Julie Sims
Harker Heights,TX
Summary
Committed to developing, supporting, and empowering campus leaders to strengthen instructional systems and drive exceptional student outcomes. Engages collaboratively with students, parents, educators, community stakeholders, and district administration to build integrated academic and social programs that promote excellence, ensure equity, and uphold high standards for every student.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Director of Schools
Killeen Independent School District
Killeen, Texas
06.2025 - Current
- Work to build leadership and successful strategies within the 10 elementary schools and 4 middle schools, leaders, and their campuses as we grow and provide learning opportunities for leaders, teachers, and schools.
- Work within cross-functional teams to ensure effective program implementation and coordination.
- Created and implemented professional development opportunities for school leaders
- Created and implemented leadership pipelines and leadership development opportunities.
Principal
Meadows Elementary
Fort Hood, TX
06.2021 - 06.2025
- Led campus through turn around process moving the campus from a F rating to an A rating
- Campus won the Pete Taylor Partnership of Excellence Award 2023
- Purple Star Campus
- Get Better Faster Coaching
- TEPSA Presenting 2024 - Thriving, Not just Surviving: A Systematic Approach to Planning and Pivoting in School Leadership
Principal
De Zavala Elementary
Midland, TX
06.2015 - 06.2021
- 2017- Led campus through the turnaround process to move school from a multi-year IR status to a Met Standard status with 7-10 point gains in each of the four indexes
- No Excuses University training
- Opportunity Culture Campus
- Relay Graduate School of Education training
- Get Better Faster Coaching
Principal
Wester Elementary
Lubbock, TX
06.2010 - 06.2015
- Earned all 5 distinctions during the 2013-14 school year
- Earned 3 distinctions during the 2014-15 school year
- Chosen by Harvard University to do a case study on the implementation of Data Wise
- Presented at Harvard Data Wise Institute- 2014
Assistant Principal
Lubbock ISD
Lubbock, TX
01.2007 - 01.2010
Assistant Principal
Midland ISD
Midland, TX
01.2006 - 01.2007
High School Counselor
Midland ISD
Midland, TX
01.2001 - 01.2006
Jr. High Reading Teacher/Coach
Midland ISD
Midland, TX
01.1998 - 01.2001
Education
Ed.D - Educational Leadership
Texas Tech University
TX01.2020
Educational Leadership And Superintendent Coursework -
UTPB
01.2004
M. Ed. - Counseling
University of texas permian basin
01.2002
BBA - Behavioral Science/Education
Hardin-Simmons University
01.1998
Skills
- Coaching principals through systems planning
- Coaching principals for instructional practice
- Transformational leadership
- Strategic planning
- Distributive leadership
- Data-driven instruction
- PLC design
- MTSS system implementation
Timeline
Executive Director of Schools
Killeen Independent School District
06.2025 - Current
Principal
Meadows Elementary
06.2021 - 06.2025
Principal
De Zavala Elementary
06.2015 - 06.2021
Principal
Wester Elementary
06.2010 - 06.2015
Assistant Principal
Lubbock ISD
01.2007 - 01.2010
Assistant Principal
Midland ISD
01.2006 - 01.2007
High School Counselor
Midland ISD
01.2001 - 01.2006
Jr. High Reading Teacher/Coach
Midland ISD
01.1998 - 01.2001
Ed.D - Educational Leadership
Texas Tech University
Educational Leadership And Superintendent Coursework -
UTPB
M. Ed. - Counseling
University of texas permian basin
BBA - Behavioral Science/Education
Hardin-Simmons University