(Geronimo) – The Navarro ISD welcomes another top leadership position to its administrative team. The school district is introducing Dr. David Kauffman, the assistant superintendent of human resources and school leadership for Navarro ISD.
With 11 years of successful campus experience as a principal, school district officials say Dr. Kauffman has a proven track record of raising student achievement, improving campus TEA accountability ratings, and fostering innovation. Plus, they say he has also supervised campus principals, managed targeted improvement plans, and led a district Multilingual Education Team in Austin ISD, significantly enhancing outcomes for over 20,000 emergent bilingual students.
Navarro ISD Superintendent Mandy Epley says to accommodate the district’s overall needs, the district has redefined and merged responsibilities into this new position.
“We have taken the current director of human resources position and added some additional duties related to school leadership and supporting our principals as we grow. He is coming to us with a vast expeirence as a principal himself. He studied recruitment and retention procedures, polices and straetgies and we think for a growing district such Navarro, he is going to bring some wonderful skills and expertise so I look forward to partnering with him and continuing to see our leaders grow at hte campus level and continuing to recruit the highest quality educators and staff to the Navarro family,” said Epley.
Dr. Kauffman’s expertise extends to preparing future principals through his work with UT-Austin’s Texas Principal Leadership Academy and conducting research on teacher recruitment and retention at Harvard University. He is also fluent in Spanish and German and has developed language acquisition programs in various districts.
Known for his strong relationships and effective communication with stakeholders, district officials add that Dr. Kauffman also brings valuable experience in employee relations. They say his deep understanding of policy, governance, and board relationships is further demonstrated by his role as a Trustee for Austin ISD.