Share Your Memories

SISD is coordinating several opportunities for the Sunnyvale community to share their memories of Mr. Williams' time as Sunnyvale's Top Raider with him as a parting gift for his retirement. Please see below and choose one or all! We'd love to provide Mr. Williams with lots of memories from all his favorite Raiders, parents and community members.

Thank you for participating!

If you would like to contribute to our video project, please use your Smart Phone to video yourself or your family (group, team, class, etc.) and submit to the link below by the deadline. We have chosen the Memento platform to collect your personal video for this special occasion.

A special e-mail account has been established by the Williams family for collecting well wishes for Mr. Williams upon his retirement. Please feel free to send a note to that e-mail address, below:

Williamsretirment23@gmail.com

Do you have great photos of you with Mr. Williams? We'd love to include them in our special photo album gift for him. Please upload them to the link below.

Please note: Anyone using the link can access the album. In order to upload photos, you will need to sign in with a Google account. If you do not have a Google account, please e-mail your photos to Cynthia Knight: cynthia.knight@sunnyvaleisd.com (who can also answer any questions).

Over the weekend, at the annual SEF Gala, the Sunnyvale Education Foundation endowed a scholarship in Mr. Williams honor. Thanks to the generosity of Trinity Capital Bank, the scholarship's initial pledge was $10,000. Several other local businesses, families and individuals have also donated to the endowment (thank you!). If you (or someone you know) would like to contribute to this on-going scholarship, an account has been established at Trinity Capital Bank. You may take your donation there and request for it to be placed in the Doug Williams Education Scholarship Fund.

We would love to announce a huge total for this very special endowment in our Mr. Williams' honor at his retirement celebration. What a wonderful addition to his already stellar legacy!

SISD is pleased to invite the entire Sunnyvale community, friends, alumni and all who know and love Superintendent Doug Williams to a fun celebration honoring his career on April 22nd, 11:00 a.m.- 1 p.m. All are invited.

We will honor Mr. Williams with a special program including remarks from local and state leaders and current students. Alumni from Sunnyvale and Mr. Williams' past districts will share special reminiscences, as well.

Our cheerleaders, band and Rowdy will be on hand to welcome you to this fun event! Our Daybreak choir will also perform.

A special presentation will also be made at the event. You won't want to miss it!

PLEASE NOTE: We need your RSVP! We will determine the location of the event based on the responses to the RSVP form. Please RSVP by April 14.

Our special partners at Sunnyvale Chick-Fil-A will be providing lunch at the event. We will update you on the price of this lunch very soon. A portion of this proceeds from all lunches at this event will go directly to the Doug Williams Education Scholarship Fund. So please, come hungry!

Thank you, Sunnyvale Chick-Fil-A!

Need Your RSVP by April 14, please!

Mr. Doug Williams has successfully led Sunnyvale ISD as its superintendent since 2007. During his tenure at Sunnyvale, Mr. Williams has stewarded the district through the most dynamic and significant changes in its history.

Through solid consensus-building and excellent community relations, Mr. Williams and the Board of Trustees unified a divided community and successfully passed three bond packages between 2007 and 2018. He has managed the construction of new campuses, athletic facilities and a much-needed, competition-level auditorium. He led the district to a success Tax Ratification Election in 2019 and another VATRE in 2022.

Mr. Williams has had a long career as a Texas public school educator. Prior to his time in Sunnyvale, Mr. Williams worked in six other school districts. He served as the principal at Brownsboro High School prior to his tenure in Sunnyvale. He also served as the Assistant Principal at Winnsboro High School after serving as the Athletic Director, Head Football Coach and a teacher. He also taught and coached in positions at Leonard High School and Fannindel High School.

Mr. Williams is a strong advocate for Texas public schools and the mission for transformation in education. He is committed to shifting the mindset in Texas public education from high-stakes testing to preparing students for today’s world. As the President of Texas Association of School Administrators, a position he held in the 2021-2021 school year, Mr. Williams he advocated for school finance reform and for local accountability for school districts. His TASA leadership roles also included serving as Vice President and as the Legislative Chair.

The core of Mr. Williams’ belief as an educator centers around doing what’s best for students. He has built his administrative approach around this basic, yet vital philosophy. This guiding principle has directed his leadership in all facets of Mr. Williams’ leadership.

Mr. Williams and his wife, Kris live in Sunnyvale. The couple have three children: Emily Taylor, who is married to Caine, Caleb Williams, who is married to Megan and Olivia O’Neal, who is married to Seth. The Williams have two grandchildren, Lyla and Calvin.

Mr. Williams comes from a family of educators, including: his mother Carole, his wife, Kris, his sister Amy, his sister-in-law Melanie, and his daughters Emily and Olivia and daughter-in-law, Megan.