New weight room and renovations to Y.A. Tittle Fieldhouse
    • New parking lot
    • New Ag Barn
    • New lighting throughout the school and parking lot
    • New sound and lighting in the auditorium
    • New carpeting in the library
    • Artificial turf installed on both baseball and softball fields
    • New roof and HVAC systems
    • Construction of new multipurpose, covered practice facility with turfed surface
    • New bleachers, new floors, paint, scorers table and new sound system in Maverick Gym
    • New ceiling tiles throughout the school
    • New flooring throughout the school
    • Removal of paneled walls and renovation of hallways throughout the school
    • Removal of lockers throughout the school
    • New flooring and seating in auditorium (summer 2021)
    • New exterior paint around the school (summer 2021)
  • Since 2018, other new construction and renovation projects around the district also include:
    • Playground (age-specific) for Little Mav Academy
    • New playground at Marshall Early Childhood Center
    • New HVAC systems throughout the district, including Administration Building
    • Extension of parking lot at MECC
    • New fencing at MECC
    • GPS systems installed on MISD buses
    • New furnishings at Marshall Early Graduation School
    • Upgraded security entrances at MISD Administration Building and the Learning Resource Center
    • New gas storage tanks at MISD Transportation
  • MISD acquired the old United States Armory Building and adjoining acreage next door to the MISD Administration Building on Pinecrest. This facility was renovated and now houses MISD's Special Education department.
  • Acquired roughly 17 acres to the west of Maverick Stadium for possible future expansion.
  • In 2016-2017, MISD had a total of seven Improvement Required campuses. A year later, that number was reduced to two and in 2018-2019, MISD was rated as a Met Standard with every campus meeting the state standards set by the Texas Education Agency. Facts from that year include:
    • MISD had no IR campuses for the first time in 11 years.
    • All but two campuses saw an improvement in overall rating and rankings.
    • Sam Houston Elementary, the district's STEM campus, received an "A" grade and was awarded 5 of a possible 6 distinctions from TEA.
    • Campuses were continuing to make strides in the 2019-2020 school year to the point that MISD administration was confident that the district would be rated as a "B" district, and that both MHS and MJHS would also earn a "B" grade from TEA. Then...March 2020 introduced the world to COVID-19 and all schools in Texas were shut down by the governor for the final two months of the year. Because of that shutdown, TEA did not issue any grades or ratings for schools in the 2019-2020 school year. It was announced early in the 2020-2021 school year that ratings would not be given in that year, either, as schools work to catch up for the time lost in 2020.
  • MISD has the 10th largest FFA Organization in the state of Texas. The district is currently building a new Ag Science facility on campus at Marshall High School to replace the old facility that was housed on a property not owned by MISD and was difficult to access by students and staff. The new Ag Barn is expected to open in 2021-2022.
  • Implemented the district's AVID (Advancement via Individual Determination) program in 2014. AVID is a college-preparation program that is offered as an elective class to students at Marshall High School and Marshall Junior High School looking to prepare for entrance into a four-year college or university. The class is designed to help students acquire skills and behaviors they will need to do well and gain acceptance to four-year colleges and universities upon graduation from high school.
  • Outsourced all janitorial services in MISD in 2012, providing a substantial savings to MISD.
  • Restructured the teacher pay scale in 2018-2019 and provided teachers and staff with much needed pay increases for the 2020-2021 school year. The raises increased teacher pay by approximately seven (7) percent and have made MISD much more competitive in teacher pay with surrounding districts.
  • Implemented across-the-board free meals to all students for the 2019-2020 school year. The district contracted with Southwest Food Services in January of 2021 in an attempt to provide better food quality to students and staff at all campuses. If the experiment is successful, the district most likely will outsource its child nutrition and food service for the 2021-2022 school year.
  • MISD Athletics signed a partnership with BSN Sports and UnderArmour for exclusive apparel and other athletic services. The partnership has paid huge dividends for MISD since its inception, including aid in facility improvements and upgrades.
  • MISD's Board of Trustees completed Lone Star Governance training and implemented some of the program's procedures, including monthly data reviews at board meetings and more inclusive academic reviews of grade levels and student outcomes.
  • MISD has maintained consistent board and superintendent leadership, with only 13 board members and 3 superintendents since 2010. One board member moved to another district and was ineligible to run for re-election. Two board members -- Mrs. Charles Wilson and Mrs. Barbara Alexander -- passed away while still serving in office.
  • In January of 2021, MISD successfully refinanced the Legacy 2015 bonds. The refinance resulted in a reduction of two years from the life of the original bonds and a savings of roughly $11.7 million to MISD taxpayers. MISD's current tax rate is $1.2563 ($0.97 Maintenance & Operations; $0.2863 Interest & Sinking rate).
  • MISD continues to maintain fiscal responsibility with no less than 3 1/2 months of operating expenses in its fund balance for the past 11 years. The district has also consistently earned a Superior rating in the FIRST rating system (Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas).
  • MISD has completely overhauled its bus fleet, with the fleet now on the verge of being at sustainable levels of inventory.
 MISSION STATEMENT
 The mission of the Marshall Independent School District is to improve outcomes for all students by providing leadership, guidance and support to schools.

VISION
 Marshall Independent School District envisions that each learner is equipped to successfully achieve his or her vision and be a productive, contributing citizen in a global society.

 MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL ALMA MATER
Marshall High School, Hail to Thee!
Stalwart, brave and true,
In love, we pledge our loyalty
and faith we have in you.
For Red and White shall wave on high,
in strength and purity,
To honor you we'll ever try
throughout eternity!
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