Lone Star Governance Exemplar Cohort

The Lone Star Governance (LSG) Exemplar Cohort is an intensive program designed for committed governing teams—school boards with their superintendents—dedicated to continually cultivating and sharpening their focus on one primary objective: improving student outcomes.

The LSG Exemplar Cohort is a yearlong program (with an option for a one-year extension) that includes the following at no cost to school systems:

Attendance at a two-day LSG workshop with fellow cohort members
A dedicated LSG Coach
Monthly implementation support tailored for the board, board chair, superintendent, and staff
Quarterly board self-evaluation support
Statutorily required board member training in teambuilding, needs (based on the framework for governance leadership), and evaluating and improving student outcomes
Early access to Lone Star Governance-related training
Collaboration with, learning from, and learning with other high-performing governing teams

All school district and charter governing teams are eligible. Each cohort is generally limited to 12 governing teams. All eligible expenses of participating school systems will be reimbursed monthly—up to a predetermined amount for the entire first year of the cohort.

To receive reimbursements for LSG-related expenses, a governing team must commit to the following:

Continued, frequent engagement with a certified LSG coach
Timely submission of the quarterly self-evaluation report (QR)
Active promotion of and advocacy for the LSG initiative, including presenting about the LSG philosophy and practices at meetings and conferences

Please visit Lone Star Governance for updates and additional information.

Exemplar Cohort Districts

The Lone Star Governance Exemplar Cohort program launched in 2018. The following tables list the school systems and Lone Star Governance coaches for each cohort. Contact information for LSG coaches is available on the Lone Star Governance Coaches web page.

2023–2024 Exemplar Cohort

School System	Lone Star Governance Coach
A+ Academy / Inspired Vision Academy	Kara Belew
Bay City ISD	Tony Williams
Bloomington ISD	Tony Williams
Crystal City ISD	To be determined
Edcouch-Elsa ISD	Kara Belew
Goliad ISD	To be determined
Lancaster ISD	Delic Loyde
The Lawson Academy	Delic Loyde
Premont ISD	Jacinto Ramos
Rocketship Texas	Kathy Ferrell
Texans Can Academy	Kara Belew
Wharton ISD	Tony Williams
Yorktown ISD	Tony Williams

2022–2023 Exemplar Cohort

School System	Lone Star Governance Coach
Edna ISD	Tony Williams
Frankston ISD	Laurie Elliott
Marfa ISD	Larry Lee
Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD	Larry Lee
Runge ISD	Tony Williams
Woodsboro ISD	Tony Williams

2021–2022 Exemplar Cohort

School System	Lone Star Governance Coach
Cedar Hill ISD	Travis Whisenant
DeSoto ISD	Laurie Elliot
Sweetwater ISD	Alan Richey
Vanguard Academy	Kara Belew
West Sabine ISD	Delic Loyde

Exemplar Cohort Two (2019–2020)

School System	Lone Star Governance Coach
Cumby ISD	Delic Loyde
Donna ISD	Marcia McMahon
New Frontiers Public Schools	Dee Ann Drummond
Round Rock ISD	Marcia McMahon

Previous Cohort Members

School System	Lone Star Governance Coach
Anthony ISD	Mónica Jaloma
Aristoi Classical Academy	Kara Belew
Brooks County ISD	Rick Alvarado
Canutillo ISD	Mónica Jaloma
Ector County ISD	Larry Lee
Fabens ISD	Mónica Jaloma
Grand Prairie ISD
Hidalgo ISD	Laurie Elliot
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD	Kelli Crain
Jarrell ISD	Travis Whisenant
Kenedy ISD	Tony Williams
Mansfield ISD	Dale Latham
Midland ISD	Larry Lee
Natalia ISD	Dee Ann Drummond
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD	Marcia McMahon
Roscoe Collegiate ISD	Laurie Elliot
Royal ISD	Laurie Elliot
San Elizario ISD	Mónica Jaloma
Sierra Blanca ISD	Mónica Jaloma
South San Antonio ISD	Ed Vara
Tornillo ISD	Mónica Jaloma
Snyder ISD	Laurie Elliot

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