Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and School Leadership

Dr. Mark Porterie, Deputy Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, Operations and Leadership Support

Mark Porterie, Ed.D., is a graduate of  NOVA Southeastern University, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He earned his Master of Education in Administration from Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, TX.   and his Bachelor of Education from Lamar University in Beaumont, TX. Dr. Porterie is certified as a teacher, principal, and as a superintendent.

Dr. Porterie is an experienced educator with 16 years of success in promoting student achievement through identifying, analyzing and implementing programs/procedures. He is dedicated and creative with proven ability to plan, coordinate, and execute student and community events. Dr. Porterie's academic improvements include leading two schools to Texas Education Agency status of “recognized.”

Dr. Porterie is anxious to hear from all schools and departments as he articulates the school’s and districts’ mission to the community and solicit its support in realizing the mission.

Dr. Mark Porterie

409-989-6261  

mporterie@paisd.org

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Ms. Barbara Jones

Secretary

The Greatest Secretary in the World!!!

She Will Be Here When the Rest of Us are Well Gone!!!

 

Mr. Melvin Getwood

  • Assistant Superintendent for Administration and Support Services
  • Student Conduct, Dress and Hearings
  • Student Scholarships
  • Driver Education
  • Textbooks
  • Security
  • Athletics
  • Health Services
  • Social Work
  • Attendance, Drop Out Prevention & Recovery
  • At Risk Services
  • School Support/Referrals
  • Head Start Program Management and Support
  • External Funding Planning/Support

 

Dr. Emma Gene Rowry

  • Chief Education Reform Academic Officer for Secondary
  • Counseling Supervisors
 

Dr. Kim Vine

 
  • Chief Education Reform Academic Officer for Elementary

 

 

 

  • Reading First Grant (DeQueen, Houston, Tyrrell, and Lee)
  • Grant Writing
  • DATE Grant
  • Coordinator of Testing and Assessment

     

     

     

Dr. Bertha Garza

 

  • Coordinator of Multilingual Programs
  • Bilingual Teacher Certification

Dr. Edna Edwards

 

  • Elementary Supervisor for PreK-5 Math

Mrs. Linda Brennan

  • Curriculum Supervisor for 6-12 Math
  • AMI

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. LaWanda Finney

 

  • Coordinator of Title I Parent Involvement, Staff Development, and Program Evaluation

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Beverly Thornton

  • Executive Director Technology & Management Information Services
  • PEIMS
  • Textbook Adoption (Procedural Oversight)
  • Head Start Program Management and Support

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Sharon Boutte

  • Director of Special Education
  • SST, 504, RTI
  • Master Teacher Coordinator (Peggy Haley, Lead Teacher)
  • Homebound
  • Dyslexia

 

 

Mrs. Marilyn Baptiste

 

  • Curriculum Supervisor for Elementary
  • Teacher Mentoring Program
  • Dress Standards

 

 

Mrs. Marjorie Cole

 

  • Fine Arts, PE & Health Curriculum Supervisor
  • Fine Arts Festivals

 

 

 

 

 

Ms. Rita Leger

  • Curriculum Supervisor for PreK-5 Science and Elementary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs.Germaine Eddie


 

 

 

  • Curriculum Supervisor for Special Education
  • Special Education Homebound

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Yolanda Getwood

 

  • Curriculum Supervisor for PreK-12 Social Studies

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Carolyn Brown

  • Curriculum Supervisor for PreK-12 ELA
  • Advanced Placement Coordinator
  • Gifted and Talented
  • Summit and Vega
  • ARI

 

 

Mr. Mustafa Abdul-Jabbar

  • Diversity Facilitator

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Ella Williams

  • Elementary At-Risk Coordinator
Dr. LaTonya Waters

 

  •  Secondary At-Risk Coordinator
Mr. Bannister Baptiste

 

  • Curriculum Supervisor for 6-12 Science

 

 

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