Leadership Announcements
Alonzo Reynolds III has been named as the new principal of Spring High School.Throughout his career, the veteran campus administrator has served in a variety of leadership roles including teacher, coach, graduation specialist, assistant principal, and principal. He previously served as principal at Westfield High School before joining Dekaney High School. Before coming to Spring, he worked in Aldine ISD, Fort Bend ISD, and KIPP Houston Public Schools. Reynolds was named Fort Bend’s principal of the year and was ultimately recognized as the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals Region 4 Principal of the Year. He earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Prairie View A&M University.
Brandi Rodney has been named the new principal of Dekaney High School. Ms. Rodney has more than 17 years of experience in education. She has worked for Spring ISD for 12 years on various campuses in the district, including Hirsch Elementary and Westfield High School. She has been at Dekaney High School since January 2018, where she first served as an Associate Principal and has served as the Lead Administrator at the Ninth Grade Center since 2020. She has also served in district roles in both Workforce Development and as an Academic Linguistic Specialist. Ms. Rodney is biliterate in Spanish and English, and spent several months learning abroad at the La Universidad de Compultense in Madrid, Spain. She holds a Masters of Education with a teaching English as a second or foreign language certification from Grand Canyon University, and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Spanish from Dillard University.
Dr. Connie Smith has been named the new principal at Richey Academy. Smith comes to Spring ISD from Houston ISD, where she served as a Curriculum director, officer of Secondary Curriculum and Instruction, dean of instruction, and in roles as elementary and middle school principal. In 2017, Smith’s leadership at Thomas Middle School earned the campus four distinctions in mathematics, social studies, student progress, and postsecondary readiness. Smith is a U.S. Army veteran and holds a Doctorate of Philosophy from Grand Canyon University, a Master of Education in mid-management from Prairie View A&M University, and a Bachelor of Science in biology from Dillard University.
Ayesha Ahmad Burriss has been named the new principal at Momentum High School. Ms. Ahmad Burriss has served in education for 14 years, most recently serving as associate principal of administration at Carl Wunsche Sr. High School since 2020. Before stepping into her current role at Wunsche, she also served as assistant principal at Wunsche as well as the Spring ISD summer principal in Summer 2020 and Summer 2021. She also previously had leadership roles in Houston ISD as a teacher recruitment and selection recruiter, instructional specialist, and teacher. Ms. Ahmad Burriss holds a Master of Educational Administration from Lamar University, and a Bachelor of Science from Texas Southern University.
Ursula Gordon-Higginbotham has been named the new principal at Major Elementary School. Gordon-Higginbotham has served as the interim principal at Major since January, previously serving as the campus’ assistant principal for 2 years. An educational leader with over 28 years’ experience, she began her career as a special education teacher and department chair in the East Baton Rouge Parish School System before working various positions in Fort Bend ISD, Pearland ISD, Pasadena ISD and Houston Community College (Southwest and Katy campuses) before joining Major Elementary School in 2022. She holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Southern University A&M. She furthered her education in the field of Psychology at the University of Houston - Clear Lake.