Phone: (972) 923-4628
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Degrees and Certifications:
🎓 Undergraduate degree, Interdisciplinary Studies, Texas A&M University 🎓 Graduate degree, Administrative Leadership, Lamar University
Rachel Rector, M.Ed.
Veteran educator Rachel Rector is the proud principal of the district’s newest elementary school, Jimmie Ray Elementary, which will open in August 2024.
Before assuming the principal position at Ray Elementary, Ms. Rector served as the principal of Eastridge Elementary School in Red Oak ISD, and in Waxahachie ISD as assistant principal at Simpson Elementary and Northside Elementary. Prior to her roles in administration, she served WISD for almost 10 years as an academic interventionist and in the classroom at Clift Elementary. Ms. Rector also taught at Mansfield ISD for six years.
"We are excited to welcome Ms. Rector back to Waxahachie ISD," said Dr. Jerry Hollingsworth, Superintendent of Waxahachie ISD.“ Ms. Rector’s skillset is exactly what we were looking for in a principal for Ray Elementary School, and we look forward to the campus opening in August with her at the helm.”
Phone: (972) 923-4628
Email:
Degrees and Certifications:
🎓Undergraduate degree, Education, University of Evansville 🎓Graduate degree, Educational Leadership, Indiana University 🎓Doctorate degree, Learning and Organizational Change, Baylor University
Dr. Beth Thornton
I grew up in Mansfield, where I graduated from Mansfield High School in 2011. I attended the University of Evansville and received my Bachelor's in Elementary Education with minors in Reading and English as a Second Language in 2014. I then attended Indiana University and graduated with my Master's in Educational Leadership with a Certificate of Law. I began my teaching career in Evansville, Indiana after college and taught for two years before moving back to Texas. After moving back to Texas, I taught third and fourth grade at Mansfield ISD. I graduated from Baylor University with my Doctoral Degree in Learning and Organizational Change in 2022. I was previously an Assistant Principal at Mansfield ISD for a year before moving to Waxahachie ISD to serve as the Assistant Principal at Jimmie Ray Elementary.
