Sept. 11, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:Megan Overman, Public Information Officer
Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District
817-251-5503

New Deputy Superintendent joins GCISD today

Jim F. Chadwell has joined the Grapevine-Colleyville ISD family today as Deputy Superintendent. The Board of Trustees approved the appointment of Chadwell, 38, at the August meeting.

Chadwell most recently served in Northwest ISD as the Executive Director for Instruction and Campus Support. In GCISD, his duties include supervising and facilitating the overall k-12 instruction program including areas of staff development, instructional technology and TAKS assessment. He also will provide leadership for campus administrators, serve as a community liaison and facilitate the District Excellence Committee.

“I am excited about the opportunity to work with Jim and to have him on board as a valued member of our administrative team,” said Superintendent Dr. Kay Waggoner. “He has a passion for continual improvement and collaborative leadership and will strengthen our efforts to provide every student with an exemplary education.”

A teacher at heart, Chadwell believes that every educator’s focus must be first and foremost on students. He hopes to build on that committed student focus to develop instructional leaders, strengthen instructional programs and integrate continual improvement into every aspect of the GCISD system.

“I am very excited about the opportunity to serve students in Grapevine-Colleyville ISD,” Chadwell said. “I believe in serving each student in order to meet his or her unique needs, and I know the staff in GCISD has the same belief. It’s a perfect fit.”

Chadwell is no stranger to GCISD. He volunteered for five years in the District and did his student teaching at Grapevine High School. He has served in education for 14 years, 10 of those as a campus or central administrator. He was named Texas’ Principal of the Year in 2005 while at Northwest High School, where he served for seven years (August 1999-June 2006). Under his leadership, the campus was rated a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education, a Lighthouse Mentor School by Blue Ribbon Schools, Inc., and an Intel/Scholastic 21st Century School of Distinction.

Prior to that, he served as a high school assistant principal from 1997-1999 and also has taught sociology, advanced placement psychology and German. He briefly interned as a teacher in sociology, government and English classes (held in English and German) in Hamburg, Germany, in 1993.

Chadwell holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Political Science and minor in German and a Master of School Administration degree, both from Texas Christian University. He is currently pursuing his doctorate in Educational Leadership at TCU.

He is chairperson of the North Texas Fulbright Exchange Peer Review Committee; is a board member of Blue Ribbon Schools, Inc., and North Texas Courage and Renewal; and is a member of numerous education-affiliated organizations. He is also an honorary lifetime member of the Texas PTA.

Chadwell lives in Trophy Club with his wife Julie and two young children, Graeson and Emerson.